ACADEMIC PROGRAM:
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINOLOGY (BSCRIM)
A. Curriculum
ALDERSGATE COLLEGE
SOLANO, NUEVA VIZCAYA, PHILIPPINES 3709 TELEFAX: (078) 326-5085
E-MAIL: aldersgate@hotmail.com WEBSITE: www.aldersgate-college.com
SCHOOL OF CRIMINOLOGY
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINOLOGY (BSCRIM)
Effective 2011-2012
FIRST YEAR
FIRST TRIMESTER
COURSE NO.
Engl 1
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Fil 1
Math 1
Soc Sci 1
Communication Skills/Study & Thinking
skills in English
Sining Sa Pakikipagtalastasan
College Algebra
Political Science w/ Phil Constitution
Crim 1
Intro to Criminology &Pscho of Crime
PE 1
Fundamental of Martial Arts
ROTC 11
Military Science & Tactics
Total
SECOND TRIMESTER
COURSE NO.
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Engl 2
Math 2
Speech & Oral Communication Arts
Plane Trigonometry
Fil 2
Pagbasa at pagsulatsaibatibangdisiplina
General Psychology
Police Org. & Admin. w/ Police
Planning
Biblical Studies (New & Old Testament)
Soc Sci 2
LEA 1
Relg 11
ROTC 12
Military Science & Tactics 12
Total
THIRD TRIMESTER
COURSE NO.
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
P.E 2
Relg 12
Hist 11
Disarming Techniques
Comparative spirituality CR&CB)
Philippine History
LEC
L/T
UNITS
PREREQUISITE
None
3
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
3
20
LEC
L/T
UNITS
3
3
3
0
0
0
3
3
3
PREREQUISITE
Engl 1
Math 1
Fil 1
3
3
0
0
3
3
Soc Sci 1
Crim 1
3
3
3
3
21
0
0
0
3
3
21
None
ROTC 11
3
3
21
LEC
L/T
UNITS
2
3
3
0
0
0
2
3
3
None
None
None
None
None
None
PREREQUISITE
PE 1
Relg 11
None
Total
Hrs/Week
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
20
Total
Hrs/Week
3
3
3
Total
Hrs/Week
2
3
3
SocSci 3
Comp 1
Crim 2
Society & Culture w/ Population
Education
Computer Application
Philippine Criminal Justice System
3
0
3
3
3
17
0
0
0
3
3
17
LEC
L/T
UNITS
3
3
2
2
3
3
16
0
0
4
0
0
0
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
18
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
LEC
L/T
UNITS
Fundamental of Criminal Investigation
Ethics and Values
Effective Communication in English
Technical Investigative Report Writing II
Criminal Law (BOOk 2)
Police Photography
3
3
3
3
3
2
17
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
19
LEC
L/T
UNITS
1
1
2
PE 1,2,3
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
LEA 1,2
None
Soc Sci 1-3
None
Engl 30A
3
3
3
3
3
16
1
17
Total
Soc Sci 1 &
2
None
Crim 1
3
3
3
17
SECOND YEAR
FIRST TRIMESTER
COURSE NO.
Engl 3
CLJ 1
CTICS 1
P.E 3
LEA 2
Philo 1
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Technical Report Writing
Criminal Law (Book 1)
Personal Identification
First Aid & Water Survival
Industrial Security Management
Logic
Total
SECOND TRIMESTER
COURSE NO.
CDI 1
Crim 3
Engl 30A
Engl 4
CLJ 2
CTICS 2
Total
THIRD TRIMESTER
COURSE NO.
P.E 4
LEA 3
Lit 1
SocSci 4
Rizal 1
Engl 30B
Total
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Marksmanship & Combat Shooting
Police Patrol Opn. w/ Police Commo
Phil Lit/ Panitikanng Pilipinas
Basic Economics with TAR
Life & Works of Rizal
Effective Communication in English
PREREQUISITE
Engl 1, 2
CJS
None
None
LEA 1
None
Total
Hrs/Week
3
3
6
2
3
3
20
PREREQUISITE
None
Crim 1, 2
None
Tech 1
CLJ 1
CTICS 1
Total
Hrs/Week
3
3
3
3
3
6
21
PREREQUISITE
Total
Hrs/Week
17
THIRD YEAR
FIRST TRIMESTER
COURSE NO.
