Institute of Arts and Design

Welcome to the College of Arts and Letters

CAL traces its roots to two vibrant academic units: the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and the Center of Broadcast and Digital Arts (CBDA.)
CAS precedes CBDA for a decade. It was born in 1990 initially as an institute that offers traditional baccalaureate degrees in arts and sciences, i.e., English, Political Science, Sociology, Biology, and Mathematics.

CBDA, formerly known as the Center for Performing and Digital Arts (CEPDA), was born in 2001. Its thrust was to advance education and training in arts (visual, literary, and performance), new media, and digital technology. The name change transpired in 2014 following the implementation of new curricular program in broadcast arts.

Developments in the education landscape in 2017 prompted the management to effect an organizational restructuring that led to the split of the CAS. The behavioral science, natural science, and mathematics departments now comprise the College of Science (COS). On the other hand, CAS’s languages, humanities, and social sciences departments merged with the CBDA, giving birth to the College of Arts and Letters, or CAL.

CAL today houses competitive students with a line-up of Film and Animation awards. Its festival performance has dramatically improved since 2015, with more than 30 multi-awarded short film titles produced under its tutelage.