The Ateneo de Manila School of Humanities is one of the four Loyola Schools

Loyola Schools

The Loyola Schools is the higher education unit of the Ateneo de Manila University that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the Arts and Sciences. It operates under the statutes of the Ateneo de Manila University...

 of the Ateneo de Manila University

Ateneo de Manila University

The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...

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History

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|Dr. Leovino Ma. García 2000-2007
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|Dr. Benilda Santos 2007-2008
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|Dr. Ma. Luz Vilches 2008-present
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In 2000, the School of Arts and Sciences of the university, which comprises the College and the Graduate School, restructured into the four Loyola Schools of Humanities, Management, Science and Engineering, and Social Sciences. The School of Humanities offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the humanities. The first dean of the school was Dr. Leovino Ma. García of the Department of Philosophy, who also served as the first lay dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Benilda S. Santos, a professor of Filipino

Filipino language

This move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...

 led the school as the acting dean, followed by Dr. Ma. Luz C. Vilches, an associate professor of English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

, the incumbent dean of the school.

Academic Departments and Programs

English

• Bachelor of Arts in Literature (AB Lit-Eng)
• Minor in Literature (English)
• Master of Arts in Literary/Cultural Studies (MA LCS)
• Master of Arts in English Language and Literature Teaching (MA ELLT)
• Doctor of Philosophy in English Language and Literature (PhD ELL)

Filipino

• Master of Arts in Filipino Language and Literature
• Minor in Filipino Literature
• Master of Arts in Literature (MA Lit-Fil)

Interdisciplinary Studies

• Bachelor of Arts Major in Interdisciplinary Studies (AB IS)
• Bachelor of Arts Major in Humanities (AB Hum)
• Minor in Music Literature

Philosophy

• Bachelor of Arts Major in Philosophy (AB Philosophy)
• Bachelor of Arts Major in Pre-Divinity (AB Philosophy: Pre-divinity Track)
• Master of Arts in Philosophy
• Master of Arts in Teaching Philosophy
• Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy

Fine Arts Program

• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Management
• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Information Design
• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Arts