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The Loyola Schools of the Ateneo de Manila University,under the Ateneo Philippine Studies Initiative, is invitingundergraduate students from all fields of study to its summerimmersion and study program. Scheduled for the intersessionsemester months of June and July 2018, the summerimmersion program is designed to introduce foreign andlocal students to the practice of Philippine studies and to theFilipino lifeworld.Through this four to six-week program, students will be giventhe opportunity to engage the university’s eminent PhilippineStudies scholars in classes that will demonstrate the variouspossibilities of this area of study and the methodologies ofits practitioners. These classes will also allow students toimmerse themselves in a particular aspect of the Philippinelifeworld in order to provide an experiential ground fortheir reflections and insights. Students of this program willbe exposed both to intellectual and experiential learningopportunities which will serve as an invitation to engage inthe work of Philippine Studies.
Table of ContentsTrack 1The Cultural Laboratory1Track 2The Philippine Start-Up Culture2Track 3Filipino Urbanities3Track 4Ateneo Development Field School4Program Fees & Living Expenses5Application Requirements6Visa and Special Study Permit8Important Dates10Frequently Asked Questions11Contact Details16
The CulturalLaboratoryThe first track is the Cultural Laboratory, a four-week program on the study of socioculturalissues, including the conservation and promotion of the cultural heritage of particular Philippinedistricts, towns or cities. Here students will investigate different life-worlds and social andcultural landscapes using qualitative research methods and pursue options for disseminatingand utilizing research results. Such options include, but not limited to, documentation of localhistory, places, and practices, and providing technical assistance to cultural enterprises and localgovernment units.The first week of the cultural laboratory is dedicated to classroom work that will preparestudents to creatively and meaningfully realize their field research and immersion.SA 114SA 159Ethnographic Analysis (3 units)Globalization, Localities, and Identities(3 units)This course is a study of anthropologicalpraxis to understand and critique theThis course is a study of consumption andunderlying epistemological foundationsthe transformation of identities as importantof ethnographic practice and theorizing.components of the cultural process,Emphasis is on the practice of ethnographyexamining the intersection between the localand the analysis of ethnographic data.and the global.1
The PhilippineStart-UpCultureThe second track focuses on developing an idea into a business model and product or serviceprototype. In doing so, the student will learn about the Philippine business start-up culture andPhilippine buying behaviors, enterprise etiquette, and business negotiations in order to developgood business relationships. This 6-unit, 4-week course will begin with lectures on the Filipinoway of doing business, followed by exposure to the Business Acceleration program of the school,ending with developing a prototype, for a close-up look at Philippine business in action.MKT 199CThis course is the first of a three consecutive-Special Topics in Marketing: Businessterm program that coaches students inVenture Lab 1 (3 units)developing their product or service idea intoa working model. Students are involved inMKT 199Dthe essentials of product development andSpecial Topics in Marketing: Businesspresent a prototype of their business proposalVenture Lab 2 (3 units)at the end of the term.2
FilipinoUrbanitiesThis third track will present the student with an interdisciplinary framework for studying the city.From a philosophical, sociological, historical, development, and literary perspective, studentswill study Philippine cities and their situatedness in the in the global order. They will study theemergence of the Philippine cities, their development, their lifeworld, and the people’s responsesto this. Aside from classroom work, students will be given periodic tours of the Metro Manila toimmerse in its various worlds and urbanities.PH 192PH 157.5Philosophy of the City (3 units)Philosophical Topics: Solidarity inMultirational Societies (3 units)This is a course is a reflection on and a criticalengagement with the various possible meanings of theThis is a course on the theoriescity, in particular the modern Philosophy city. Applyingof Max Scheler, Jurgenthe optics of phenomenology, hermeneutics, andHabermas, John Rawls, anddeconstruction, in dialogue with literature, film, politicalMahatma Gandhi. The coursescience, sociology, and anthropology, the lecturersdiscusses how they can be usedwill lead the participants in understanding the variousto articulate a philosophy ofrationalities at work within the city, its conceptual andsocial solidarity in a world that iseperimental meaning, its dangers, as well as its promise.multicultural and multirational.It includes an actual engagement in the cultural heritageand life world of the place we call the city.3
