Academic Departments
- Department of Anthropology
The Department of Anthropology offers undergraduate and graduate courses in the five fields of anthropology: cultural and social anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology and anthropological theory. The courses are designed to help students understand human biological and cultural diversity and the forces that shape cultural evolution and social change.
- Department of Geography
Mabuhay! Welcome to the UP Diliman Department of Geography!
Geography focuses on the study of the Earth as the home of humans. As a holistic discipline, it examines human-environment interactions, spatial processes, and development of places and localities. It studies the physical and human processes of the Earth and investigates how these produce different landscapes. It uses geographic techniques such as spatial analysis, cartography, geographic information science (GIScience), remote sensing, and statistical methods to explore and comprehend the complexities of natural and cultural systems and how they relate to each other. Such understandings could bring about a better grasp of the factors that lead to the transformations of everyday spaces at different scales – local, regional, global.
As the only Geography department in the Philippines, we hope to bring Geography to where it should be - at the center of decision-making in our country. We take an active role in propagating Geography in order to raise awareness on how daily lives are influenced by human-environment interactions and empower localities in facing the challenges of an increasingly globalizing world.
- Department of History
- Department of Linguistics
The Department of Linguistics of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy in U.P. Diliman was established on August 28, 1922. Its first name was Department of Philippine Linguistics. It was renamed Department of Oriental Languages in 1924, Department of Oriental Languages and Linguistics in 1963, Department of Linguistics and Asian Languages in 1973, and finally Department of Linguistics in 1983. The primary aim of the department since its founding has been the scientific study, preservation and promotion of the Philippine languages through teaching, field research and publication.
- Department of Philosophy
The Philosophy Department offers a BA Philosophy program, MA Philosophy program and PhD in Philosophy . In addition to these programs, the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila College of Medicine and the UP Diliman Department of Philosophy jointly offer a Diploma in Bioethics Program (since school year 2004-2005) and a Master of Science in Bioethics (since school year 2006-2007). For details, visit the Bioethics Training Project website, or download the program brochure.
- Department of Political Science
The Department of Political Science was established as a unit of the College of Liberal Arts in 1915. The first head of the unit, then called "chief of the Department," was George A. Malcolm. He headed the Department while he was concurrently Dean of the College of Law from 1915-1920. His successor as Chief of the Department was Maximo M. Kalaw, the first Filipino head of the Department. Kalaw headed the Department from 1920-1934. The Department greatly influenced the development of the discipline in the country. Malcolm's Government of the Philippine Islands and his collaborative work with Kalaw, Philippine Government, firmly established the legalistic and institutional approaches of the discipline in our country. These dominant approaches had been strongly challenged in the Department in the 1960s, and has been replaced with orientations in political sociology and political economy. These have become the dominant perspectives in the Department. The Department has continued to influence the discipline in our country in spite of institutional reorganizations of the College of Liberal Arts. In the 1950s, the College was reorganized into a College of Arts and Sciences, which was divided into three Colleges in 1983 - College of Arts and Letters, College of Science, and College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. The Department of Political Science is now one of the seven departments in the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy.
- Department of Psychology
In consideration of the context of the department's history and the events of the past few years that had changed the profile and character of its membership, the Department has formulated the following mission statement: The UPDP aims to contribute to the science of human behavior and to apply the science to improve the quality of life. As such, it takes the lead in the development of Psychology as a basic and applied science in the Philippines and in the ASEAN, mindful of its role in the national development efforts. The following strategies were further outlined to enable the department to achieve these missions: To provide instructional, research, and extension services through: "State-of-the-art" instruction in degree, non-degree, and short-term programs designed for a variety of audiences; Innovative research agenda and methodology in the basic and applied areas; and Quality extension services. To establish linkages with units in the U.P. System and with other universities, government agencies and entities, NGOs, communities, business groups etc. in order to: Create synergies and avoid unnecessary duplication of efforts; Keep the department continually informed of what is happening in the larger environment so that it can keep abreast with the issues involving the discipline. To actively disseminate research findings, developments on theory and experiences in extension work to a broad but differentiated target audience. To pursue non-traditional sources of support. To explore ways of organizing its membership so that it can pursue the department's mission with flexibility, efficacy, and efficiency. To clarify the underlying principles that will be guiding future departmental decisions and actions, the following values were also identified as being central to one's identity as a member of the department. Service orientation-beyond the self to serve and share Commitment to Psychology as a discipline Commitment to professional and personal excellence Awareness of current developments, issues and concerns Openness to new ideas; intellectual curiosity Resourcefulness, creativity, persistence Forward-looking
- Department of Sociology
The UP Department of Sociology has been providing quality education, research, and community/extension services through its various programs for almost one hundred years. It was first founded as the Department of Anthropology and Sociology in 1908 and later restructured as the Department of Sociology and Social Welfare in the 1950s. On 9 November 1962, the Department was established as a distinct unit of the University and came to be known as the UP Department of Sociology.
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