JOSE RIZAL UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS

SUBJECT (3 units): History 23
COURSE TITLE: Life and Works of Rizal
I. Course Description & Objectives
A study of the life of Dr. Jose Rizal, national hero and martyr, and of his important works, particularly the
"Noli Me Tangere" and the "El Filibusterismo" in their unexpurgated editions.
At the end of the course, the student is expected to:
1. Understand the life, works and writings of Rizal particularly his moral and intellectual legacies to the
Filipino youth.
2. Know the relevance of Rizal's teachings to contemporary situations.
3. Gain inspiration and insight from the experince of Rizal as a son, student, patriot and nationalist.
4. Imbibe the spirit of patriotism and nationalism.
II. Course Classification
[ ] Required for a Degree in BSA, BCS, BSE, BEED, AB
[ ] Required for Major in:

[ ] Prerequisite Required
[ ]Elective

III. Course Outline

Time Allotment
First Prelims

Topic

References

I. The Setting

Week 1 & 2

A. Philippine society under Spanish rule

Agoncillo, Chapter 5-7

Week 3

B. Development of Filipino Nationalism

Guerroro, Chapter I

Week 4

II. The making of a leader

A. Family background of Rizal and its influence on the development of
his nationalism

Week 5

B. Rizal's educational experience

Early schooling at the traditional village school
Studies at the Ateneo and UST
C. Early literary works

Week 6

III. The moral and intellectual legacies

A. Rizal's teachings as expressed in his speech (1884) and letters to
parents

Guerrero, Chapter VIII

B. Noli: Philosophical and sociological interpretations

Guerrero, Chapter IX-X

Guerrero, Chapter I-II

Guerrero, Chapter III-VII

Second Prelim
Term
Week 7 & 8
Week 9

C. Essays and letters e.g. Annotations to Morga's Sucesos de Las Islas

Filipinas & letter to young women of Malolos

Guerrero, Chapter XI
Guerrero, Chapter XII

Week 10

Rizal's major essays e.g. The Indolence of the Filipinos, The Philippines
Within a Century, etc.
Educational trip to Rizal Shrine

Guerrero, Chapter XII

D. Rizal's contributions to the reform movement

E. Fili: Study of a revolution that failed

Guerrero, Chapter XIII

Guerrero, Chapter XIV

Week 13

F. La Liga Filipina
IV. Consequences of Rizal's activities and writings

Guerrero, Chapter XV
Guerrero, Chapter XVI

Week 14

A. Rizal's exhile in Dapitan

B. Trial and execution of Rizal
V. Final works

Week 15

A. Rizal's philosophica; and religious ideas

B. Rizal's Mi Ultimo Adios

Week 16

VI. Rizal: Martyr and national hero

Week 17

VII. Relevance of Rizal

Week 11 & 12
Final Term

Guerrero, Chapter XVI-XVII

Guerrero, Chapter XIX-XX
Guerrero, Chapter XX
Epilogue

IV. Textbooks Adopted

The First Filipino
by Leon Ma. Guerrero
V. Other References
Rizal: Makabayan at Martir (by Austin Coates)
Salin ni Nilo Ocampo
Jose Rizal: Filipino Doctor and Patriot
by Jose Fernandez
Life, Works and Writings of Rizal
by Sonia Zaide & Gregorio Zaide
The Pride of the Malay Race
by Palma, Rafael
A Nation Aborted
by Quibuyen, Alonzo
Rizal: A Filipino Nationalist & Patriot
by: Fernandez, Perfecto
Rizal: A Filipino Nationalist & Patriot
by Coates, Austin
Rizal in Saga, A Life for Student Fans
by Nick Joaquin