REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Bulacan State University

GRADUATE SCHOOL
City of Malolos, Bulacan

Program Name: Master of Arts in Education in Technology and Livelihood Education

Track: Thesis Track - Academic Track

Program Description: The Master of Arts in education in Technology and Livelihood Education
program equips learners with adequate and relevant competencies’,
collaborative, critical thinking, digital literacy, and problem solving, that will
help students succeed in the 21st century.
The BulSU Graduate School is committed to produce innovative teachers
with excellent discipline, responsive, competent with knowledge, skills,
attitudes, and proficient in research discipline.

Total Number of 36 units per Major

Units:

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CORE SUBJECTS (Units)

Course Course Name (Subject) Course Description Unit Reference
Code CMO No.78, s. 2017;
Course syllabus from
UP GS; BatSU GS;
E 501 Foundations of Education 3
E 502 Methods of Research 3
E 503 Statistics 3

Major in: Home Economics

MAJOR SUBJECTS (Units)
Course Course Name (Subject) Course Description Unit Reference
Code CMO No.78, s. 2017;
Course syllabus from
UP GS; BatSU GS;
HE 501 Entrepreneurship This course deals with the
Development basics of enterprise development in
the Philippine setting. It focuses on
the beginning entrepreneurs in his
attempt to organize economic
activities and generate employments.
Behaviors of successful
entrepreneurs will also be part of this
course.
HE 502 Food Processing This course about food 3
processing will enable the students to
explore in food production, applying
the food safety and sanitation,
methods of cooking, and
preservation, and food packaging.

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 This also aims to produce a product
that will help them wider their horizon
and experiences in their further
research or product development.

HE 503 Textile, Fashion and The course prepares the student to 3

Design understand the diversity of textile
products & enable them to recognize
the importance of textiles in modern
life when used as clothing & other
products.
The second part of the course
deals with the application of the
principles of design in designing
clothing with reference to the different
figure types.
For the last part, students will
develop their skills in drawing human
figure by applying the principles of
human proportion using a lay figure
as basis for interpreting a design.
Practice is given emphasis in
designing clothes for men’s &
women’s apparel. Students are given
opportunity to conduct original
research to make a significant
contribution for the improvement of
one’s community.

HE 504 Creative Arts The most popular form of 3

creative arts in Home Economics is
Crafts. In this course, topics include
the wide variety of types of work
where useful and decorative objects
are made completely by one’s hand
or by using only single related tools
like scissors, carving implements or
hooks. Opportunities will be provided
for the harness and cultivation of art
interest among students. Projects
created can be source of income by
venturing in handcrafts business.
HE 505 Home Economics and The course prepares students 3
Livelihood Education to teach HELE in the elementary,
secondary and college levels as to
engage in home based industries.
It helps internalize the value of
work, develop high skills and provide
reinforcement and enrichment. The
learning activities/strategies are
designed to guide teachers (students)
on how and what to teach.

Major in: Information and Communications Technology

MAJOR SUBJECTS (Units)

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 Course Course Name (Subject) Course Description Unit Reference
Code CMO No.78, s. 2017;
Course syllabus from
UP GS; BatSU GS;
ICT 501 Advanced ICT Studies 3
for Teachers
ICT 502 ICT for Entrepreneurial 3
Purposes
ICT 503 Multimedia and Web 3
Application
ICT 504 Human Computer 3
Interaction
ICT 505 Instructional Software 3
Design and
Development

Major in: Industrial Arts

MAJOR SUBJECTS (Units)
Course Course Name (Subject) Course Description Unit Reference
Code CMO No.78, s. 2017;
Course syllabus from
UP GS; BatSU GS;
IA501 Advance Approach in This is an advanced course for the 3
Drafting Technology drafting technology program to
develop an expertise of CAD software
with topics ion the advanced drafting
and design of structures. The topic of
drafting/planning theory will be further
addressed by utilizing modern CAD
techniques. It helps internalize the
value of advanced drafting skills and
techologies, to develop high skills and
provide reinforcement and
enrichment. The learning
activities/strategies are designed to
guide the graduate students on how
and what to teach their learners.
IA502* Project Management This course provides students with an 3
overview of project management,
focusing on project initiation and
control. A discussion of the different
types of projects, the project life cycle
as well as the intricacies of defining
and monitoring project resources,
cost, scope and schedule – through
work breakdown structures, the
precedence diagramming method
and earned value analysis among
other tools – is included. Popular
project management software will
also be introduced.

