College of Arts, Sciences and Education - Specific Objectives

The College of Arts, Sciences and Education (CASE), cognizant to the mission-vision of Olivarez College is committed to the holistic formation of the student. It believes that the goal of the College is to develop and expound the intellectual, spiritual, moral, and physical capacity of the student. It subscribes to the conviction that education contributes to the realization of national and global development.

The College realizes the need to maximize the optimum utilization of the resources that provide quality education imbued in the philosophy and objectives of the school.

Specifically, it aims to:

1. Equip students with professional competence in their field of study to become productive members of the society
2. Develop a healthy self-concept and social consciousness to function adequately in a world marked by rapid scientific, technological and social changes
3. Build up a truly humane person with good moral and spiritual values, ethics, self-discipline, and integrity
4. Instill in the students their desire for critical and logical thinking
5. Inculcate among students proficiency in oral and written communication
6. Persuade students to be actively involved in school based research activities
7. Instill a sense of national identity, strong commitment to national, global and human awareness.

Major in Mass Communication

Anchored in the mission-vision of the school, the program seeks to provide students with quality educational and experiential background to become outstanding contributors and leaders in the field of mass communication.

Specifically, this programs aims to:

1. Produce highly qualified mass media practitioners, communication teachers, and other professionals in communication-related fields
2. Develop advanced skill competencies in different areas of mass communication
3. Enhance interdisciplinary and specialized knowledge in the different areas of mass communication
4. Develop advanced communication research skills among mass media practitioners, communication teachers, and other professionals in communication-related fields
5. Address the need of the mass media industry and private and public institutions for highly skilled and specialized manpower
6. Promote the Filipino culture through the mass media by providing specialists in the various fields of media work.

Major in Political Science

In the premise of the mission-vision of the school, the program endeavors to commit a holistic formation of students responsive to the needs of the national and global realities. It provides quality education accessible to political science students. Specifically, this program aims to:

1. Produce highly qualified Political Science graduates and other professionals related to this field
2. Enable students acquire competence in social and political sciences in preparation for law school
3. Strengthen students' competence in social and political science for a career in government service
4. Help students develop awareness of the prevailing conditions happening in the community and in the country
5. Foster community involvement and commitment through research and extension services
6. Promote Filipino culture through profound understanding of man as a social being.

Major in Psychology

Inspired by the mission-vision of the school, the program intends to help students to formulate a personal interpretation of human behavior which is compatible with the Christian concept of personality supported by the experimental data of a sound and scientific psychology.

Specifically, this program seeks to:

1. Provide students with basic and advanced knowledge of psychological theories, principles, and laws, to make them scientifically prepared in theory, research, and practice
2. Prepare students to become potential human resource assets in various settings
3. Produce young professionals who are conscious of Christian values and ethical requirements in the practice of the profession
4. Manifest healthy self-concept that promotes congenial interpersonal relationship in the profession
5. Equip the students with scientific discipline in the practice of Psychology that will develop their self-confidence in facing varied human realities, especially with people in distress
6. Encourage students to harness their skills and attitudes necessary for engaging in research.

Education Department

Animated by the Olivarian philosophy of education, the program commits to inculcate a passion for excellence. As a catalyst for change, it instills concern for quality education geared towards national and global competitiveness.

Specifically, this program aims to:

1. Develop globally competent future educators who are physically, intellectually, morally, socially, and emotionally prepared to fulfill their commitment to their profession and able to bring about a better life for the people who are open and responsive to the challenges of time
2. Equip students with knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values needed for effective and efficient teaching
3. Provide professional and technical training through academic and non-academic requirements with the cooperation of the laboratory schools and other linkages
4. Provide training in research relevant to teacher education and other fields needed in effecting positive change in society
5. Develop the traits of an educator consistent with the institution's thrust of excellence, professionalism, and service
6. Develop pedagogical knowledge and skills that are essential to an effective synthesizer of knowledge and efficient promoter and facilitator of learning.

Bachelor of Elementary Education

Embraced with the Olivarian Philosophy of education and the underpinning Education Department objectives, more specifically, the Bachelor of Elementary Education aims to:

1. Provide the needs of globally competent professional teachers for elementary and preschools in the Philippines and abroad who are intellectually, physically, morally, socially and emotionally equipped to fulfill their teaching professions;
2. Prepare elementary and preschool teachers to become efficient promoter and facilitator of learning in the light of their field of specialization abreast with pedagogical principles that would enable the learners to develop to the fullest their potentials concomitant to a continuing pursuit of life long learning.
3. Produce committed elementary and preschool educators whose clear understanding and appreciation of human ideals, global perspectives, and Filipino cultural values would inspire learners towards self-realization with Christian outlook in life and human aspiration.

Bachelor of Secondary Education

Embraced with the Olivarian Philosophy of education and the underpinning Education Department objectives, more specifically, the Bachelor of Secondary Education aims to:

1. Provide the needs of globally competent professional teachers for Secondary schools in the Philippines and abroad who are intellectually, physically, morally, socially and emotionally equipped to fulfill their teaching professions;
2. Prepare secondary teachers to become efficient promoter and facilitator of learning in the light of their field of specialization abreast with pedagogical principles that would enable the learners to develop to the fullest their potentials concomitant to a continuing pursuit of life long learning.
3. Produce committed secondary educators whose clear understanding and appreciation of human ideals, global perspectives, and Filipino cultural values would inspire learners towards self-realization with Christian outlook in life and human aspiration.