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The HUM Activities
Academic Year 2023-2024
Humanities Internship Orientation with Atty. Ramon Cabrera (Part IV)
The final segment of the internship orientation took place on October 18, 2024, featuring Atty. Ramon Cabrera as the distinguished resource speaker. Atty. Cabrera, a faculty member of the Political Economy Program within the School of Social Sciences, Law, and Governance, delivered an insightful presentation. His discourse delved into the concept of Safe Spaces concerning internships, exploring the rights of employers, employees, and interns alike. The students actively participated in the discussion, offering real-life scenarios that might resonate with their upcoming internship experiences.
Humanities Internship Orientation with Dr. Laya Boquiren-Gonzales (Part III)
The 3rd part of the internship orientation was held on October 11th, 2023. The resource speaker was Dr. Laya Boquiren-Gonzales, Chair of the University of Asia and the Pacific Arts Department, an Educator, a Heritage Specialist, and a member of the 2023 MADE Board of Judges. On the orientation of the Work in the Cultural Institutions, Dr. Laya discussed the Typologies of Arts and Culture Leadership among the Humanities students. Students were able to learn more about themselves through the introduced tool by the speaker named Charter Skill Self-Assessment-wherein students will be able to distinguish their strengths, weaknesses, growth as a student so far and their aspirations in the future. Furthermore, various domains, components, particular path of industries, organizations and hubs were also shared and comprehensively discussed among the students. This is for them to gain an idea and background of their target companies or industries for their internship.
Conferment of the Rank of Associate Professor on Dr. Joachim Emilio B. Antonio
Last Wednesday, September 27, we celebrated Dr. Joemβs promotion to Associate Professor. The ceremony was held at ALB Dining Halls 1 & 2, followed by cocktails at Study Hall A.
Program Highlights:
Host: Pio PantaleΓ³n
A. Preliminary Remarks by Dr. Concepcion Lagos
B. Presentation of the Confereeβs Key Achievements by Dr. Angel Antonio
C. Presentation of Outside Evaluators by Pio PantaleΓ³n
D. Remarks by Outside Evaluators by Mrs. Meryl Hernandez
E. Remarks by University President Winston Padojinog
F. Awarding of the Certificate of Associate Professorship
G. Remarks by Dr. Joem as Associate Professor
H. Kundiman by Dr. Bernardo Villegas
I. Cocktails
Toast by Dr. Sophia Marco, Humanities Program Director
Humanities Internship Orientation with Ms. Mika Aquino, 2019 Alumna (Parts I & II)
There were four parts of the said Internship Orientation: the 1st Part was all about How to Write a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae and the 2nd Part discussed the Workplace Ethics. The Humanities students, who are soon to be deployed to their respective chosen companies, took their opportunities to listen and ask relevant questions to their resource speaker who was also a Humanities Program Alumna of year 2019 and currently a Human Resource Advisor at the Shell Business Operations.
HUM Quest: The General Assembly
The first general assembly of the Humanities Program students for the academic year 2023-2024 was held on August 23, 2024 at the Telengtan Hall. The students were able to get to know each other, especially the freshmen for this term. Lots of fun and new experiences were shared among the students and the faculty members. The activity was organized by Dr. Pia Garcia, Ms. Jodi Ramos along with the whole Humanities Program Team and students.
BIGGKAS Program 2023: An Extension Program for the Reading Teachers of Pineda Elementary School
A 2-day training program for the reading teachers of the Pineda Elementary School (PES), entitled Developing Reading & Language Skills Among Grades 4 to 6 Learners, was successfully held at UA&P Dining Halls 1 & 2 last June 1 and 2, 2023.
The Brgy. Pineda, Pasig City is the adopted community of the UA&P: BIGGKAS Program. This program endeavors to develop the University’s adopted community through sustainable school-based interventions. In line with this, the teacher-training program is just one of the interventions notably accomplished by the UA&P: BIGGKAS in 2023. The said program was organized by the College of Arts and Sciences Humanities Program, in collaboration with the School of Education and Human Development.
The 2-day teacher-training’s sole guest speaker and trainer was a distinguished reading expert in the country, with numerous awards such as the Outstanding Teacher of the Philippines given by Metrobank Foundation in 1991, and Natatanging Guro of the University of the Philippines (UP) given by the UP College of Education in 2013. Currently, she is a faculty at Miriam College, she is Dr. Felicitas E. Pado.