CA 1
CLJ 3
CTICS 3
LEA 4
Crim 4
CDI 2
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
LEC
L/T
UNITS
3
3
2
3
3
0
0
4
0
0
3
3
4
3
3
3
17
0
4
3
19
LEC
L/T
UNITS
3
3
1
3
3
2
15
0
6
1
0
0
4
11
3
5
2
3
3
4
20
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
LEC
L/T
UNITS
Police Personnel & Records Mgt.
Human Behavior & Crisis Management
Organized Crimes Investigation
Forensic Chemistry & Toxicology
Police Community Relation
Comparative Police System
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
0
0
0
6
0
0
6
3
3
3
5
3
3
20
Institutional Correction
Criminal Procedure
Forensic Ballistics
Police Intelligence
Juvenile Delinquency & Psycho of
Crime
Traffic Mgt & Accident Investigation
Total
PREREQUISITE
None
CLJ 1,2
CTICS 1,2,
LEA 1,2,3
Crim 1,2,3
CDI 1
Total
Hrs/Week
3
3
6
3
3
3
21
SECOND TRIMESTER
COURSE NO.
CDI 3
Nat Sci 1
P.E 5
CA 2
CLJ 4
CTICS 4
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Special Crimes Investigation
General Chemistry
Driving Course
Non-institutional Correction
Criminal Evidence
Questioned Document Examination
Total
THIRD TRIMESTER
COURSE NO.
LEA 5
Crim 5
CDI 4
Nat Sci 2
Crim 6
LEA 6
Total
PREREQUISITE
CDI 1,2
None
None
CA 1
CLJ 1,2,3
CTICS 1,2,3
Total
Hrs/Week
3
9
2
3
3
6
27
PREREQUISITE
LEA 1-4
Crim 1-4
CDI 1-3
Nat Sci 1
Crim 1-5
LEA 1-5
Total
Hrs/Week
3
3
3
9
3
3
24
FOURTH YEAR
FIRST TRIMESTER
COURSE NO.
CDI 5
CDI 6
CTICS 5
CLJ 5
CA 1
CTICS 5
Crim 6
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Drug Education & Vice Control
Fire Technology & Arson Investigation
Legal Medicine
Court Testimony
Course Audit
Polygraphy (Lie detection)
Criminological Research & Statistics
Total
SECOND TRIMESTER
COURSE NO.
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
LEC
L/T
UNITS
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
19
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
5
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
22
LEC
L/T
UNITS
Practicum
On-the-Job Training & Community
immersion (Pre-Immersion Phase)
0
0
6
CA 2
Course Audit
3
3
0
0
3
9
LEC
L/T
UNITS
0
0
6
0
0
6
Lab
Hrs.
35
Total
Units
202
Total
THIRD TRIMESTER
COURSE NO.
Practicum
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
On-the-Job Training & Community
immersion (Immersion & Post Immersion Phase)
Total
Lec
Hrs.
Totals
179
Requirements for Graduation: BSCRIM (Case analysis/study)
PREREQUISITE
4th Year
4th Year
4th Year
4th Year
4th Year
4th Year
4th Year
Total
Hrs/Week
3
3
3
3
3
6
3
24
PREREQUISITE
4th Year no
back subj.
4th Year
Total
Hrs/Week
45
PREREQUISITE
4th Year no
back subj.
Total
Hrs/Week
45
3
48
45
B. COURSE DESCRIPTION
General Education Course (G.E.C’s)
1. English 1 – Communication Skills 1/Study and Thinking Skills in English
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week; 1 Semester
This course covers the development of communicative competence in English with
emphasis on effective reading and writing and listening skills. It is designed to develop language
learning strategies, effective communication techniques, and academics study skills. Lessons and
activities involve development of oral and written communication skills in different social contexts,
reading skills enhancement and effective use of reference and resources.
This course aims primarily to develop students with effective language and thinking skills
and language-learning strategies necessary for academic studies.
2. English 2 – Speech and Oral Communication
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week;
1 Semester
This course gives the students an understanding of the basic principles of speech and
voice production and proficiency in their use; speech skills common to all forms of oral
communication; the selection and evaluation of materials for speech, and organizational thought,
voice, action, and speaker-listener relations. Emphasis is given on the development of oral
communication skills for elective presentation and debate, both formal and informal.
