About the Department
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences seeks the education of the whole person stressing self-awareness, ethical values, critical inquiry, creativity and social responsibility through the integration of academics, the arts and community service.
The three guiding principles of the Liberal Studies Program such as: Breadth is achieved through a balance of required courses in humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, mathematics, languages and health and physical education;
Depth, is provided through a chosen major concentration in the different programs offered in CLAS such as: Advertising, Broadcasting, Communication Digital Arts, Information Technology Journalism, Political Science, Psychology, and the new programs, Nutrition and Dietetics with Culinary Arts, Food Technology and Legal Management; and
Integration, is provided through the offering of courses required in all programs such as seminar-workshops, research methods or communication research, and practicum or internship where students are required to undertake “on the job training” and come up with a research paper or thesis.Community Service, one of the pillars of higher education, is given a central place in all courses.
To continuously build a Christ centric community, the department endeavors to deepen Christ-centeredness through core-curricular offering of theology and other supplemental activities like parish exposure, retreats and recollection, community-outreach program to our partner communities, such as schools and barangays.
The dean and the faculty members constantly uphold the three pillars of academic excellence: instruction, community service and research. Collectively, they achieved Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities Level-2 rating and are progressively working towards achieving the next level.
The CLAS continuously meets the academic standards set by accreditation institutions; prepares to pursue the attainment of the next levels of accreditation until it reaches the autonomous level by strengthening the curricular programs through regular revision of the syllabi, meticulous preparation of test questions and documentation of activities.
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Message from the Dean
 The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers a total of 11 programs, not to mention its provision of curricular service to the collegiate departments’ general education course requirements in information technology, mathematics, physical education, psychology, the “hard” sciences, the social sciences, as well as the Civil Welfare Service-National Service Training Program.
The culture of research is given a focus not only in research courses but also in other course offerings. A well structured research agenda is in place both for faculty and student researchers:
Communication: VOCAME and Green Media
Information Technology: Module-Making
Natural Science : Environment Education
Political Science: Capacity and Policy Development
Psychology: Neuro-Sciences
True to its heritage, the department offers Spanish as foreign language elective. Notable Spanish-language luminaries are part of the faculty line-up. They are equally supported by English-language faculty members who can very well make English a second language to Filipinos, Koreans and Chinese alike.
Overall, the efforts to build on the existing policies and good practices without hampering creativity and innovativeness are cause for hope and a renewed pride among the administrators, faculty and students. The promise of even better performance in the future is possible with the cooperation and
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Departmental Objectives
OBJECTIVES: For AY 2011 – 2012, the area aims to:
CHRISTIAN IDENTITY
To build a stronger Letran community founded on Catholic doctrines and spirituality enriched by the Dominican charism.
To develop a strong Christian formation program
QUALITY ACADEMIC STANDARD
To upgrade the academic standards by meeting the basic requirements of a university and the demands of the industry.
To undergo preliminary accreditation visit for IT, Broadcasting and the re-accreditation visit for Communication Arts, Political Science and Psychology Programs
To work for the recognition of Communication Arts, Psychology and Information Technology as Center of Development
To review the curricular programs of the department according to the needs of the industry and the requirements set by accrediting organization (PAASCU, CHED, TESDA)
To strengthen the performance of the Colegio in academic competitions
RESEARCH CULTURE
To enhance research capability and develop expertise on studies on the nation’s history, heritage and heroes
To become the center for Intramuros studies and research
To conduct at least one action research per Area
To develop and implement programs showcasing Letran as the Oldest College in the country.
To formulate and implement policies and guidelines on strategic linkages and partnerships with local and international organizations
To participate in research conferences (Local and International)
COMMUNITY SERVICE
To develop sustainable programs for building self-reliant communities.
To increase the number of community service volunteers.
To strengthen the community service by supplementing sustainable activities in the existing community development program
ICT INTEGRATION
To be a leader in the creative use and application of ICT in education
To utilize state-of-the-art equipment in classroom discussion
To develop a departmental website featuring the activities of the department and the roster of staff and faculty.
VALUES ORIENTED- COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA EDUCATION
To be a center that advocates principled communicators and media professionals
To Integrate ICOMM values Promotion Program in institutionalized festival and competitions
STUDENT SERVICES
To develop the leadership skills, creativity, talents and healthy physical and emotional well-being of the students
To formulate and implement the policies and guidelines for student leadership and exchange programs.
To strengthen Information Technology, Psychology and Communication Arts different
STUDENT SERVICES
To develop the leadership skills, creativity, talents and healthy physical and emotional well-being of the students
To formulate and implement the policies and guidelines for student leadership and exchange programs.
To strengthen Information Technology, Psychology and Communication Arts differentiation
ADMINISTRATION
To develop clearly defined management structures, systems and practices that effectively deliver quality services
To support the Letran College system
To intensify the implementation of OD-TQM
CORPORATE IMAGING
To promote the academic reputation of the Colegio.
Achieve top ranks in academic and co-curricular competitions
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
To hire, develop and retain quality human resources
To conduct trainings/seminars/symposia for the enhancement of teaching skills of faculty
To hire vertically aligned masteral and doctoral degrees in all areas
SUPPORT SERVICES
To acquire and maintain state-of-the-art facilities physical and material resources in support of quality instruction |
