University of Santo Tomas Graduate School

Infobox_University
name = UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
Graduate School


established = 1611 (University)
1938 (Graduate School)
type = Private graduate school, Roman Catholic
dean = Prof. Lilian J. Sison, PhD
head_label = Regent
head = Rev. Fr. Jose Antonio Aureada, OP, S.Th.D.
location = UST Benavidez Building (beside UST High School), UST Campus, España St., Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines
website= [http://www.ust.edu.ph/ www.ust.edu.ph] |

The University of Santo Tomas Graduate School is the graduate school of the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest and largest university in the city of Manila, Philippines.

History

In 1938, the UST Graduate School was established to administer and coordinate all the graduate programs in the University. Academic programs have grown from a handful of academic offerings to around ninety (90) graduate degree programs, spanning a cross-section of disciplines.Official prospectus, University of Santo Tomas Graduate School, 2007.]

Academic recognition

The UST Graduate School is recognized by the Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines as a Center of Excellence in several fields of the arts and humanities, allied health sciences, natural sciences, and engineering. [ [http://www.ust.edu.ph/sitelinks/insideust/departments/acaddepts_detail.asp?id=16GRAD Graduate School] [http://www.ust.edu.ph/ UST.edu.ph] . Accessed August 6, 2006] Its programs in business, public management, and education were also recognized by the Commission on Higher Education's Fund for Assistance to Private Education (FAPE) in its periodic and systemic Evaluation of Graduate Education Programs (EGEP).Official prospectus, University of Santo Tomas Graduate School, 2007.]

Academic programs

The Graduate School offers masteral and doctoral degrees in the following fields:Official prospectus, University of Santo Tomas Graduate School, 2007.]

*Arts and Humanities
**Master of Arts in Music
**Master of Science major in Advertising
**Master of Arts in Communication
**Master of Science in Architecture
**Master in Cultural Heritage Studies (non-thesis)

*Business management
**Doctor of Philosophy major in Commerce
**Doctor of Philosophy major in Human Resource Management
**Master of Business Administration
**Master of Science in Commerce, major in Accounting
**Master of Science in Commerce, major in Banking and Finance
**Master of Science in Commerce, major in Marketing and Management
**Master of Science in Human Resource Management
**Master of Science in Management Engineering

*Education and psychology
**Doctor of Philosophy major in Development Studies
**Doctor of Philosophy in Education (straight program)
**Doctor of Philosophy in Education, major in Educational Management
**Doctor of Philosophy major in Guidance and Counseling
**Doctor of Philosophy major in Psychology, with specialization in Clinical Psychology
**Doctor of Philosophy major in Psychology, with specialization in Educational Psychology
**Doctor of Philosophy major in Psychology, with specialization in Industrial Psychology
**Master of Arts major in Development Studies
**Master of Arts in Education (straight program)
**Master of Arts in Education, major in Educational Management
**Master of Arts major in Guidance and Counseling
**Master of Arts major in Library Science
**Master of Arts major in Psychology

*Languages and communication
**Doctor of Philosophy major in English
**Doctor of Philosophy major in Literature
**Master of Arts major in Creative Writing
**Master of Arts major in English
**Master of Arts major in Literature

*Law and public administration
**Doctor of Civil Law
**Doctor of Philosophy major in Public Administration
**Master of Laws
**Master of Arts major in Public Administration
**Master in Public Administration (non-thesis)

*Medical and health sciences
**Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacy
**Master of Arts major in Hospital Administration
**Master of Arts in Nursing
**Master of Science major in Clinical Audiology (offered in the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
**Master of Science major in Medical Physics
**Master of Science in Medical Technology
**Master of Science in Pharmacy
**Master of Science in Physical Therapy (in collaboration with the University of South Australia)
**Master in Health Professions Education (non-thesis)

*Natural and applied sciences
**Doctor of Philosophy major in Biological Sciences
**Doctor of Philosophy major in Chemistry
**Master of Science major in Biological Sciences
**Master of Science major in Biology Education
**Master of Science major in Chemistry
**Master of Science major in Chemistry Education
**Master of Science major in Microbiology
**Master of Engineering (non-thesis)

*Religious studies
**Doctor of Philosophy in Theology
**Master of Arts major in Higher Religious Studies
**Master of Arts major in Oriental Religions and Cultures
**Master of Arts in Theology
**Master of Arts in Theology major in Social/Pastoral Communications
**Master in Bioethics (non-thesis)

*Social sciences
**Doctor of Philosophy major in Economics
**Doctor of Philosophy major in History
**Doctor of Philosophy major in Philosophy
**Doctor of Philosophy major in Political Science
**Master of Arts major in Economics
**Master of Arts major in History
**Master of Arts major in Philosophy
**Master of Arts major in Political Science
**Master in History (non-thesis)

Prominent alumni

The Graduate School has produced the following alumni:Alumni list, University of Santo Tomas Graduate School, 2007.]