3. English 3 – Technical and Oral Communication
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week;
1 Semester
This course studies and distinguishes types and purposes of technical reports in
criminology, use of appropriate terms of phraseologies to meet needs of readers. Spelling,
capitalization, mechanics and techniques of writing reports of cases are investigated, both forms
and content. It includes application of principles of appropriate report writing: brevity, clarity,
completeness and accuracy of facts, and presentation according to prescribed format and style.
Pre-requisite: (English 1 & 2)
4. English 4 – Technical English, Investigative Report Writing 2
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week;
1 Semester
This course gives the student training in the structure and format of making reports and
feasibility studies. Fundamentals and styles of report writing; carpeta or prison jacket, form and
contents of police reports; manner of holding standard police forms; technique sequences of blotter
entries; preparation of arrest and crime reports; fundamentals of records management and the
decimal system of reports and document filing; study of uniform crime reports and care and
custody of confidential files; criminal statistics and wanted processing. (Pre-requisite: English 1, 2,
and 3.)
5. Filipino 1 – sining ng Pakikipagtalastasan
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week;
1 Semester
Pag-aralan ang Filipino bilang wikang dinamiko na gagamitin sa komunikasyong pasalita.
Lilinangin and apat na makrong kasanayan sa pakikinig, pagsasalita, pagbasa at pagsulat sa
pamamagitan ng iba’tibang texto at kontexto.
6. Filipino 2 – Pagbasa at pagsulat sa ibat-ibang Disiplina
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week;
1 Semester
Ang kursong ito ay magbibigay-pokus sa pagbasa at pagsulat bilang kasangkapan sa
pagkatuto. Ituturo sa kursong ito and mga estratehiya sa pagbasa ng ibat-ibang genre ng mga
tekstong nakasulat. Lilinangin din ang mga mga kasanayan sa pag-unawa lalo na ang kritikal na
pagunawa, ganyundin ang kasanayan sa pagsulat ng ibat-ibang sulating akademik. Magiging
batayang paksa ang ukol sa humanidades at agham panlipunan, at agham at teknolohiya.
7. Literatura 1/Literature 1 – Ang Panitikan ng Filipinas/ The Literature of the Philippines
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week;
1 Semester
And kursong ito ay sakop and pagaaral sa ibat-ibang anyo ng literature sa pamamagitan
ng pagbasa sa ilang tekstong pampanitikan ng hango sa ibat-ibang rehiyon ng Filipinas at ibatibang panahon ng kasaysayan ng bayan.
This course deals with the study of literary forms or genres as exemplified by selected
literary texts from various regions of the Philippines written at different periods in the Philippine
literary history.
8. Mathematics 1 – College Algebra
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week;
1 Semester
This course focuses on the fundamental operations in pure and applied mathematics
involving algebraic expression, fractions, linear and graduated equations, basic statistical concepts
involving collection of crime, data tabular and graphical presentation of data, measures of central
tendencies and dispersions, variance and sampling procedures. It also includes logarithms,
trigonometric functions, singular measurements, and solution angles.
9. Mathematics 2 – Plane Trigonometry
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week;
1 Semester
This subject covers the study of trigonometric functions, identities, measurement of angles,
solution of triangles, logarithms, radian measure and mil measure.
10. Natural Science 1 – General Chemistry
5 Units:
Laboratory 2 units:
3 hours/unit;
Lecture 3 units:
1 hour/unit
1 Semester
This subject covers the study of general and inorganic chemistry dealing with the basic
concepts in elementary chemistry and principles of chemical reactions. It includes the study of
common elements with particular attention to application in criminal investigation, also the study of
descriptive chemistry of metals, chemistry of carbon and carbon compounds and their principles,
and laboratory techniques used in the identification of metallic elements. It also requires lecture,
recitation and laboratory.
11. Natural Science 2 – Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology
5 Units:
Laboratory 2 units:
3 hours /unit
Lecture 3 units:
1 hour/unit
1 Semester
This course deals with the application of chemistry in the identification of physical
evidence. It includes collection, preservation, examination and study of blood, semen and other
body fluids, gunpowder and explosives, hair and textile fibers, chemical aspects of document
examinations, problems of glass fragments and glass fractures, moulage, metallurgy, any
petrography as applied to crime investigation, study of nature, physiological action, chemical and
physical properties, dosage, treatment and detection of poisons. It also requires lecture, recitation,
and laboratory. (Pre-requisite: Natural Science 1.)
