Level : SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Subject Group : APPLIED SUBJECT
Subject : INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS AND BELIEF
SYSTEMS
Quarter Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) No. of
Days
Taught
Quarter 1
Differentiate the concept, elements and characteristics 4
of belief system, world view, religion, and spirituality
Analyze the interconnectedness of geography, culture 4
and religions
Analyze the influences of religion to culture and 4
society
Examine the brief history, core teachings, fundamental beliefs, practices, 4
and related issues of
Judaism.
Examine the brief history, core teachings, fundamental 8
beliefs, practices, and related issues of Christianity.
*Examine the brief history, core teachings, fundamental 4
beliefs, practices, and related issues of Islam
Analyze the brief history, core teachings, fundamental 4
beliefs, practices, and related issues of Hinduism.
Quarter 2
Analyze the brief history, core teachings, fundamental 4
beliefs, practices, and related issues of Theravada
Buddhism
Analyze the brief history, core teachings, fundamental 4
beliefs, practices, and related issues of Mahayana
Buddhism
Explain the uniqueness and similarities of Mahayana 4
and Theravada Buddhism
Analyze the brief history, core teachings, fundamental 4
beliefs, practices, and related issues of Confucianism
*Analyze the brief history, core teachings, fundamental 8
beliefs, practices, and related issues of Taoism
*Examine the brief history, core teachings, fundamental 4
beliefs, practices, and related issues of Shintoism
Explain the uniqueness and similarities of Confucianism, 4
Taoism and Shintoism