Furthermore, the training was opened to the public as well, hence, there were a total of 12 active participants, 8 from the adopted school PES, 2 from the other schools and 2 from the University of Asia and the Pacific. They have received a certificate of participation as they completed the required number of hours for the training. As a token of appreciation, the Humanities Program Director, Dr. Sophia Marco, gave two copies of the book: Teaching Beginning Literacy authored by the guest speaker, Dr. Felicitas E. Pado, to the Pineda Elementary School (PES). The said books were also signed by the author on the day of the training culmination.
It was a meaningful experience for all of the participants as they were all pleased to listen and learn from an adept professional in the field of education. Indeed, they were all able to assimilate every bit of knowledge, skill and technique provided by the trainer. As they accomplished the provided intervention, we are looking forward that they will be able to effectively practice the inputs that they have learned to nurture and revamp the reading and language skills of the 21st century primary level learners.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HEALTH HUMANITIES
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
The Humanities program produces graduates who can:
a. Effectively gather data for interpretation and appraisal through looking, listening, and research, as grounded in the Humanistic disciplines of Literature and Language, Philosophy, History, and Art. This grounds the graduatesβ capacity to recognize diversity and unity of disciplines in pursuit of wisdom, the synthesis of love of God and knowledge, faith and reason, culture and life.
b. Complementarily use the methods of the Humanistic disciplines in Interpreting, Analyzing, and Appraising the human person, human society, and culture, fostering openness, appreciation, and sensitivity for what is human.
c. Innovate and develop new ideas that meet the demands of the ever-changing socio-cultural landscape through the appreciation of how the different Humanistic disciplines are distinct and complementary to each other. This grounds the graduates as persons who are conversant, adaptable, and drawn to contribute to the upliftment of the human condition in the pursuit of the truth.
Health Humanities is a multidisciplinary course that sets the preparation for professions in the fields of medicine and healthcare on a humanistic foundation. As the Humanities expose students to the wealth of human pursuits and achievements, this course provides an excellent venue for students to esteem the deep significance of what it means to be human. This valuable mindset and disposition is what current practice in healthcare deem indispensable. After all, the beneficiaries of all healthcare practitioners are humans, persons who possess dignity, values, and the right to human flourishing and fulfillment. The UA&P Health Humanities Program provides its students with a distinct integral education which develops in them a whole-person perspective which will be their cutting edge as future professionals in the field of healthcare that is moving toward patient-centered care.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Students who pursue a Health Humanities major or minor, along with required science courses outside the program, will be exceptionally well-prepared for admission to medical school or to other health science graduate programs. This program is also ideal for students who have an interest in law school, in earning a graduate degree in public health, or in pursuing an administrative career in the healthcare industry. Most of Health Humanities programs are in the UK notably in the University College London and University of Nottingham. The recognized founder of Health Humanities is Prof. Paul Crawford (https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/healthsciences/people/paul.crawford) and he is also very active in the International Health Humanities Network (http://www.healthhumanities.org/).
