Devcom

Departments

Department of Development Broadcasting and Telecommunication

Telephone
(+63-49) 536-2433
(+63-49) 536-2511 local 215
(+63-49) 536-2446 local 215

The department will design and test innovative techniques and approaches in using radio and television as an educational medium, such as participatory broadcasting and interactive radio/TV.

Overview

Development broadcasting and telecommunication involves the use of radio, television and telecommunication for non-formal education purposes primarily to support planned social change in a developing country.

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Contact us

Office of the Dean
College of Development Communication
University of the Philippines Los Baños,
College, Laguna 4031
Philippines

Tel. No. (63.49) 536-2511
TelFax.: (63.49) 536-2429
e-mail: mail@devcom.edu.ph

You may click here for our online contact form.

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Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Albia, Joclarisse E.
Instructor II
jealbia@devcom.edu.ph

Bariuan, Julienne V.
Assistant Professor I and DDBT Chair
jvbariuan@devcom.edu.ph

Cabral, Hermilea Marie P.
Assistant Professor I
hmpcabral@devcom.edu.ph

Cadiz, Ma. Celeste H.
Associate Professor VII
mchcadiz@devcom.edu.ph

Centeno, Edmund G.
Assistant Professor I and DEC Chair

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Academic Programs

Degree Programs

The College currently offers four degree programs:
• Bachelor of Science in Development Communication (BSDC);
• Master of Professional Studies (MPS) (distance mode under the UP Open University);
• Master of Science (MS); and
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

Undergraduate Program

Bachelor of Science in Development Communication

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CDC Profile

CDC is one of CHED's Centers of Excellence in Communication.

The College of Development Communication (CDC) is the ninth college established under the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB).

A CDC Backgrounder

1954: It started as the Office of Extension and Publications under the then UP College of Agriculture (UPCA)

1962: This was elevated into the Department of Agricultural Information and Communication (DAIC), having offered the first communication course in the country in 1960 under the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture curriculum.

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