Government

*Diosdado Macapagal - former President of the Philippines
*Arturo Tolentino - former Vice President of the Philippines
*Renato Corona - Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court
*Jose Feria - former Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court
*Edgardo L. Paras - former Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court
*Bennie Adefuin-Paras - former Associate Justice of the Philippine Court of Appeals
*Perlita Tria-Tirona - former Associate Justice of the Philippine Court of Appeals
*Amado L. Dimayuga - member, Judicial and Bar Council; former Dean, UST Faculty of Civil Law

Academe and professional practice

*Rolando V. De La Rosa, O.P. - former Chairman, Commission on Higher Education; current Rector (95th), University of Santo Tomas
*Manuel Punzal - former Commissioner, Commission on Higher Education; former President, FEATI University
*Tamerlane Lana, O.P. - former Rector, University of Santo Tomas; former Rector, Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Calamba
*Josefina S. Sumaya - President, Trinity University of Asia (formerly Trinity College of Quezon City)
*Margarita Cojuangco (Ting-ting Cojuangco) - President, Philippine Public Safety College; former Tarlac Governor; mother of actress Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski
*Emmanuel Y. Angeles - Chancellor, Angeles University Foundation; High Commissioner, International Association of University Presidents; Ph.D. in Educational Management, Harvard University
*Luz Emmanuel Soriano - President, Philippine Council for Peace and Global Education; Commissioner, EDSA People Power Commission; Commissioner, UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines; former President, Assumption College (Philippines); former Chairperson of the Board, Gregorio Araneta University Foundation
*Armando De Jesus - Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, University of Santo Tomas; former Dean, UST Faculty of Arts and Letters; former Director, UST Social Research Center
*Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo - Vice President for Public Affairs, University of the Philippines; former Dean, UP College of Arts and Letters; former Executive Director, UP Institute of Creative Writing; former Director, UP Press
*Rustica Carpio - former Chairman, President's Committee on Culture and the Arts, Far Eastern University; Founder, Mass Communication Program, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila; UMPIL (Union of Writers in the Philippines) Awardee
*Belen Tangco - Dean, UST Faculty of Arts and Letters
*Yolanda David-Reyes - 14th President, United Architects of the Philippines; Chairman, Architects Regional Council of Asia; former Dean, UST College of Architecture and Fine Arts
*Magdalena Alonso-Villaba - Dean Emeritus and former Dean, UST Graduate School; Dean Emeritus and former Dean, UST Faculty of Arts and Letters
*Peter P. Ng, BSMT, MPH, MHA, GSC, MNSA, M.D., FPAFP, LL.B., Ph.D.- Medical doctor-Lawyer-Scientist. Medicolegal Practice. Author of books - Forensic Science, Clinical and Legal Bases of Psycological Incapacity, Medical Laws and Jurisprudence, Health Laws of the Philippines, and Legal Research, all printed by Central Lawbooks Incorporated
*Ophelia Alcantara-Dimalanta - Executive Director, UST Center for Creative Writing and Studies; former Dean, UST Faculty of Arts and Letters
*Merlinda Bobis - Professor, Creative Writing Program, University of Wollongong in Australia; Winner: Australian Writers’ Guild Award, Ian Reed Radio Drama Prize, International Prix Italia, Steele Rudd Award for the Best Published Collection of Australian Short Stories, Judges’ Choice Award at the Bumbershoot Bookfair in the Seattle Arts Festival, UMPIL (Union of Writers in the Philippines) Awardee
*Florentino Hornedo - Professor, Philosophy and Literature, UST Graduate School and UST Faculty of Arts and Letters; UMPIL Awardee, Carlos Palanca Awardee for Literature; National Catholic Authors Awardee
*Emerita Quito - former Chairperson, Philosophy Department, De La Salle University-Manila
*Geraldine Tria - Program Coordinator for Graduate Studies and former Chairperson of the Psychology Department, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
*Alfredo P. Co - Post-doctoral Fellow, Sorbonne University of Paris

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