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
No other requirements for admission apart from the regular requirements
ACADEMIC LOAD
First Year | First Sem | 23 | units |
Second Sem | 26 | units | |
Second Year | First Sem | 21 | units |
Second Sem | 26 | units | |
Midyear Term | 6 | units | |
Third Year | First Sem | 22 | units |
Second Sem | 23 | units | |
Fourth Year | First Sem | 21 | units |
Second Sem | 6 | units |
STUDENT EVALUATION
Grading System for all ABHUM COURSES
Grade | Point | Description |
100-99 | 1.00 | Excellent |
98-96 | 1.25 | Superior |
95-93 | 1.50 | Very Good |
92-90 | 1.75 | Good |
89-87 | 2.00 | Satisfactory |
86-84 | 2.25 | Sufficient |
83-81 | 2.50 | Fair |
80-below | 2.75 | Competent |
77-75 | 3.00 | Pass |
74-below | 3.50 | Fail |
Courses Offered
- FIRST YEAR – FIRST SEMESTER
- HMA121 FILM
- SECOND YEAR – FIRST SEMESTER
- SCI118 GENERAL BIOLOGY
- SCI118 GENERAL BIOLOGY (Lab)
- SECOND YEAR – SECOND SEMESTER
- HML221 LITERARY GENRES
- HMH221 HISTORICAL RESEARCH
- HHS211 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
- SECOND YEAR – MIDYEAR
- HMA232 MUSIC
- HMA233 THEATRE
- THIRD YEAR – FIRST SEMESTER
- HML312 NOVEL
- HMA314 ART IN THE HUMANISTIC TRADITION 1
- HML314 LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM 1
- HMP311 HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY 1
- HMF311 LATIN 1
- HML313 POETRY
- SCI119 GENERAL CHEMISTRY
- SCI119 GENERAL CHEMISTRY (Lab)
- THIRD YEAR – SECOND SEMESTER
- HMP323 METAPHYSICS
- HMH323 PHILIPPINE HISTORIOGRAPHY
- HMA325 ART IN THE HUMANISTIC TRADITION 2
- HMP322 HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY 2
- HMF322 LATIN 2
- SCI121 COMPARATIVE ANATOMY
- SCI121L COMPARATIVE ANATOMY (LAB)
- SCI122 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
- FOURTH YEAR – FIRST SEMESTER
- HMP414 WORK AND SOCIETY
- HMA414 ART THEORY
- HML416 THEORY OF THEORIES AND THE HUMANISTIC ENTERPRISE
- HMP415 PHILOSOPHICAL DISCOURSE
- HMH416 SOURCES IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY
- SCI120 GENERAL PHYSICS
- SCI120 GENERAL PHYSICS (Lab)
- FOURTH YEAR – SECOND SEMESTER
- HMHH101 BODILINESS
- HMI421 HUM PRACTICUM
- HUMP11 SPECIAL QUESTIONS IN BIOETHICS
Course Descriptions
FILM HMA121
Moving pictures are now permanent and ubiquitous parts of life. Much of the information and values that students receive are transmitted through the cinematic art, whether in the big screen of the movie theater or the small screen of mobile devices. This present situation urgently demands that students learn how to properly respond to the things that they watch on screen by developing the skill of critical watching. The course on cinema aims to produce students who have the ability to explain how their response to a narrative moving picture is influenced by its content and form, and to make appraisals of cinematic works that are based on the qualities of the work in question. To this end, students are trained in analyzing, interpreting and evaluating moving pictures in various recording and delivery formats. This is founded on a thorough knowledge of the elements of cinematic art and the skill of establishing the complex interrelations of the elements, with the story content and the viewing subject.
GENERAL BIOLOGY (LECTURE) SCI118
This course covers the principles and concepts in the study of life processes at the cellular and molecular levels. Specifically, it discusses cell structure and function, energy transfer, reproduction, genetics, evolution, diversity of organisms, and ecology.
GENERAL BIOLOGY (LABORATORY) SCI118
This course is the laboratory component and corequisite of SCI118. SCI118L consists of experiments and demonstrations that will enhance student learning. It tackles the basic techniques, safety practices in the laboratory, and the importance of scientific method by allowing students to conduct an independent research project.
LITERARY GENRESHML221
This course mainly focuses on the different literary genres: poetry, drama, short story, and the novel, particularly how each came about, developed, and the many authors who popularized them. Representative works are taken up to illustrate each genreβs various inherent traits and their unique contributions to Literature.
HISTORICAL RESEARCH HMH221
This course is a general introduction to the discipline of History. The course serves as an introductory path for students seeking an in-depth immersion in the research methodologies, philosophies, perspectives, approaches, and issues encountered in the academic study of history. Given the availability of research materials and current familiarity, the course utilizes Philippine history as an area of discourse and enquiry for exercising the principles and discussions in the current scholarship. At the same time, the course serves as an immersion in professional scholarship in history.
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY HHS211
This is an introductory course on the scientific study of the mind and behavior. The course will tackle the following areas in the study of psychology: Research, Historical, Biological, Developmental Cognitive, and Socio-Emotional Foundations, and Personality. The course is designed to offer students a variety of learning experiences that aim to engage them in understanding human behavior.
MUSIC HMA232
This course is a humanistic reflection on the music – the artwork, its artist and performer, and its audience. Focus is on the aesthetic interest that is generated when we articulate ourselves (and to other listeners) features of the music we hear in sounds. In the process of analyzing the structure of concrete music pieces, we are led to an understanding of music as the work of a tradition.
