Colleges of the University of Santo Tomas
The University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines has 21 colleges and 2 secondary school departments. The faculties, colleges, and sometimes, the institutes are degree granting academic units. The Faculty of Civil Law, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, and the Graduate School offer masters and doctorate programs. The Faculty of Sacred Theology, Faculty of Philosophy and Faculty of Canon Law, offer bachelor, masters, and doctorate programs. The rest of the faculties, colleges, and institute offer only undergraduate programs.
Each of the independent units is headed by a dean and supervised by a Dominican regent.
Founded in 2014, the Institute of Information and Computing Sciences is the newest college in the University.
Faculties, colleges, institutes, and schools
Colleges that were founded with the University in 1611 up until the beginning of the twentieth century uses the title of "Faculty". This is an accordance with statutes of the medieval University of Salamanca and the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico which used "faculty" for their constituent colleges. The Faculty of Sacred Theology, Faculty of Philosophy, and the Faculty of Canon Law, which are housed in the Faculties of Ecclesiastical Studies, are considered to be the oldest faculties in the university. The Faculty of Civil Law, founded in 1734, is usually dubbed as the "oldest lay faculty", while the Faculty of Engineering, founded in 1907, is regarded as the "youngest faculty". The term faculty is only historical and does not signify dominance over the "newer" colleges. UST is the only university in the Philippines that uses faculty.
"College" is used by independent degree-granting units that were founded since the American period in the 1920s until the present time. The College of Education, founded in 1926, is often called to be the "oldest college".
A department under a certain college, which is being developed to become an independent entity, is usually given the title "Institute". In 1974, the Institute of Physical Therapy was founded and was supervised by the College of Science and the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. The Institute was granted a full autonomy in 1993 and was elevated to the college rank in 2001.[1] In 2006, the Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management was founded from the College of Education. It was later on elevated to the rank of college in 2008.[1][2] Though referred to as an "Institute", the Institute of Religion does not confer undergraduate or graduate programs. It is a department that supervises the theology classes in the lay colleges.
"School" was earlier used by the School of Civil Engineering, School of Architecture of Fine Arts, School of Commerce, School of Nursing, and the defunct Normal School. Only the Graduate School uses the style today.
List of colleges
Former colleges
College | Founded | Notes | Reference |
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Liberal Arts, Faculty of | 1611 | [3] | |
Morals, Sacred Scripture & Liturgy, Faculty of | 1825 | [3] | |
Drawing and Painting, School of | 1865 | [3] | |
Notaries, College of | 1875 | [3][18] | |
Matrons, School of; or Midwifery, School of | 1879 | [3][19] | |
Ministering Surgeons, School of | 1880 | [3] | |
Pharmacy for the Practitioner, School of | 1880 | [3] | |
Sciences, Faculty of | 1896 | [3][6] | |
Dentistry, College of | 1904 | [20] | |
Liberal Arts, College of | 1926 | The college was reorganised to become two separate colleges of the Faculty of Arts and Letters and College of Science in 1964. | [7] |
Normal School | 1940 | Merged with the College of Education in 1971. | [18] |
Nutrition, Institute of | 1970 | Formed as an independent body from the College of Education. It eventually closed in the 1980s. | [18] |
Technological Courses, Institute of | 1972 |
Elementary and secondary Education
Name | Founded | Notes | Reference |
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UST High School | 1928 | [18][21] | |
Education High School | 1950 | [21] | |
Elementary School (defunct) | 1941 | The last batch of grade 6 students graduated in March 2011. | [18] |
Renamed and separated colleges
The College of Commerce and Business Administration had several name changes. It was first called as the School of Commerce in 1933. Later on, it developed to become the College of Commerce in 1934, College of Commerce and Accountancy in 1988, and eventually to its present name. The Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management became the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management in 2008.[2]
The Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and the Faculty of Pharmacy were both founded in 1871 as the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy only to become two different faculties in a later time. The College of Fine Arts separated from the College of Architecture and Fine Arts to become an independent college in 2000. The Institute of Physical Therapy became the College of Rehabilitation Sciences in 2001. The Alfredo M. Velayo College of Accountancy became an independent college from the College of Commerce and Accountancy in 2004.[11]
In 1896, the Faculty of Philosophy of Letters was founded. It became the Faculty of Arts and Letters when part of the programs of the College of Liberal Arts where merged with it. Some courses of the College of Liberal Arts leading to bachelor of science degrees where reorganised to become the College of Science.[7] It is interesting to note that the College of Science retained the college color and seal of the College of Liberal Arts.
