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The Undergraduate Programs:  Psychology/Guidance & Counseling / Management Psychology &
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Mission

 

The Psychology and Counseling Department commits to the preparation of future psychologists and counselors, who are well-rounded professionals, steeped in the theories of psychology and counseling and the skills to translate them to actual practice in the service to humankind.

 

Vision

 

The Department envisions students and graduates to be academically prepared for the competence and integrity in higher studies and in professional practice, imbued with Benedictine values that manifest in their intrapersonal and interpersonal lives, with a passion to seek truth and help others.

 

Our graduates keep abreast with developments and are ready to respond to the challenge of the changing times, and strive for competence in their chosen fields while remaining faithful to the responsibility of the life they have embraced.

 

General Objectives

 

To provide competency-based and student-centered learning environment that facilitates the student's personal, academic and professional development, anchored in Benedictine service and spirituality.   

 
Specific Objectives

 

The program of study aims to help students

  1. Develop intra and interpersonal awareness and skills that will produce healthy relationships with the self and others;

  2. Identify, evaluate and select appropriate tools and strategies for understanding and helping individuals and groups;

  3. Develop skills in assessing, facilitating, and evaluating individuals and groups;

  4. Identify problem areas for research and apply appropriate methods for finding answers objectively;

  5. Cite and apply theoretical and ethical bases in the practice of research, testing, counseling and training; and

  6. Pursue graduate school work should they consider further studies.

The Department offers an array of academic programs all geared towards producing quality professionals and practitioners in the field of Psychology, Counseling and Human Resource Management, and Management Psychology.

The Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Science in Psychology / Bachelor of Arts in Guidance and Counseling

St. Scholastica's College is the pioneer in offering in integrated BS Psychology and AB Guidance and Counseling program for those who wish to focus on becoming future school counselors and HR practitioners.  It provides an extensive knowledge- and skills-based program in the handling of human behavior geared towards equipping its students with skills in human-relations, management, interviewing and group counseling, guidance and counseling.  These two courses can be taken separately also.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY / BACHELOR OF ARTS IN GUIDANCE & COUNSELING

 YEAR I

FIRST SEMESTER

SECOND SEMESTER

COMMUNICATION ARTS 1

5

COMMUNICATION ARTS 2

5

THEOLOGY 1

3

PHILOSOPHY 1

3

FUNDAMENTALS OF PSYCHOLOGY

3

THEOLOGY 2

3

GENERAL/INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

5

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE W/ ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

5

GEN/INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (LAB. A)  

GEN/INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (LAB. B)

 

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE w/ ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE (LAB A)

 

COLLEGE ALGEBRA

3

PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1 (PHYSICAL FITNESS)

2

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE w/ ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE (LAB B)

 

EUTHENICS  1

 

BASIC COMPUTER

3

NSTP 1

3

PHYSICAL EDUCATION  2 (RHYTHMIC ACTIVITIES)

2

   
   

EUTHENICS  2

 

   

NSTP 2

3

TOTAL UNITS

24

TOTAL UNITS

24

 YEAR II

FIRST SEMESTER

SECOND SEMESTER

FILIPINO 1. SINING NG PAKIKIPAGTALASTASAN

3

FILIPINO 2. PAGBASA AT PAGSULAT SA IBAT-IBANG DISIPLINA

3

LITERATURE 1

3

LITERATURE 2

3

PHILIPPINE HISTORY

3

THEOLOGY 4

3

THEOLOGY 3

3

PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS W/ TAR

3

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

THEORIES OF PERSONALITY

3

PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING

3

SOCIOLOGY/CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

3

STATISTICS

3

BEHAVIORAL STATISTICS

3

LAY APOSTOLATE 1

2

LAY APOSTOLATE 2

2

PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3 (INDIVIDUAL/DUAL SPORTS)

2

PHYSICAL EDUCATION 4 (TEAM SPORTS)

2

     

TOTAL UNITS

25

TOTAL UNITS

25

 YEAR III

FIRST SEMESTER

SECOND SEMESTER

PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT & NEW CONSTITUTION

3

RIZAL/SOCIO-POLITICAL THOUGHT

3

WOMEN'S STUDIES

3

PHILOSOPHY 2

3

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

ART APPRECIATION

2

PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT

3

MUSIC APPRECIATION

1

PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH

3

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING

3

INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY W/ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

