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Republic of the Philippines DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City

Grade 11/12 Department of Education

Strengthened Senior High School Curriculum Social Sciences (Theory and Practice)

Course Description

  • The course introduces students to basic concepts, approaches, and methods in the disciplines that comprise the Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences.
  • It highlights the intersections between the social science disciplines and the applied social sciences while focusing on social development concerns.
Course Details
  • Elective: Academic
  • Prerequisite: None
  • Time Allotment: 80 hours for one semester, 4 hours per week
  • Schedule: First Semester/Second Semester

Quarter 1: The Social Sciences as the Study of Society

Content Standard

  • Learners demonstrate an understanding of the historical development, key concepts, and approaches in the Social Sciences, including major theories, enabling them to analyze and explain:
    1. Human behavior
    2. Social structures
    3. Cultural dynamics within diverse societal contexts

Performance Standard

  • Learners apply Social Science disciplines in explaining a social issue using a multimedia presentation, infographic, podcast, or other relevant presentation scheme.

Learning Competencies

  1. Differentiate the nature and functions of Social Science disciplines from the natural sciences and humanities

    • Social Sciences as the study of society

  2. Establish the interconnections among Social Science disciplines, natural sciences, and humanities

    • Historical context of the emergence of the social sciences

  3. Examine historical foundations and social contexts that led to the development of the social sciences

  4. Examine various Social Science disciplines in terms of:

    • Fields
    • Main areas of inquiry
    • Methods
    • Theories
    • Approaches
    • Specific focus on following disciplines:
      • 3.1 Anthropology
      • 3.2 Economics
      • 3.3 Geography
      • 3.4 Political Science in understanding:
      • Power
      • Governance
      • Political behavior
      • Major political theories
      • Key methods of political inquiry
      • 3.5 Sociology and Demography
      • 3.6 History/Kasaysayan
      • 3.7 Linguistics
      • 3.8 Psychology

  5. Examine the value of transdisciplinarity in understanding society

    • Transdisciplinarity: Integration and Collaboration among and beyond the Disciplines

Quarter 2: Behavioral and the Applied Social Sciences

Content Standard

  • Learners demonstrate an understanding of the behavioral and the applied social sciences, recognizing the roles of professionals while grasping the functions and impacts of these disciplines in promoting social change and community well-being.

Performance Standard

  • Learners consult with a professional from an applied social science discipline (e.g., counseling, social work, criminology, education, communication) to gain insights into their roles and contributions to social change, analyze the discipline’s real-world impact, and synthesize findings into a reflective report or presentation, demonstrating effective communication and ethical awareness.

Learning Competencies

  1. Examine the concepts, major theories, and methods and career pathways of Psychology including:
    • Defining Psychology and Its Relevance
    • Major Psychological Theories and Filipino Indigenous Concepts
    • Methods of Inquiry in Psychology
    • Career Pathways in Psychology
  2. Analyze the key theories and methods and career pathways of counseling:
    • Defining Counseling as an Applied Social Science
    • Major Counseling Theories and Filipino Indigenous Concepts
    • Key Counseling Methods and Techniques
    • Influence of Filipino Cultural Values on Counseling Practices
    • Career Pathways in Counseling
  3. Examine the focus of social work as an applied social science:
    • Understanding Social Work as an Applied Social Science
    • Focus of Study in Social Work
    • Theories and Approaches Guiding Social Work Practice
    • Methods of Social Work Practice
    • Career Opportunities in Social Work
  4. Analyze the goals, key educational theories and philosophies, and methods of educational research and education in the Philippines:
    • Defining Education and its Goals
    • Key Educational Theories and Philosophies
    • Methods of Educational Research
    • Teaching by Key Stage in the Philippines
    • The Relationship between Education and Society
    • Career Pathways in Education
  5. Examine criminology as an applied social science, including its:
    • Theories, methods, and careers
    • Defining Criminology as an Applied Social Science
    • Key Focus Areas of Criminology
    • Major Criminological Theories
    • Methods of Criminological Research
    • Career Pathways in Criminology
  6. Analyze communication and multimedia arts as an applied social science:
    • Communication and Multimedia Studies as Applied Social Sciences
    • Key Functions of Communication and Multimedia
    • Major Communication and Multimedia Theories
    • Effective Communication and Multimedia Skills
    • Career Pathways in Communication and Multimedia Studies
  7. Examine gender studies and development, including its:
    • Theories and concepts
    • Methods of inquiry
    • Interdisciplinary nature
    • Career pathways in Gender Studies and Development
  8. Examine the value of transdisciplinarity in understanding society:
    • The Interdisciplinary Lens: Viewing Society Through Multiple Social Science Fields