Title Area II_Narrative-Profile_Teaching-and-Learning.pdf ✅

1 Area II. Teaching and Learning Narrative Profile The Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences degree program was implemented by the Department of Social Sciences in 1993 with two-pronged objectives: first, to provide long term solution to the scarcity of social science graduates in the science community and in the region; and second, to fill in the gap at the undergraduate level for continuity of the CLSU instructional graduate programs. These initial intentions slowly evolved as the 21st century ushered in rapid and far-reaching social, cultural, economic, political and technological developments that impact people’s lives at a global and local level. To respond to the challenges of the 21st century world, the Central Luzon State University envisions to become a world-class National University for science and technology. In addition, the university is also tasked with a mission to develop socially responsible and empowered graduates, knowledgeable and skilled to engage in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of poverty alleviation, environmental protection and sustainable development Aligning with the vision and mission of the university, the Department of Social Sciences is imbued with the vital task of constructing a curricular program that responds to the challenges of societal change and the emerging needs and problems faced by the individual and community. The BASS curriculum draws on the traditional strength of the liberal arts degree program – that of molding and equipping students with multidisciplinary knowledge and skills and critical mindedness attuned with individual and community/national development. The university’s focus on agriculture, science, engineering and technology is vital to solve the looming environmental crisis, the widespread poverty of the so- called Bottom Billion, health related emergencies around the globe. Notwithstanding, without an equal commitment to comprehensive humanities and social science education, subjects that touch on the relationships between people, government, the economy and media, all the technical know-how in the world will be for nothing. With the technological and research orientation, the BASS curriculum blends with the goal of producing an engaged, informed, and critically thinking population. The department then, has taken the lead not only in addressing the need of the region for competent social science graduates but also provided a venue for blending of technology and the social sciences for research and community development. The curriculum pivots away from content acquisition and rote memorization to focus on the skills and abilities needed in a fast- changing environment. Student engagement and hands-on, interdisciplinary learning are championed over conferring information. Performance of Graduates