IA503 Technology and Design The course focuses on the 3

Education relationship between technology and
design education. Graduate students
will use appropriate tools, techniques
and strategies to research, design,
build, assess prototypes for products
and processes that respond to

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 society’s changing needs. The course
will also describe how social factors,
including culture, media, politics,
religion and environmental concerns,
influence technological designs.
Finally, the course also deals with the
professional practices in the field of
education and research as viewed
through the lens of technology and
design education.
IA504* Research Seminar This course will provide an 3
(Major Field) opportunity for students to establish
or advance their understanding of
research through critical exploration
of research language, ethics, and
approaches. The course introduces
the language of research, ethical
principles and challenges, and the
elements of the research process
within quantitative, qualitative, and
mixed methods approaches. The
students will use these theoretical
underpinnings to begin to critically
review literature relevant to their field
or interests and determine how
research findings are useful in
forming their understanding of their
research topic.
This course also presents and
discusses methodological
perspectives in research and various
research methods, designs,
strategies and techniques It provides
the acquisition of relevant theoretical
knowledge and encourages practical
application and the use of critical
approaches to the various aspects of
research methodology. The focus is
directed towards the opportunities
provided by and limitations of various
research methods in relation to the
research questions or hypotheses
set. The use of the mixed methods
research approach will be part of the
course with critical appraisal of
published research results.

IA505 Industrial Arts Education The course deals with the discussion 3
of advanced concepts of Industrial
Arts, particularly, on the different
schools of thought regarding
technology as a whole, its evolution,
utilization and significance in the field.
It will also equip graduate students
with the materials, occupations,
processes and products and
describes the various outlooks of
technology as it pervades society
today. Finally, it also covers the
advanced concepts in the areas of

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 automotive, civil, electrical and
electronics technologies.

COGNATES (Units)
Course Course Name (Subject) Course Description Unit Reference
Code CMO No.78, s. 2017;
Course syllabus from
UP GS; BatSU GS;
TLE 506* Information Technology This course is designed to provide 3
for Technology students with a working knowledge of
Livelihood Education computer concepts and essential
skills necessary for work and
communication in Technology
Livelihood Education. Students will
learn safety, security, and ethical
issues in computing and social
networking. Students will also learn
about input/output systems, computer
hardware and operating systems.
Students work with an integrated
office software suite called Microsoft
Office. Students will learn
intermediate Word Processing
(Word), Presentation (PowerPoint),
and Spreadsheet (Excel) skills. 
Students learn the basics of
Database Management Systems
(Access) as well as Personal
Information Management software
(Outlook).  Students are also
introduced to desktop publishing
(Publisher), and video editing
software (Movie Maker). Students will
also be introduced to digital
animation, 3D Design, and
programming.

TLE 507 Community and Family This course is focus on the 3

Studies functions of the family and the
changing roles of family members.
The unique contributions of
individuals, groups, families, and
communities in the development of
effective society are also part of the
course.
TLE 508 Hospitality for Business This course designed to 3
Entities demonstrate new models of
intervention facilitating critical thinking
and analysis by responding to the
emerging needs and changing
business entities for hospitality. The
course will facilitate the process of
experience based teaching by
practicing and enhancing student’s
critical thinking and skills through
enriched classroom discussion and
activities and research studies.
Furthermore the course will focus on
the importance of society perspective,
environment related factors,

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 education, technology, and
innovation. And lastly, it is designed
to create a fresh and unique
approach in the hospitality business
industry to produce competitive
products.

DISSERTATION/THESIS WRITING (Units)

Course Course Name (Subject) Course Description Unit Reference
Code CMO No.78, s. 2017;
Course syllabus from
UP GS; BatSU GS;
Comprehensive Examination
TW Thesis Writing 6
At least one (1) publication in
refereed journal or juried
creative work. CMO No.15,
s.2019)
Total 36

Prepared by:

NAMES

Noted by:

EUNICE B. CUSTODIO, Ph.D.

GS-College Secretary

Approved by:

TEODY C. SAN ANDRES, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President and OIC-Dean of the Graduate School

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