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Department of Psychology
Overview
Degree Program
Contact Information
Overview
Degree Program
Bachelor of Science in Psychology (4 years)
Contact Information
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Department of Psychology
3/F, Main Building
University of Santo Tomas
España Boulevard, Sampaloc,
Manila 1015, Philippines - +63-2-3406-1611 local 8325
- psychology.sci@ust.edu.ph
- @ustpsychology
Vision, Mission & Objectives
Recognitions
Updates
Vision, Mission & Objectives
Vision
The Department of Psychology envisions itself as an internationally recognized Center of Excellence in psychology education by incorporating competence, commitment, and compassion in teaching, research, community outreach programs, and the practice of psychology profession.
Mission
The Department of Psychology of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, the Catholic University of the Philippines, is an academic community dedicated to producing high-caliber psychometricians with unwavering commitment to excellence and who are imbued with a strong sense of moral and ethical precepts in the practice of the psychology profession, in response to national and global concerns.
Objectives
- To develop an excellent psychology education with competent faculty and staff, state-of-the-art facilities, and relevant curricula in response with national and global concerns
- To promote active research involvement among faculty members and students
- To imbue among faculty members and students a strong sense of moral and ethical precepts in the practice of the psychology profession
- To provide students in other disciplines an understanding of human behavior
Recognitions
Certified
Center of Excellence
Level IV Accreditation
Updates
Science programs receive fresh 5-year reaccreditation from PACUCOA
The six undergraduate degree programs of the College of Science...
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Student Organization
Research Agenda
To ensure continuity and harmonization in the research undertakings for psychology in the University, the current research agenda of the Department are congruent with the agenda of the College of Science and the Psychology Research Interest Group of the Research Center for Social Sciences and Education.
Faculty members and students of the Department continue to do independent and/or collaborative scholarly research work within the areas of clinical, counseling, industrial/organizational, and educational psychology. These areas of psychology were chosen based on the current specialization of the faculty and the practice of psychology in the Philippines.
Student Organization
Administrator and Faculty Members
Administrator and Faculty Members
Asst. Prof. Karen Katrina V. Trinidad, PhD
Chair
Ms. Neriza P. Adorna, MA, RGC
Master of Arts, major in Guidance and Counseling
Mr. Jonathan B. Aganan, MS, MBA
Master of Science in Psychology, major in Developmental Psychology
Master in Business Administration
Prof. Ma. Claudette A. Agnes, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy, major in Psychology
Ms. Lovely Ana V. Aguas, MP
Master in Psychology
Asst. Prof. Arni M. Agustin, MBA
Master of Business Administration
Prof. Romulo A. Aromin, MD
Doctor of Medicine
Asst. Prof. Carlos N. Buan, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics Education
Mr. Michael Edward P. Buenaflor, MA
Master of Arts, major in Clinical Psychology
Asst. Prof. Rodel P. Canlas, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy, major in Clinical Psychology
Mr. Henmar C. Cardiño, MP
Master in Psychology
Ms. Shiela Grace M. Casis, MS
Master of Science in Psychology major in Human Development
Mr. Romelito Manuel D.S. Clorina, MA
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology
Mr. Jade Ibhar V. Cuambot, MS
Master of Science in Psychology, major in Clinical Psychology
Ms. Rachel Angelique Louella I. Cucio, MA, MBA
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology
Master of Business Administration
Mr. Rudy M. Danganan, Jr., MA
Master of Arts in Social Psychology
Ms. Kiana B. De Castro, MA
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology
Asst. Prof. Eric L. Dimar, MA
Master of Arts in Education, major in Guidance and Counseling
Mr. Lloyd Toni F. Enriquez, MS
Master of Science in Psychology Major in Clinical Psychology
Ms. Eizaleen B. Fusingan, MA
Master of Arts in Psychology
Ms. Edith G. Habig, MP
Master in Psychology
Ms. Jeau Raizza S. Go, MA
Master of Arts in Psychology
Asst. Prof. Edilberto S. Gonzaga, MD
Doctor of Medicine
Ms. Kathryn P. Hipolito, MA
Master of Arts, major in Clinical Psychology
Mr. Alvin L. Jacob, III, MA
Master in Psychology
Sr. Angelina M. Julom, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy, major in Psychology
Asst. Prof. Marian M. Lagundino, MA
Master of Arts in Psychology
Mr. Alvin Joseph D. Mapoy, MS
Master of Science in Psychology
Asst. Prof. Claudia S. Mendoza, MA
Master of Arts in Psychology
Assoc. Prof. Ma. Criselda T. Pacquing, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, major in Industrial Psychology
Mr. John Micko A. Pazcoguin, MA
Master of Arts, major in Clinical Psychology
Ms. Criselle Angeline C. Peñamante, MD, MA
Doctor of Medicine
Master of Arts in Psychology
Asst. Prof. Cecille Ann C. Pilapil, MS, MA
Master of Science in Psychology, major in Industrial / Organizational Psychology
Assoc. Prof. Portia Lynn Q. See, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy, major in Psychology
Prof. Marc Eric S. Reyes, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy, major in Psychology
Ms. Gabrielle M. Rodriguez, MS, RPsy, RPm
Master of Science in Psychology, major in Clinical Psychology
Ms. Angeli Charmaine C. Tan, MA
Master of Arts in Psychology
Asst. Prof. Karen Katrina V. Trinidad, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy, major in Industrial Psychology
Assoc. Prof. Joy R. Tungol, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy, major in Psychology
History
History
The history of Psychology in the University of Santo Tomas started in 1645. It was then a part of the curriculum of Philosophy. In 1926, a Department of Psychology was formed for the first time under the College of Education offering Elementary Psychology. In 1932, Clinical Psychology was offered in the third year medicine proper in the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. When Fr. Angel de Blas completed his Ph.D. at the University of Santo Tomas in 1934, he introduced new methods and devices in the fields of Zoology, Physics, and most especially in the field of Psychology. In fact, he established in 1938 the first laboratory in Experimental Psychology in the Philippines with his colleagues. The laboratory instruments used then were audiometer, anaesthesiometer, pain-pressure balance and other devices. The Experimental Psychology laboratory in UST was considered as the only one of its kind in Far East Asia at that time.
Subsequently, in 1948, the College of Liberal Arts, which is now known as the College of Science, offered B.S. Major in Psychology. This course was offered for the first time in UST. The University of Santo Tomas was regarded as the first school in the Philippines to offer B.S. Major in Psychology with Fr. Angel de Blas, O.P. as the first Chairman of the Department of Psychology. From then on, Psychology as a science has undergone tremendous growth and success.
In October 1994, the degree program was renamed as Bachelor of Science in Psychology. In 2011, the program received the highest accreditation–Level IV–from the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA). The Department of Psychology was declared Center of Development in 2012 and Center of Excellence in 2016 by the Commission on Higher Education. The Professional Regulation Commission recognized the Department of Psychology as the only Top Performing School in the 2014 Psychometrician Licensure examinations, which UST graduates have performed well in since 2014. It is also a university-wide service department for various psychology-related general education courses.
Added to this list of accolades is the program’s first international stamp of approval: the ASEAN University Network Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) certification, which was received in 2017.