The AteneoDevelopmentField SchoolThe fourth track is the Development Field School is a 6-unit, 4-week course designed to honestudents’ skills in applied research, deepen their understanding of a development theme, andallow them to contribute to social development. ADFS typically begins with a week of classroomdiscussions and exercises on key concepts, frameworks, and skills. This is followed by a weekof exploration, where students visit various stakeholder organizations and areas to familiarizethemselves with the industry or sector, its dynamics, and the relevant issues. Students are thentasked to focus on the challenges experienced by one particular community or organization andto use research to resolve some of these challenges. The third week is spent conducting intensiveresearch, while the fourth and final week is spent completing the data collection process, producingthe research outputs, and presenting these outputs to the partner community or organization.DS 135.50DS 135.15Entrepreneurship for SustainableSpecial Topics in Development Manage-Development (3 units)ment: Immersion/Work Camp (3 units)This course explores how social problemsThis course is an extended immersion with acan be addressed through financiallymarginalized community. Students expe-sustainable earned-income activities.rience the dynamics of such communitiesThis course presents different socialand reflect on their experience using variousenterprise models and discusses variouslessons learned in class. This course also in-aspects of the social dimension oftroduces the practice of social investigation,social enterprises, including the sociala preparatory step to community develop-dimensions of business operations.ment/organization efforts.4
AMOUNTIN PHPAMOUNTIN USDwaivedwaived2 Airport Transfers (to and from Ateneo)2,000423 Visa - Special Study Permit4,740994 Accommodation in Manila17,90037320,000417The Cultural Laboratory10,000 to208 toRates may vary depending on the20,000417The Philippine Start-Up CultureN/AN/AFilipino UrbanitiesN/AN/APARTICULARSProgram Fees &Living Expenses1TuitionOracle Residences and Dorm317 Katipunan Avenue,Loyola Heights,Quezon City, 1108Metro Manila5 Program FeesAteneo Development Field SchoolField work in two rural sites (includestransportation, accommodation, foodand activity costs)finalized destination (includes localtransportation, accommodation, foodand activity costs) local airfare willbe charged to the student if any.USD 1 PHP 48.005
ApplicationRequirements3Original transcript of records (TOR). If the TOR is not written inEnglish, please have this translated, and certified by the home university.Photocopy of the biographical page of passport4Letter of Nomination/Endorsement from International Office5(certifying that the applicant is officially being endorsed as anexchange student)Set 16Certificate of English Language Proficiency (for those whosemother-tongue is not English)Initial documents to be submitted before the issuance of theCERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY to STUDY (COES) to the studentAny of the three below:applicant.1Application Form (computer written) and a Letter of Intent1. TOEFL (Paper based test) minimum score: 550addressed to:2. TOEFL (internet based test) minimum score: 793. IELTS minimum score: 6.0Agustin Martin G. Rodriguez, PhDProfessor7Health Certificate in the English language (statement from a medicaldoctor that the applicant is fit to travel and study abroad)Department of PhilosophyAteneo de Manila University82Student Information Sheet (computer written & saved in EXCEL file)Two (2) pieces of passport size photo (white background, noeyeglasses, contact lenses and headwear)6
ApplicationRequirementsNote: Please use EXPRESS MAIL (e.g. FedEx, DHL, UPS, etc.) instead ofregular postal mail to avoid delaysSet 2After evaluation of the initial documents, and approval for admission to thesummer program, Ateneo will send the CERTIFICATION OF ELIGBILITY TOSTUDY (COES) to the student by email. The student shall submit additionalrequired documents below to complete the application process:Instructions (Set 1)1Medical / Travel Insurance Certificate2Scanned copy of AIRLINE e-ticket3Special Study Permit Data Form (computer written)Complete all 8 initial documents and do the following:1.Scan documents numbers 1 to 7 and email them toMr. Jayson Cervantes: jcervantes@ateneo.edu2.Mail all the hard copies/originals (documents 1 to 8) viaEXPRESS MAIL to:Instructions (Set 2)Mr. Jayson CervantesComplete all 3 additional documents, then scan and email them to:Ateneo de Manila UniversityOffice of International RelationsMr. Jayson Cervantes:Rm. 304, 3/F Faber Hall, Katipunan Ave.jcervantes@ateneo.eduLoyola Heights, 1108 Quezon City,PHILIPPINESNo need to send hard copies by post mail.7
