Development Studies Program

This innovative program provides a healthy balance of socio-economic theories, policy analysis, and management tools. It is an excellent preparation for those who envision careers in government, NGOs, international organizations, social organizations, the academe and research institutes, and law.

Our Vision:
The Development Studies Program seeks to form competent development professionals who are able to analyze changing social conditions and effectively contribute to the continuing effort to improve Philippine society.

Our Mission:
The Development Studies Program shall provide an interdisciplinary program of studies for undergraduate students that is ever responsive to the changing human resource requirements for Philippine development.

A.B. Development Studies

The Development Studies Program offers an inter-disciplinary theoretical and practical training for students who wish to pursue careers in social development and related professions. Using insights from economics, political science, sociology, and anthropology, the program exposes students to various theories of development, different approaches and strategies for social transformation, as well as many tools and skills required for development work, among them: research and planning, community organizing, project implementation, program evaluation, and policy analysis. It also provides students with opportunities to encounter from direct field experiences the problems of community and national development, thus instilling in them a broader and deeper understanding of the dynamics of socioeconomic and politic change in the global setting.

Minor in Development Management

The Development Studies Program is also offering a Minor in Development Management. This program involves the application of management principles and practices to the context of social development. This minor is being offered in response to the increasing need for good managers working with social development institutions; managers who do not only have a mastery of development concepts but also management skills that will make them effective change agents. This minor is open to all undergraduate students of the Loyola Schools.

The required courses for Minor in Development Management are as follows:

1. DS 130: Development Management
2. DS 132: Project Management
3. Three Development Management electives

 

About the program

Faculty

Fulltime Faculty

De la Cruz, Leland Joseph R.
Tolosa, Benjamin T., Jr.
Venida, Victor S.

Part-time Faculty

Alikpala, John V.
Almazan, Ma Luz M.
Almazan, Rainier V.
Batistiana, Brenda S
Chaves, Carmeli C.
Estuar. Jose Atanacio L.
Lopez, Gabriel Ma J.
Luna, Carmina O.
Manuel, Marlon J.
Peñaflor, Philip Emmanuel C.
Reyes, Ma. Christine F.
Silva, Joseph Vincent A.
Villanueva, Rolando O.

For inquiries, please e-mail Mr. Leland de la Cruz, Program Director, at ldelacruz@ateneo.edu or ds@admu.edu.ph or call 426-6001 locals 5218-5219.

About the program