GS 500 – St. Thomas and Critical Thinking
As the philosophical foundation of Research Methodology, it is a study of the principles of skills in critical thinking according to St. Thomas Aquinas in the three areas of mental cognition: simple apprehension, judgment, and reasoning; and of common fallacies towards the acquisition of the art of argumentation. 

GS 501 – Literary Research (From Concept to Framework)

Methodical study and application of the historical, descriptive, and textual and textual methods of literary investigation for the retrieval, authentication, interpretation, and evaluation of literary texts in view of the goals of literary criticism and appreciation. By the way of framework and background, it involves familiarity with literary theory and Philosophy of Literature as bases for content and direction of the research agenda.

LIT 600 (LIT 901) – Literary Theory and Criticism 1
This one-semester is designed to provide the students with an adequate background on Literary Criticism, exploring its history from Plato to T.S. Eliot, from Classical Criticism to New Criticism, or the beginning of Modern Criticism.

It will also provide a substantial study on representative critics of each movement in the course of the development and evolution of Literary Critical principles. 

LIT 601 (LIT 902) – Literary Theory and Criticism 2
This course takes off from modern criticism (the last topic of Literary Criticism) and covers movements and theories under the overall head of Postmodernism, including structuralism, post-structuralism, etc. in the service of Contemporary Literary Theories. 

LIT 602 – Literary Research 2 (Designs and Methods)

Designs and methods of literary research that engage literary theories, concepts from literary criticism, and some allied social science methodologies. 

LIT 603 – Critical Writing

Supplementary course to literary research and thesis writing designed to reinforce knowledge of basic and advanced writing skills for the literature discipline. 

LIT 700 – Literary History of the Philippines
Highlights of major events in the growth and development of Philippine literature. Contains discussion of major literary movements or trends. 

LIT 701 – Literary Translation
A seminar on the issues and methods of literary translation from English to any Philippine national and/or regional language or vice versa. 

Pre-KolonyalnaPanitikan ng Filipinas
Nakatuon ang kurso sa post-kolonyal na tunguhing bawiin ang kasaysayan ng bayan sa pamamagitan ng masinop at mapanuring paghalungkat sa mga tekstong pampanitikan na kababanaagan kung di man ganap na salaminan o kumakatawan sa sinaunang kamalayan at kultura ng bayan bago maganap ang kolonisasyon. 

LIT 703 – Philippine Literature in Filipino
Survey of Philippine literature in Filipino with emphasis on the language issue in the shaping of a body of national literature. 

LIT 704 – Philippine Literature in Spanish
A survey course that focuses on the body of literature originally written in Spanish in the Philippines. It will pay special attention to the “Nationalist Stage” (1883-1903) and its most significant writers, like Jose Rizal, Pedro Paterno, lsabelo Delos Reyes, Antonio Luna, Emilio Jacinto, Jose Palma, Felipe Calderon, and Apolinario Mabini, as well as to the “Golden Age” (1903-1966) and its most significant authors, like Claro M. Recto, Cecilio Apostol, Fernando Ma. Guerrero, Gaspar Aquino de Belen, and Antonio A. Abad. 

LIT 705 – Philippine Literature in English
Survey of Philippine literature in English with emphasis on the major social and literary changes spawned by the American period and beyond. 

LIT 706 -Anglo-American Literature
This course highlights selected masterpieces of 20th century dominant Anglo-American writers with emphasis on fiction, although it shall explicate representative selections of English and American poetry, drama, and non-fiction. It shall also consider the impact of various literary trends and movements on and the distinctive contributions of these writers to the growth of contemporary English and American literature. 

LIT 707 – Asian Literature
A sampling of literature from South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia as they represent Asian religious systems and cultures. 

LIT 708 – European Literature
Highlights of continental literature from the Renaissance to contemporary times with emphasis on the literary movements they gave birth to. 

LIT 709 – Latin American Literature
A sampling of literature from countries of Latin America with emphasis on their colonial and postcolonial experiences. 

LIT 710 – African Literature
A critical study of selected writings in the 20th century of prominent poets, fictionists, playwrights, and essayists of the African Continent (3 Units). 

LIT 712 – Contemporary Issues in Literary Study
Contemporary issues that can be addressed from various perspectives, like that of the academe, literary production, and the social function of literature. 

LIT 713 – Special Topics
In-depth discussion of specific areas or issues concerning literature, research, and practice in the Philippine setting.