THEATRE HMA233
The course introduces the student to the fundamental elements of a theatrical performance as found in Western and Philippine theatre traditions. The aim of the course is for the student to recognize theatre as a form of aesthetic expression as well as to distinguish the different arts that collaborate in a production. Analyses of dramatic literature, exposure to and analyses of local productions, as well as devising and staging theatrical pieces, provide the necessary practical framework for describing, interpreting and evaluating theatre as an art form.
NOVEL HML312
This course tackles the elements of the novel for the students to grasp the literary genreβs form. These novel elements are the following: character, setting, theme, and plot. Being aware of these elements should help the students internalize what a novel is, i.e., its distinguishing and similar characteristics to other kinds storytelling, and therefore facilitate their better appreciation and understanding of its insights. The study of these elements shall be pursued in the three (3) selected novels from different genres, e.g., social realism, fantasy/science fiction, and young adult. The novel genres are chosen based on their relevance in themes (history, theology, social commentary) and popularity in todayβs world.
ART IN HUMANISTIC TRADITION 1 HMA314
Art in Humanistic Tradition 1 is a study of art as an expression of insights into the Humanistic Traditions of the West as represented in artforms with a focus on but not limited to painting, sculpture and architecture from Prehistoric to the Renaissance period. At the core of this course is a discussion of masterpieces which articulate the aesthetic canons and the values they signify in their original humanistic contexts, i.e., according to stories and Humanistic traditions of learning of the West as couched in the myths of the Ancient World and Classical civilizations, Christian learning of the Medieval ages, and the Humanism of the Renaissance following the trajectory of Western Art History. The course is comprised of 4 modules as follows: 1) The Humanistic Tradition of the Ancient World: Myths, Art and Architecture of Prehistoric, Ancient Near East and Egyptian Periods 2) The Humanistic Tradition of the Classical World: Myths, Art and Architecture of Greek and Roman Periods 3) The Humanistic Tradition of the Medieval: Christian Learning and Art and Architecture of the Early Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic Periods 4) The Humanistic Tradition of the Renaissance: Humanism, Art and Architecture of the Renaissance Period.
LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM 1 HML314
This course looks into different ways of critiquing literatures produced through the ages and compares such according to various approaches that have come to the fore.
HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY 1 HMP311
The course presents a framework for understanding some of the major philosophical trends in the West from the pre-Socratic era to the Modern Period. Emphasis will be given to the historical significance and genesis of ideas, as well as the continuity and discontinuity in the history of development of philosophical thought. The focus will be on the Western understanding of the human being and the world, which underlies the manner man relates with realities within and beyond its boundaries. Thus, one gains a more critical understanding of the historical events that shaped the Western social and cultural milieu and vice-versa.
LATIN 1 HMF311
This course covers the beginning stages of learning Latin. It provides the basis for the student to develop reading and writing skills in Latin on his own. Of greater importance in the course is understanding the part that Latin played in the tradition of the humanities in Western Civilization. The course aims to contribute in a basic fashion for the student to be articulate in this tradition
POETRY HML313
This subject teaches students to read and interpret poetry. It assumes that a knowledge of grammar and vocabulary, which are fundamental to reading prose, are necessary but not sufficient for reading poetry. Reading poetry well requires a deliberate attention to language and a nimble imagination, skills which are only seldom required by prose. By developing in the student the reading required for a sophisticated enjoyment of poetry, this course plays a part in preparing the Humanities graduate for mastery of all texts no matter the genre.
GENERAL CHEMISTRY (LECTURE) SCI119
This course covers the fundamental chemical concepts and principles governing chemical structure of matter (atomic structure, chemical bonding), chemical reactions (classification, stoichiometry, energetics), solutions, chemical kinetics and equilibria, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and descriptive chemistry of metals, nonmetals, and metalloids. Students will learn how scientific knowledge is acquired, applied, and communicated, as they explore many of the key concepts central to the science of chemistry. The course will also provide insight into selected basic features of biochemistry. This will serve as a boost course for those aiming to major in health science, biology, and related courses.