College insignias
The coat of arms of the older faculties and colleges of the university were designed by Cenon M. Rivera, former director of the Fine Arts department of UST.[22][23] Each college also has a patron saint that was chosen based on the field or profession of the college. The selection is administered by the council of regents of the university.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 7 fast facts about Fr. Lana's rectorship. The Varsitarian. Vol. LXXVII, No. 1 • June 25, 2005
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Tourism elevated to college. The Varsitarian. Vol. LXXX, No. 10 • April 15, 2009
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Bazaco, Evergisto (1953). History of Education in the Philippines. University of Santo Tomas Press, Manila. p. 95. ISBN 978-971-506-439-2.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Lim-Pe, Josefina (1973). The University of Santo Tomas in the Twentieth Century. University of Santo Tomas Press, Manila.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 2011 Countdown UST.edu.ph Accessed November 9, 2008
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Torres (2000), p 20.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Philets: The Glory that was and still is The Varsitarian. Vol. LXXVIII, No. 8 • January 30, 2007
- ↑ University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Engineering: "Thomasian Engineer Journal", pp 4-8. Thomasian Engineer Media, 2007
- ↑ Important dates in the College of Architecture, retrieved 28 February 2010
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 UST Archi: Mighty at 80 by Norma I. Alarcon, The Philippine Star Young Star. August 08, 2010
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 UST Fine Arts program marks 70th year. The Varsitarian. Vol. LXXVII, No. 7 • November 24, 2005
- ↑ UST College of Commerce UST.edu.ph. Accessed November 26, 2008
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Brief history of Commerce and Business Administration
- ↑ UST College of Rehabilitation Science UST.edu.ph. Accessed November 26, 2008
- ↑ UST Alfredo M. Velayo College of Accountacy UST.edu.ph. Accessed November 26, 2008
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 March 2009: The Academia Official International Bulletin of the University of Santo Tomas p 52.
- ↑ IT, Computer Science set to separate from Engineering The Varsitarian Accessed August 28, 2014
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Lim-Pe (1973), pp 91-112
- ↑ Torres (2000), p 140.
- ↑ Sanchez, Juan y Garcia (1929). Historical documentary synopsis of the University of Santo Tomas of Manila : from its foundation to our day; translated by James H.Bass. University of Santo Tomas Press, Manila.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 De Ramos, N.V., 2000. I Walked with Twelve UST Rectors.
- ↑ Hari ng sagisag ng UST The Varsitarian. Vol. LXXV, No. 8 • January 15, 2004
- ↑ Cenon Rivera. hagonoyartgroup.multiply.com. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.7 24.8 24.9 24.10 24.11 2007 Solemn Investiture Program of the UST Faculty of Pharmacy
- ↑ FMS celebrates "MEDisIN" Week 2010. The UST Medical Gazette. Vol. 53, No. 3 • July–September 2011
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.7 UST Uniforms: Through the years The Varsitarian. Vol. LXXVIII, No. 1 • June 23, 2006
- ↑ Patron Saints of Education Topics Saints.SQPN.com Accessed May 25, 2011
- ↑ Patron Saints of Education Topics Saints.SQPN.com Accessed May 25, 2011
- ↑ Graduate Schoo Student's Handbook graduateschool.ust.edu.ph Retrieved May 27, 2011
- ↑ Conservatory of Music celebrates College Week UST.edu.ph Accessed May 25, 2011
- ↑ College of Nursing - Patron web.archive.org Accessed May 25, 2011
- ↑ UST High School: The Seal. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ↑ UST Education High School Seal. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
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