- UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Bachelor of Arts in COMMUNICATION ARTS
The BA Communication Arts (BACA) program seeks to produce graduates who demonstrate proficiency in various theories of language, communication, literature, and performance, and exhibit analytical and integrative skills in the application of these theories in the cultural and creative industries and other settings. Students are trained to synthesize various humanistic worldviews through oral, written, and performative communication, as well as produce researches and creative works that promote the empowerment of the self and the nation.
The program aims to produce graduates who, in five years, shall be:
· occupying supervisory posts in a wide variety of careers but mainly in the media and culture industry, the academe, and government;
· pursuing graduate studies in communication arts or related fields in the humanities in reputable academic institutions;
· participating in research and extension projects as communication and cultural studies experts;
· contributing to the understanding and discourse on the rapid development of new media technologies and genres and their impact on culture, society, and daily life;
· producing acclaimed creative outputs; and
· upholding the university’s honor and excellence through professionalism, excellent work ethic, and public service.
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Bachelor of Arts in PHILOSOPHY
The Division of Philosophy of the Department proposed the institution of the BA Philosophy (BA PHLO) Program with the University’s vision and goal of being the pioneer in Philippine development and innovation. This program was envisioned as a mediator between the sciences and the humanities, and as a contributor in the formation and understanding of the Filipino consciousness and identity in a fast-growing, globalized world.
The program was designed to foster and cultivate intellectual speculation through critical and creative thinking with a particular interest in the examination of indigenous Filipino thought.
The BA Philosophy program of the University of the Philippines Los Banos was instituted on September 25, 1997 through the approval of the Board of Regents on its 112th meeting. In 1998, the BA Philosophy program started accepting students as shiftees who graduated in 2001, while in 1999, it welcomed its first batch of freshmen who graduated in 2003. From 2005 to 2010, to make way for the improvement of the program’s faculty profile, the program temporarily discontinued its intake of freshmen. In March of 2010, the University approved the reinstatement of the program. BA Philosophy reemerged as a course choice in the 2010 UPCAT. Since the reinstatement, the program has updated its curriculum and had its first batch of students graduate in July 2015.
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