3

EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

5

 

MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES

3

PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

   

TECHNIQUES OF COUNSELING

3

TOTAL UNITS

20

TOTAL UNITS

24

 YEAR IV

FIRST SEMESTER

SECOND SEMESTER

PRINCIPLES  OF GUIDANCE

3

SYNTHESIS

1

THESIS WRITING/ORAL DEFENSE (PSYCH)

2

FIELDWORK IN PSYCHOLOGY/ COUNSELING

3

GROUP PROCESS WITH TRAINING TECHNIQUES

3

WRITTEN COMPREHENSIVES

2

   

BASIC PSYCHIATRY

3

 

 

CAREER GUIDANCE AND DEVELOPMENT

3

 

 

TOTAL UNITS

14

TOTAL UNITS

6

Bachelor of Science - Master of Science in Management Psychology and Counseling

The course prepares students to work in the industrial or corporate world by including business subjects and specialized courses in human resource management which will help them understand and manage both the commercial/business and human resources needs of the world of work.  Counseling for the appropriate management of human beings in the corporate world is emphasized.  The students can choose to graduate from the BS Program on the fourth year or proceed to the fifth year for the Masters Program Degree.

The unique feature of the SSC Psychology and Guidance and Counseling Department is that all undergraduate programs enable the students to obtain a Masters degree in five years.  Masters Program subjects can be taken simultaneously in the undergraduate level and the Masters degree can be obtained in the fifth year.  This is a pioneering success of St. Scholastica's College.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING

 YEAR I

FIRST SEMESTER

SECOND SEMESTER

COMMUNICATION ARTS 1

5

COMMUNICATION ARTS 2

5

THEOLOGY 1

3

PHILOSOPHY 1

3

FUNDAMENTALS OF PSYCHOLOGY

3

THEOLOGY 2

3

GENERAL/INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

5

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE W/ ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

5

GEN/INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (LAB. A)

 

GEN/INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (LAB. B)

 

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE w/ ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE (LAB A)

 

COLLEGE ALGEBRA

3

PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1 (PHYSICAL FITNESS)

2

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE w/ ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE (LAB B)

 

EUTHENICS  1

 

STATISTICS

3

NSTP 1

BASIC COMPUTER

3

    PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1 (RHYTHMIC ACTIVITIES)

2

   
   

EUTHENICS  2

 

   

NSTP 2

3

TOTAL UNITS

24

TOTAL UNITS

27

 YEAR II

FIRST SEMESTER

SECOND SEMESTER

FILIPINO 1. SINING NG PAKIKIPAGTALASTASAN

3

FILIPINO 2. PAGBASA AT PAGSULAT SA IBAT-IBANG DISIPLINA

3

LITERATURE 1

3

LITERATURE 2

3

PHILIPPINE HISTORY

3

THEOLOGY 4

3

THEOLOGY 3

3

THEORIES OF PERSONALITY

3

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

SOCIOLOGY/CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

3

PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING

3

ACCOUNTING 2

3

ACCOUNTING 1

3

BEHAVIORAL STATISTICS

3

LAY APOSTOLATE 1

2

LAY APOSTOLATE 2

2

PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3 (INDIVIDUAL/DUAL SPORTS)

2

PHYSICAL EDUCATION 4 (TEAM SPORTS)

2

     

TOTAL UNITS

25

TOTAL UNITS

25

YEAR III

FIRST SEMESTER

SECOND SEMESTER

PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT & NEW CONSTITUTION

3

RIZAL/SOCIO-POLITICAL THOUGHT

3

WOMEN'S STUDIES

3

PHILOSOPHY 2

3

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

BUSINESS ETHICS

3

PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT

3

ART APPRECIATION

2

PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH

3

MUSIC APPRECIATION

1

INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY W/ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

3

PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS W/ TAR

3

 

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING

3

TECHNIQUES OF COUNSELING

3

EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

5

LAW 1 - OBLIGATIONS AND CONTRACTS

3

MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES

3

 

 
FINANCE 1

3

   

TOTAL UNITS

29

TOTAL UNITS

24

 YEAR IV

FIRST SEMESTER

SECOND SEMESTER