12. Philosophy 1 – Introduction to Philosophy with Logic
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week;
1 Semester
This course is a specially outlined study of the basic principles of philosophy and its
branches covering psychology, ethics and theodicy. It also covers an introduction to formal logic to
develop the student’s skills in forming clear and systematic thought, conducting inquiries and
carrying out abstract logical and critical thinking.
13. Social Science 1 – Fundamental of Political Science with Philippine Constitution.
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week;
1 Semester
This course deals with the basic concepts of political Science (i.e. power, state
government, ideology, nation, and political forces), the types of political systems and the processes
of political government. It includes studies of the principles and concepts of political science
especially as they apply to the Philippines, the historical development of political institutions from
pre-Spanish times to the present with special emphasis on the new constitution.
14. Social Science 2 – General Psychology
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week;
1 Semester
This is an introductory course to the study of psychology as a science of human behavior.
Discussion of different theories, principles, and concepts aim to give the students basic knowledge
of human behavior and focus on the fundamental questions of how and why we think, feel and
behave the way we do; how we get along with one another; and why we become the unique
individuals the we are.
15. Social Science 3 – Society and Culture with Population Education
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week;
1 Semester
This course deals with the structures of human societies, the main forces that hold groups
together or weaken them, as well as the conditions that transform social life. It also discussed the
development and characteristics of Filipino culture, the personal and social values of Filipinos, the
historical influence on cultural variations, the structure of Filipino culture viewed in terms of
adoptability to change, and understanding of different cultures in today’s world with emphasis on
population, social change and rural development.
16. Social Science 4 – Principles of Economics with Taxation and Land Reform
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week;
1 Semester
This covers an introduction to economics. It deals with the basic concepts of
microeconomics, money and banking, economic growth and development and international
economics. It also includes discussion on the basic concepts of taxation and land reform.
17. Computer 1 – Computer Literacy
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week;
1 Semester
The subject presents an overview of computer hardware, software, and information system
as applied to various police functions. This serves as an introduction to computers as data
processing tool. Students are given basic training in word processing, spreadsheet, and internet.
18. Philippine History
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week;
1 Semester
This course provides a general survey of the history of the Filipino people from the precolonial times to the present. It analyzes the causes and impact of colonization and traces the
stream and growth of Filipino nationalism and cultural heritage.
19. Rizal Course – Life and Works of Rizal
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
This course deals with an analysis, evaluation and interpretation of Rizal’s life, his birth
and parentage, education and travels. The student is initiated to a reflective study of Rizal’s
thoughts, ideas as revealed in his Novels, Poems and Essays. It also includes discussion in the
validity, applicability and usefulness of Rizal’s ideas to contemporary Philippine Society.
PROFESSIONAL SUBJECTS (PS)
1. Criminology 1 – Introduction to Criminology and Psychology of Crimes
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
An overview of the different Schools of thought in Criminology; theories that explain
criminal behavior; techniques of measuring the characteristics of criminals, crime, and victims; the
interrelatedness of theory, policy, and practice in the criminal justice system; current issues and
studies in criminology.
2. Criminology 2 – Philippine Criminal Justice System
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
The study of the five (5) pillars of Criminal Justice in the Philippines – Law enforcement,
the Prosecution, the Courts, the Corrections, and the Community. It also includes their respective
functional relationships as well as individual roles in the Administration of the Criminal Justice
System in the solution of crimes.
3. Criminology 3 – Police Ethics and Values
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
This course deals with the study of the PNP code of professional conduct and setting of
standards that spells out how police officers ought to behave in the performance of duty and/or
rendering services to the community. It gives emphasis on a humanity-oriented discipline intended
to develop and understanding of the norms of appropriate action in law enforcement and their
stand on the basic issue including the legal and moral duties of law enforcement toward the
community, based on Presidential Decree 62.