Visa and SpecialStudy PermitVisa and Special Study PermitIn the Philippines, Student Visas (9F) are issued only to international studentswho are taking full degree undergraduate or graduate academic programs.These students are categorized as degree seeking students. On the otherhand, non-degree students, or students who are studying temporarily in thePhilippines such as exchange students and cross-registrants, are not issuedthe regular Student Visas (9F). To study in the Philippines for a period lessthan one year (1 or 2 semesters) they are required however by the PhilippineBureau of Immigration to secure the TWO documents below:DOCUMENTWHEN AND WHERE TO APPLYVisa Upon Arrival thirty (30) daysUpon arrival in the Philippines at the AirportImmigration counters.Special Study Permit Upon arrival in the Philippines(SSP) At Ateneo’s Office of International Relations, Rm 304, Faber Hall on the day after arrivalWithout the SSP, international students will NOT be allowed to enroll orregister for classes in Ateneo de Manila University.8
Visa and SpecialStudy PermitApplying for Special Study Permit1International students are required to attend to their SSP application aday after arrival in Manila. Students are given only 2-3 days after arrivalin order to apply for it.2International students are requested to visit the Office of InternationalRelations to submit a photocopy of their stamped visa page. Afterwhich, they shall fill out the application form for their Special StudyPermit (SSP). Students shall pay the required Bureau of Immigration (BI)processing fee to the AdMU cashier.3International Students should not leave the Philippines and go ontravels for the first two consecutive weeks after arrival. This is to ensurecompletion of the processing of the SSP.4The following requirements must be submitted to the OIR Visa Officer: The original passport 2 photocopies of the arrival-stamp page in the passport PhP 4,740.00 Processing Fee* 2 pieces 2 inch x 2 inch ID Photos(white background, no eyeglasses)*fees may change without prior notice9
ImportantDatesProgram Dates6 June - 14 July 2018Nomination Deadline30 March 2018Application Submission Deadline30 April 2018Payment Deadline30 April 2018Expected Arrival Dates to Manila2-3 June 2018Expected Departure Dates from Manila15 - 16 July 2018Application for Special Study Permit (SSP)4 June 2018 (between 9:00AM to 4:00PM)All students are required to report to the Office of International Relations in themorning of June 4th to submit the requirements for SSP.10
FrequentlyAsked Questionsmeeting 3 hours per week, typically taking one of the following formats: onehour per day for classes that meet on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 90minutes per day for classes that meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays, or 3 hoursper week for classes that meet weekly. During the intersession, 3-unit classestypically meet for 90 minutes everyday from Monday to Friday. Laboratoryclasses have longer contact hours, and each contact hour per week isequivalent to only one half or one-third of an Ateneo unit.How many absences are typically allowed at Ateneo?For 3-unit lecture classes (the most common type of class at Ateneo), theAcademic CultureUniversity norm for absences is 9 hours of absences (colloquially called “cuts”).For a typical 3-unit class lecture in the regular semester, this equates to:What is the Philippine educational system like at the university level?University students in the Philippines are expected to attend classes, and9 absences for a class that meets 3 times a week,attendance is normally checked. Assessment continues throughout the6 absences for a class that meets 2 times a week, orsemester: instructors typically give quizzes, short tests, and other graded3 absences for a class that meet once a week.requirements, apart from final examinations. Some courses require studentsto do group work, and students are expected to be available for group meetingsFor an intersession class that meets daily, this typically equates to 6 absences.and to contribute to the group output.Individual instructors may have additional rules and guidelines pertaining toabsences and instances of tardiness. Students who are absent more than theWhat is the typical schedule of classes at Ateneo?allowable number of times are given a grade of “W” (Withdrawn), that hasEach class in the Philippines has an equivalent credit weight, measured bya quality point of 0 in the Ateneo grading system. Kindly check the Studentthe frequency of contact hours. At Ateneo, most lecture classes carry a creditHandbook for more detail, as well as for information on how absences in otherweight of 3 Ateneo units. During the regular semesters, this is equivalent toclasses (e.g., laboratory classes, classes which are not 3-units) are recorded.11