GENERAL CHEMISTRY (LABORATORY) SCI119
This course is the laboratory component and corequisite of SCI119. SCI119L introduces the students to the fundamental laboratory techniques and skills, basic chemical laboratory safety practices, performance of experiments to demonstrate some lecture topics, and preparation of laboratory reports. Course activities such as problem-solving and laboratory experiments are designed to help develop analytical and critical thinking skills and ultimately demonstrate the ability to design and carry out scientific inquiries or experiments independently or with a group and effectively analyze, interpret data and communicate scientific results through effective writing and oral communication skills.
METAPHYSICS HMP323
This course, following the understanding of what metaphysics is from the time of Parmenides, Plato, Aristotle, and Thomas Aquinas up to the present, studies all of reality using the most radical perspective, that of being. It aims to examine and explain the ultimate structure of the universe and its first and fundamental cause. In other words, this course studies being as being or being as such in the light of the very ultimate cause and primary principles. Hence, the course is divided into two parts. First, it investigates the nature of being and the various categories of the dynamics of βesseβ or act of being: one, true, good, and beautiful. Second, it studies the cause of the act of being of all things β God, as Creator, the summit, first cause, and last end of being. The course also examines the persistent questions on the existence of God and the critical reasons that are foundational in addressing them. As a whole, the course offers a solid sapiential basis for shaping a coherent view of man, the world, and God.
PHILIPPINE HISTORIOGRAPHY HMH323
This course on Philippine historiography will look at the different ways of writing Philippine general history following different assumptions, perspectives, or theories by selected historians. For this course, the historiography of Gregorio Zaide, Teodoro Agoncillo, Renato Constantino, Zeus Salazar, Onofre D. Corpuz, and Jose Arcilla will be compared. Also, specific sub-disciplines in history will be studied through works written by Filipino and foreign authors: local history, oral history, history of the arts, social history, economic history, and history of Philippine institutions.
ART IN HUMANISTIC TRADITION 2 HMA325
A course on Arts in the Humanistic Tradition II introduces humankindβs cultural legacy through the arts, located along the intersections of ideas in literature and philosophy, as well as the social and historical transformations across ages that have shaped the world. Significant works across art forms by key artists in the canon serve as our primary objects of inquiry and were selected for their beauty and enduring value. Students in this course will examine key artworks from the Baroque Age until the contemporary period.
HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY 2 HMP322
This course studies the different philosophical movements of the 20th century up to the contemporary period, particularly focusing on existentialism, phenomenology, analytic philosophy, language philosophy, hermeneutics and post-modernism. This course takes note of prominent figures of each movement and discusses their main contributions to the development of thought.
LATIN 2 HMF322
There is perhaps no other language from the ancient world that can claim as much influence as Latin in todayβs languages and cultures. As the language of the Roman Empire and, later, of the Roman Catholic Church, Latin has helped to spread a culture that even to this day remains to βplay an important role in the continuing saga of Western civilizationβ (Spielvogel 114) and, indeed, with the advent of technology, to influence the rest of the world. Latin continues to influence education, literature, law (Perry 168), philosophy, religion, and science (Freidell 349).
This one-semester continuation of the introductory course to this so-called βlingua mundiβ (or βlanguage of the world,β for once it was spoken by the entire civilized Western world), builds up on the previous semesterβs βFirst Experience.β The interested students will continue where they left off in Latin 101 and learn the more advanced elements of the Latin language. They will continue to be exposed to a sampling of Latinβs rich literature, from classical times to the present. True to both the Universityβs liberal arts focus and its Christian ethos, this course will attempt β despite the very limited time allotted to it β to synthesize the best of what Latin has to offer.
COMPARATIVE ANATOMY (LECTURE) SCI121
This course examines the basic patterns, phylogenetic, and evolutionary relationships of vertebrate structures with a primary focus on structure-function relationships. Students are given an insight of how similar or dissimilar vertebrates are.
COMPARATIVE ANATOMY (LABORATORY) SCI121L
This course is the laboratory component and corequisite of SCI121. SCI121L tackles the functional and comparative morphology of the various classes of vertebrates. The study of major vertebrate organ systems is augmented with an opportunity to dissect selected animal specimens.
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY SCI122
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the function and regulation of the human body and physiological integration of the organ systems to maintain homeostasis. It covers the basic concepts of cells and tissues, the different organ systems (integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic / immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems), and how these organ systems function and interact with each other. The students will engage in the analysis and application of these concepts in some real-life situations as they obtain a basic understanding of physiological adaptations to special circumstances and certain disease mechanisms that influence the human body.
