PERSONS AND FAMILY RELATIONS 4 Units A basic course on the law of persons and family relations as contained in the Preliminary and Human Relations Chapter of the Civil Code of the Philippines, the Family Code, the Local Adoption Code and the Inter-Country Adoption Act. The subject covers the laws on marriage, property relations between spouses, paternity and filiation, support and emancipation, including the rules on funerals, surnames, absences and the Civil registry. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 1 3 Units A comprehensive survey and evaluation of basic principles contained in the Philippine Constitution dealing with the structure of the Philippines Government, including amendments to and provisions of the Constitution. CRIMINAL LAW 1 4 Units A course that deals with the study of the characteristics of criminal law, the nature and classification of felonies, their stages of execution, circumstances affecting criminal liability, persons criminally liable, extinction of criminal liability and the civil liability of the offender. The course covers Book One of the Revised Penal Code and pertinent laws. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION 2 Units A course that explores the method of construction and interpretation of statutes as well as the significance of statutes for effective governance. LEGAL RESEARCH 2 Units This course is an introduction to the methodology of legal research. It includes actual case digests and preparation of legal opinions and memoranda. LEGAL ETHICS 1 2 Units A course that focuses on the core principles and canons of legal ethics involving the duties and responsibilities of lawyers with respect to the client, the court, the bar and the public. SSC-R SEMINAR 1 1 Unit A study of the history of the Order of the Augustinian Recollects and the aim of the Order as an educational institutions; the philosophical teachings of Saint Augustine and other Church Philosophers, and; the teachings of the Catholic Church on contemporary moral and social issues.