4. Criminology 4 – Juvenile Delinquency and Crime Prevention
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
This course focuses on the Etiology of delinquent and criminal behavior and the factors
that bring about juvenile delinquency; the prevention and control of teenage crime and manner of
combating it; influence of community institutions on delinquency; the organization of civic and
government councils for the prevention of juvenile delinquency; the establishment of recreation and
character building agencies; counseling and guidance clinic for juveniles and police juvenile control
bureaus; study of juvenile courts; probation service and correctional institutions; study of social
welfare and development agencies and the laws applicable. (Pre-requisite: Criminal Sociology 1.)
5. Criminology 5 – Human Behavior and Crisis Management
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
This course deals with the processes of understanding the abnormal behavior in relation to
crime and the adoption of strategies and tactics in dealing with potential and actual crisis. It
includes the art of negotiation and the application of appropriate force during an emergency
situation.
6. Criminology 6 – Criminological Research & Statistics
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
This course explores the different ways in which criminological research is carried out. It
includes the different styles of criminological research (e.g. policy-related, action-based), different
types of research design, and the use of statistics.
7. LEA 1 - Police Organization & Administration with Police Planning
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
This course deals with the study on the principles underlying the police organization and
management with particular focus on the constitutional mandates the R.A 6975; R.A 8551 together
with previews laws and issuances relating thereto. It includes the organizational structure and
administration of the Philippine National Police, both national and local levels. Emphasis is given
on direction, supervision, coordination and control of all local police forces as a homogenous body
under a single command. This course is also designed to equip students with knowledge on the
development of effective plans particularly on strategies and tactics for effective operations. It
includes the emphasis on the special techniques and procedures applicable to unusual needs like
unusual criminal activities, civil disturbances, special community events, disaster plans, and civil
defense.
8. LEA 2 - Industrial Security management
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
The course deals with the study on organizational setup, administration and operation of
security agencies, special police and investigation agencies. It includes the study on Republic Act
no. 5487 otherwise known as the private Security Agency Law.
9. LEA 3 - Police Patrol Operation with Police Communication System
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
This course deals with the study on the organizational setup of a patrol force, its function
and responsibility; patrol supervision and its functional relationships with other police units. It
includes the study of the various systems of police communication like telephone, radio, TV and
Teletype; techniques in transmission of messages thru the various media and its application to the
requirements of police administration and operations; use of police call boxes and 2-way Radio; as
well as instruction on the use of modern electronic gadgets on the transmission of messages such
as the use of signal lights and flares.
10. LEA 4 – Police Intelligence
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
This course deals with comparative study of Military and Police intelligence functions and
operations, types of police intelligence, phases of intelligence cycle; modus operandi (MO) and
order of battle regulations (OBR) system for identification of criminals and other threats to national
security.
11. LEA 5 - Police Personnel & Records Management
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
This course deals with the study of police personnel management functions from
recruitment to retirement; application of NAPOLCOM and PNP rules and regulations; police
records management; and preparation of police personnel reports.
12. LEA 6 - Comparative Police System
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
This study covers the role of Interpol in promoting cooperation among police organizations
in the world in order to fight international crimes. It includes an overview of selected police models
and the contribution of different police forces to world peace through the United Nations.
13. CDI 1 - Fundamental of Criminal Instigation
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
This course covers the concepts and principles of criminal investigation including the
modern techniques in crime detection and investigation. This also includes modern techniques in
processing the crime scene involving Murder, Homicide, Rape, Robbery, etc. it also aims to study
the concepts and general principles of arrests, searches and seizures, and the rights of the
accused during custodial investigation.
14. CDI 2 - Traffic Mgt & Accident Investigation
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
This course covers the study of the fundamentals of traffic safety education, enforcement,
engineering, techniques in vehicular and pedestrian direction and control, techniques in point and
intersectional vehicle-volume determination for emergency and priority controls; study of different
traffic Decrees, Codes in national and local levels; techniques in selective enforcement preparation
of plan s and policies for special and emergency traffic situations; methods and procedures in the
use of the hand signals and electronic signal lights; techniques in accident investigation;
determination of reaction-time and brake-in-time application of scientific aids in hit-and-run cases.
(Pre-requisite: Crime detection 1).
15. CDI 3- Special Crimes Investigation
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
This study focuses on crimes committed by person, group of persons, or corporation while
undertaking legitimate profession or business occupation. It includes but is not limited to computer
crimes, fraud against the government, insurance fraud, tax fraud, bribery, corruption, money
laundering, and bankruptcy frauds.