FrequentlyAsked Questionsweeks before the exam date. If you find that two of your examinations have aschedule conflict with each other, please inform your professors right away, sothat one of your exams can be rescheduled.Where can I find my class syllabus?The class syllabus can be downloaded from AISIS (the students’ academicportal) on the first day of class.How can I contact my professor?The class syllabus contains the professor’s contact details. Full-time instructorsAre Ateneo students required to wear uniforms?keep office hours (called “consultation hours”) at their home departments; ifUnlike some Philippine universities, Ateneo de Manila students are not requiredyou need to speak with a part-time instructor, you can arrange to meet withto wear a uniform, except for their university ID card that should be worn onthem by personally setting an appointment with them. Many faculty membersa lanyard while on campus. Ateneo de Manila also has a dress code that isdisseminate announcements to their classes using Facebook groups, asenforced by offices, the university library, and class instructors. The dress codeFacebook use is ubiquitous in the Philippines. Using a Globe or Smart SIMprohibits low-cut/backless/strapless blouses, very low-rise jeans, tops thatcard gives you free Facebook access on your smartphone.expose the midriff, short shorts, soiled clothes, lounging shorts/tops. The fullimplementing guidelines of the dress code are in the LS Student Handbook.What should I call my professor?The Philippines, like many Asian cultures, puts a premium on addressingWhen are final examinations?seniors politely. Professors can be addressed “Dr. XXX,” “Mr. XXX” or “Ms./The dates for final examinations are marked off in the academic calendar,Mrs./Miss XXX,” as the case may be. In conversation, Filipino studentsand students are expected to be available to take an exam on any day withintypically refer to their professors as “Sir” or “Ma’am.”examination week. There are no classes/lectures during examination week.The specific schedules for examinations are announced approximately two12
FrequentlyAsked QuestionsStudent LifeWhat campus organizations can I join?All inbound exchange students are automatically members of the AteneoStudent Exchange Council (ASEC), and can participate in all their activities.There are dozens of other organizations on campus apart from ASEC. Allorganizations have a recruitment week in August or early September, and afew of them have a second recruitment period in January or early February.Do restrooms on campus have toilet paper?My professor sometimes speaks Filipino in class. What do I do?No, they don’t. Students are expected to bring their own toilet paper. SomeMost university-educated Filipinos are bilingual and will sometimesrestrooms have tissue vending machines.unthinkingly switch from English to Filipino without realizing it. If this happens,feel free to raise your hand and politely ask your professor to translate whatIs there halal food on campus?they said into English.Unfortunately, the college cafeterias do not yet serve halal food. As ofFebruary 2017, there is at least one certified halal restaurant walking distanceWhere can I have documents printed?from campus (Halal Kebab). Many Muslim students also prepare their ownPrinting services are available on campus at the following locations:meals. For packaged biscuits, chips, and canned goods, you can check forhalal certification on the packaging. Certified halal restaurants a little fartherRizal Libraryaway from Katipunan include The Halal Guys (Eastwood, Quezon City), and aIntermatrix at the Loyola Schools Bookstorefew halal restaurants in the Araneta Center complex in Cubao, one LRT rideSkew Matrix Kiosks at Kostka Hall (ground floor), the SEC B buildingaway from the Katipunan Area.(ground floor), and the JGSOM building (2nd floor)13
FrequentlyAsked QuestionsMedical, Psychological, and Spiritual WellnessWhere can I pray?The campus has a Catholic chapel on the first floor of Gonzaga hall, aEucharistic adoration room behind the Chapel, and a few Catholic/Christianprayer rooms in the MVP building. There is also a multi-faith prayer room inMVP building that can be used by students of any faith. The Catholic chapelis open the whole day; students who would like to use one of the prayer roomsmay visit the Campus Ministry office to make reservations. Unfortunately, wedo not at present have an ablution area beside our multi-faith prayer room.Are alcoholic drinks served on campus?Alcohol is not sold on campus, and being intoxicated on campus is aI need to speak to someone about a private problem. Whom can I speak to?disciplinary offense.Licensed guidance counselors can be consulted at the Central Guidance Officelocated in the Social Sciences Building (2/F). Students with health concernsWhat athletic activities can I participate in?can approach the LS Health Services on the ground floor of the Social SciencesInbound exchange students are allowed to enroll in one Physical EducationBuilding which offers free medical consultations to students; it is staffed withclass per semester. Apart from t
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