Literature and Language Studies Department

AB English Language Studies

The program is also designed to provide students with communicative competencies that will enable them to actively participate in the affairs of their respective communities and government and be prepared for other baccalaureate courses—fields of academe, media, research, human relations, management and supervision, foreign service, library work, secretarial work, politics and law.

With the increasing demand for functional English in Business, Sciences, Technology, Humanities and Arts, the program aims to expose students to the nature and function of language and language learning across disciplines and to provide them maximum opportunities to use the language in order to excel in the highly competitive world of communications.

AB Literature

The program is designed to allow students to address fundamental questions about the nature, function, and value of literature in comparative context. Literature majors read and write about a wide variety of literary works across periods, genres and national traditions. They investigate traditional and contemporary approaches to literary study, literary theory, both ancient and modern, and the relationship of literature to other branches of the arts and sciences.

Furthermore, the program aims to acquaint students with the best literature in the world’s literature, both classical and modern, Western and Eastern. Equipped with intellectual capital through exposure to great ideas and ideals in literature, the literature major will have marketable skills as creator, teacher, communicator, diplomat, and even as entrepreneur. Fields he may enter are the academe, media, research, human relations, management and supervision, foreign service, library work, secretarial work, politics, and law.

 

Media Studies Department

AB Communication

Communication is a field of study and practice of a continuous process of delivery and exchange of messages through various media channels and technology used by individuals, groups, organizations or societies to achieve goals of information, persuasion, and mutual understanding through human interaction, sharing meaning, creative collaboration, and mixed research to bridge gaps in needs, relations, and knowledge.

BS Development Communication

Development Communication is the science of human communication linked to the transitioning of communities from poverty in all its forms to dynamic over-all growth that fosters equality and the unfolding of individual potential (N. Quebral, 2012).

 

Philosophy Department

AB Philosophy

Pre-Law Track
With the arising challenges of the 21st century, anyone who endeavors to promote truth, justice, fairness, and equity in their profession must be equipped with the necessary qualities of critical analysis and insights, a passion and rigor for the pursuit of truth, commitment to the sovereignty of the rule of law, and most importantly a heart that is guided by conscience. These qualities will be honed and tempered through the guidance of a Jesuit education that places emphasis on Christ-centeredness, compassion, commitment to change, conscience, and competence. The philosophy program enables students to be inquisitive, critical and insightful thinkers, and conscientiously discerning thus able to emulate the core values needed for any professional career.

Students of philosophy learn to read carefully, think independently, communicate clearly, argue cogently, spot fallacies, clarify muddled reasoning, and identify questionable assumptions. Hence, any student who wishes to pursue formal education in the legal profession will find it much advantageous to enter the Philosophy – Pre-law Program. While providing a basic education in philosophy, the pre-law track places emphasis on the philosophy of law, social and political philosophy, moral theory, and courses that engage the student in the use of language, grammar, and argumentation. It is designed for students intending to pursue an advanced degree in law. It provides ideal training in the skills required for close, critical reading of legal texts. Students with this sort of background are especially well-suited for law school and the practice of law. The analytical skills one learns in philosophy courses are useful for legal analysis and make one a competitive candidate for law school. Aside from this, any profession that requires critical thinking skills, an ability to communicate well and work out problems will be suitable for a philosophy major.

Foreign Service and International Relations Track
The AB Philosophy (Foreign Service) Program aims to provide its students with an understanding of the current international system, its elements and the forces that shape and transform it.

Students will gain appreciation for the theoretical paradigms that guide intent, actions and behavior of the actors in the international system. Inter-disciplinary and comparative approaches are offered to the students as tools of understanding. A major objective is to form students with a wider perspective of the world preparing them for their future career.

The program includes courses in Philippine Foreign Relations that are designed to provide students with a comprehensive analysis of the nuances of foreign policy, diplomacy and negotiations. Students are also trained to view their own Philippine culture vis-à-vis the regional and global context they are situated in.
Graduates of this program are trained to craft academic and policy-oriented research in understanding and responding to the immediate and future global issues and problems.

This program is tailored for students whose career paths include: a) Foreign Service Corps/diplomatic affairs, b) intergovernmental organizations, c) international development organizations, and d) private sector e.g. multinational companies.

A well rounded philosophical background envisions that the graduates of this program shall enter the workforce equipped with critical thinking skills, sound decision-making tools and innovative problem-solving approach.

 

Psychology Department

BS Psychology

The undergraduate programs in psychology provide initial training for those interested in teaching, research and the practice of psychology such as in the field of assessment, thus, passing the licensure examination for Psychometrician is a requirement to be able to practice. The program also provide preparation for graduate studies in psychology as well as further studies in other professions such as medicine, law, and business management.

 

Social Sciences Department

AB Economics

The AB Economics program is designed to equip students with knowledge in economic theory and its applications and with essential skills for undertaking economic analysis. Intended to provide students with a more liberal education, the AB program emphasizes a strong theoretical foundation while incorporating more liberal arts subjects such as those in the humanities, and other social sciences. The AB curriculum is more flexible, giving students leeway to customize their program of study according to personal goals and interests.

AB Political Science

An undergraduate degree in Political Science must root itself in the changing dynamics of both the national and the global political landscape. It must keep abreast with the changes in theoretical narratives and methodologies through which political phenomena is observed, analyzed, and applied.

 

Theology Department

AB Religious and Values Education

The program prepares the student in educating them on Catholic Faith, by stressing the integration of doctrine, morals and worship and the principles of values formation. They will likewise be honed in the critical formation component of religious and values education, its nature, and methodologies as well as offer them opportunities for developing their skills in pastoral planning and management, and in administering religious and values education programs and facilities. Moreover, the program will enable them to conduct action research in Religious and Values Education.

Thus, the graduates of this program are fully prepared not only in Religious and Values Education but also for a wide range of church ministry positions. To legitimize the graduates for teaching, the program qualifies them to take the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) with Values Education.
Values Education as their major or area of specialization, for two reasons: the curriculum includes the completion of 18 units of professional courses in education required with additional six (6) units of Practicum (Public school classroom teaching and Private School Campus Ministry Retreat or Recollection giving), and; the description of each course in Values Education included in the curriculum is based on the NCTBS-Based Table of Specification for Licensure Examination for Teachers 2009 (PAFTE Journal: A Publication of the Philippine Association for Teacher Education, Vol. 15 No. 1 May 2009).

Furthermore, the content, processes, and research experiences that the students will gain from the program will adequately prepare them for a Master of Arts in Religious Education or in any aligned masters program for Religious and Values Education.