16. CDI 4 - Organized Crimes Investigation
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
This is a study of the nature of organized crimes, their attributes and categories. The study
includes international and local organized groups of Criminals.
17. CDI 5 - Drug Education & Vice Control
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
This course studies the drug abuse prevention and education program of the government
that includes recognition, nature and extent of drug problems; causes and influence of drug abuse;
origin, identification and classification of commonly abused drugs, prohibited and regulated drugs
and symptoms of drug abuse. This course also includes preventive drug abuse education and
information program in schools and communities; and treatment and rehabilitation program for drug
dependents. (Pre-requisite: Crime Detection 1).
18. CDI 6 – Fire Technology and Arson Investigation
3 units:
1hour/unit;
3hours/week
The entire course covers the principles of the technology of fire and its behavior. Emphasis
is also given on fire investigation and the role of firefighters during fire suppression and
investigation. It also includes the study of the fire and building code, law on destructive arson
including arson investigation. (Pre-requisite: Crime Detection 1).
19. Criminalistics 1 – Personal Identification
4 units:
2 units lecture (2hours/week
2 unit lab (4hours/week
1 semester
This course covers the fundamental study of ancient and modern methods of personal
identification with emphasis on Dactyloscopy, Orthodontology and Palmistry, that embraces the
identification and comparison of fingerprint patterns and ridge characteristics; the scientific method
of recognition, development and preservation of latent prints; and the recording and classifying of
fingerprints that include the Henry System and FBI Extension.
20. Criminalistics 2 - Police Photography
4 units:
2 units lecture (2hours/week
2 unit lab (4hours/week
1 semester
This course deals with the study on the history of Photography, technical photography and
forensic photography. Police Photography shall also cover the study of advance photo system and
its application in police work.
21. Criminalistics 3 – Forensic Ballistics
4 units:
2 units lecture (2hours/week
2 unit lab (4hours/week
1 semester
This course deals with scientific study of firearm identification with the use of laboratory
examination. The subject gives emphasis on the study of ammunitions, projectiles, gunpowder,
primer and explosives, including the use of bullet comparison microscope. It also deals with the
principles in the microscopic and macroscopic examination of firearm evidences and the
preparation of reports for legal proceedings in the solution of cases involving firearms.
22. Criminalistics 4 - Questioned Document Examination
4 units:
2 units lecture (2hours/week
2 unit lab (4hours/week
1 semester
This course covers the scientific methods of identification and examination of questionable
documents, handwriting examination, detection of forgery, falsification and counterfeiting of
documents and obliterations; examination of documents by means of visible light, ultra-violet and
infra-red radiation and colored powders; recognition and selection of standards; and examination of
questionable typewriting, computerized documents and other forms of modern printing.
23. Criminalistics 5 - Polygraphy (Lie Detection)
4 units:
2 units lecture (2hours/week
2 unit lab (4hours/week
1 semester
This course deals with the study of lie detection and interrogation. It covers the methods
and techniques of conducting polygraph examination and other conventional methods of detecting
deception. The focus of the study is on the uses of the polygraph instrument and the standard
procedures of polygraph examination including modern deception detection techniques.
24. Criminalistics 6 - Legal Medicine
This course deals with the application of medical science in crime investigation with
emphasis on the medico-legal aspects of physical injuries: death and crimes, abortion, infanticide,
paternity, and filiations, impotency, sterility and poisoning.
3 Units
(3 Hours/week)
1 Semester
25. Criminal Law 1 (Book one)
3 Units
(3 Hours/week)
1 Semester
Study of the general provisions of the Revised Penal Code, Special Criminal Statutes of
the Philippines, Presidential Decrees and Letters of Instructions and cases relative thereto.
26. Criminal Law 2 (Book two)
3 Units
(3 Hours/week)
1 Semester
This course covers the study of crimes and penalties. It includes the study of elements of
crimes embodied in the Revised Penal Code Book 2, and the circumstances which affect criminal
liabilities. It also study jurisprudence. (Pre-requisite: Book One)
27. Criminal Law 3 – Criminal Procedure
3 Units
(3 Hours/week)
1 Semester
This course deals with the rules of court on criminal procedure and cases covering the law
of arrest, search and seizures, rules of preliminary investigation, the granting of bail, and the rights
of the accused.