WORK AND SOCIETY HMP414
HMP 414 is a philosophical study of work in the light of its anthropological, sociological and ethical dimensions. This course seeks to highlight the relevance of work as a human activity, contributing thus to the development of the worker, co-workers, culture and society. The ethical dimensions treated here are focused on the individual worker’s personal development as worker regardless of specialization and therefore applicable to any given job a worker may have at any given time.”
ART THEORY HMA414
A course on Art Theory is an introduction to key ideas on art across the different forms. The readings selected for the course introduce theories on the Visual and Performing Arts. The course helps students take an analytical and critical stance as they compare the strengths and limitations of theories on Art. Illustrative rather than exhaustive, the selected readings introduce questions on the nature of art. The course also is designed to equip the students with enough competencies and wisdom to develop a standard of beauty based on intrinsic excellence and a view of art as a form of leisure that enables the human being to understand the self and others.
THEORY OF THEORIES AND THE HUMANISTIC ENTERPRISE HML416
The course studies the history of aesthetic criticism from the Enlightenment to contemporary times. By aesthetic criticism is meant criticism in the fine arts (architecture, painting, sculpture, music, dance, poetry, theater, film, and prose fiction). Various critical theories are likewise studied from the idea of the art object as object of contemplation during the eighteenth century to the political readings of art objects in the late twentieth century.
PHILOSOPHICAL DISCOURSE HMP415
This course studies the fundamental elements of philosophical schools of thought and worldviews, with the aim of understanding methods of inquiry that distinguish philosophy from the rest of the sciences.
SOURCES IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY HMH416
This course is a general introduction to sources for Philippine history. It familiarizes students with the nature and types of primary and secondary sources as building blocks of history as a discipline. Given the peculiar situation this school year, it focuses on digital sources which students learn how to search for and extract from digital repositories available online. They will analyze, evaluate and synthesize textual and non-textual material as historiographical sources not only to be able to read historical works critically but also to create new knowledge. In this research-driven course, students will have the opportunity to work individually and collaborate with each other on small projects that they will also present in class and communicate to a wider public. Underlying this historiographical activity is the search for historical truth on which students will be encouraged to reflect.
GENERAL PHYSICS (LECTURE) SCI120
This algebra-based introductory course includes a review of mathematical concepts and vectors, and covers topics such as kinematics, forces and Newtonβs Laws, circular motion, energy, impulse and momentum, waves, temperature and heat, electricity, magnetism and light.
GENERAL PHYSICS (LABORATORY)SCI120L
This course is the laboratory component and corequisite of SCI120. SCI120L includes basic laboratory safety, performance of experiments to clarify or demonstrate certain fundamental concepts and principles in the lecture, and preparation of laboratory reports.
BODILINESS HMHH101
This course studies the body by affirming the truth about the human person as a unified whole β a composite of body and soul. This course also pays particular attention to the body as a lived body, focusing on its intentionality, plasticity, meaning and purpose. This course also talks about the dignity of the body and the issues which surround it.
SPECIAL QUESTIONS IN BIOETHICS HUMP11
This course consists in lectures/seminars that bring to philosophical discussion some critical ethical questions of the day, including bioethical issues, valuable in advancing moral sensibility.
HUM PRACTICUM HMI421
The Humanities Practicum is a venue for students to apply what they have learned in their classes, by immersing themselves in work environments related to the Humanities. By the term, students should be able to apply the lessons from class to current developments in their chosen place of internship.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
No other requirements for GRADUATION apart from the regular requirements
Humanities Alumni Featured in Universitas
Two Alumni HUMies were featured in University of Asia and the Pacific’s Universitas website.
In the article entitled “Exploring the Promising Field of Art Conservation”, Alumni and Department of Arts Faculty Nina Ynion talked about how she fell in love with Art Conservation, how her experiences in Florence, Italy changed her life forever and what is in store for her in the future.
Meanwhile, Humanities Alumni and Program Director Dr. Joem Antonio talked about his newest children’s book, “Narding Carpio and the Monstrous Wall” in the article with the same title. The book is all about a legend Philippine Mythological figure whose story is fit for children of all ages.
Read the whole article in https://universitas.uap.asia