28. Criminal Law 4 – Criminal Evidence
3 Units
(3 Hours/week)
1 Semester
This course deals with the study of the fundamental principles of criminal evidence as
embodied in the Rules of Court.
29. Criminal Law 5 – Court Testimony
3 Units
(3 Hours/week)
1 Semester
This course deals with the observation, enactment and the participation of the police
officers in the Court process.
30. CA 1 - Institutional Administration
3 Units
(3 Hours/week)
1 Semester
This course covers an examination of the history, philosophy and objectives of
imprisonment and the development of prisons. It includes the study of institutional agencies in the
Philippines, to include the BJMP which oversees city and Municipal Jails; provincial Jails and the
Bureau of Corrections and its institutions in term of their structures, management, standards,
programs and services. It includes critical analysis of the laws creating these agencies to
determine areas for possible improvement.
31. CA 2 – Non-Institutional Correction
3 Units
(3 Hours/week)
1 Semester
This course covers the study of the Presidential Decree No. 968 otherwise known as the
Probation Law of 1976 as amended, establishing a probation system in the Philippines, its
historical background, philosophy, concepts and the operation as a new correctional system,
investigation, selection and condition of probation’s distinction between incarceration, parole,
probation and other forms of probation in the administration of Criminal Justice System. This
course also treats the study of Act No. 4103 as amended otherwise known as “Indeterminate
Sentence Law” that created the Board of Pardons and Parole, system of releases and
recognizance, execution, clemency and pardon.
32. P.E 1 – Fundamental of Martial Arts
2 Units
(2 Hours/week)
1 Semester
The course deals on the study of Judo, Karate-do, and arnis as a means of self-defense
for law enforcement officer, it includes the instructions on safety falls, kickback throws, fighting
stances, pushing and open hand strikes, hand grips and grabbing, headlock and hammer lock,
running and conditioning the body through calisthenics, developing force and flexibility. This course
is a two-unit subject, lecture-demonstration-application, intended for criminology students and
police officers.
33. P.E 2 – Disarming Techniques and Boxing
2 Units
(2 Hours/week)
1 Semester
This course deals on the study and practice of martial arts as a means of self-defense of
law enforcement officer. The study put emphasis on special instructions in physical conditioning,
unarmed defense tactics, offensive and defensive procedures, pistol disarming, defense against
knife and club attacks. It also includes the application of the different principles of Karate-do, Aikido long stick, police baton, taekwan-do, thai boxing and other forms of martial arts. This
demonstration-application subject is intended for criminology students.
34. P.E 3 – First Aid and Water Survival and Life Saving
2 Units
(2 Hours/week)
1 Semester
The course revolves around the basic principles of first aid in emergencies: application of
artificial respiration and treatment of shock; first aid in cases involving burns, bone injuries,
poisoning, strokes, fainting and convulsion, immobilizing and transferring the victim to a place of
safety, and transporting the injured to the hospitals. Special instruction in swimming and forms of
rescue operation, resuscitation in the recovery of submerged victims, safety measures and
accident prevention are also presented.
35. P.E 4 – Marksmanship and Combat Shooting
2 Units
(2 Hours/week)
1 Semester
This deals with combat shooting course for police officers; practice in the use of handguns,
riot guns, Armalites and machineguns in defense combat; firing at moving and stationary targets;
training in firearms shooting positions; practice in quick draw techniques and night firing.
36. Practicum – On-the-Job Training and Community Immersion
6 units
540 hours
1 Semester
This course is designed to develop an insight into the actual operation of a police station,
Jail or Penal Institution, Fire Departments and Security Agencies and other agencies comprising
the five Pillars of the Criminal Justice System and the relationship between them as a supplement
and conjunction with the academic program; off-campus or practicum program in selected police
agencies; actual field work, observation and practice of police tasks, activities or operations,
including patrol, traffic, crime investigation, Criminalistics performed internships requiring
observations in the Penal Institutions, Jails, Reformatories in DSWD and other agencies with
relations to the course program. This course is also aimed at providing students with an opportunity
to understand the economic, social, and cultural reality of the community. It is centered on students
getting in touch with themselves as they interact and relate with individuals, groups, and families in
selected nearby community, the course is divided into three phases namely: Pre-Immersion phase,
Immersion phase, and Post-Immersion phase.