University of the Philippines - Definition and Overview

The University of the Philippines (Unibersidad ng Pilipinas in Filipino) or U.P. is the premiere state university of the Philippines. It was founded in 1908 and is now composed of seven constituent Autonomous Universities around the country providing tertiary-level education in almost every field from agriculture, medicine, and law, to the natural and social sciences, engineering, and fine arts.

U.P. is a highly reputable school of tertiary learning, and more high school students apply to it than any other college or university in the country. U.P. is also noted for its highly political and activist student body promoting stands on national issues, as well as being a bastion of academic freedom and excellence.

The foremost symbol of U.P. is the Oblation. This is a figure of a naked man, arms outstretched and face pointed upwards, symbolizing selfless dedication and service to the nation.

U.P. has produced some of the country's brightest politicians, economists, lawyers, scientists, engineers, medical doctors, artists, musicians, and entrepreneurs. Several of the Philippine Presidents were UP alumni.

Contents

1 The Autonomous Universities

2 History

3 External Resources

3.1 Official Web sites
3.2 U.P. System Colleges and Units

3.2.1 U.P. Diliman
3.2.2 U.P. Manila
3.2.3 U.P. Los Baños
3.2.4 U.P. Visayas
3.2.5 U.P. Mindanao
3.2.6 U.P. Baguio
3.2.7 U.P. Open University

3.3 Others

The Autonomous Universities

At present, the University of the Philippines System is composed of seven Autonomous Universities located in over 10 campuses around the country. U.P. Diliman is the flagship campus of the university and specializes in liberal arts, law, engineering, social sciences, natural sciences, business and economics, and fine arts. U.P. Manila is geared towards medicine and operates the Philippine General Hospital (PGH). U.P. Los Baños specializes in biotechnology, agriculture, and forestry, while U.P. Visayas concentrates mostly in fisheries. The U.P. Open University provides long-distance education.

U.P. Diliman
U.P. Los Baños
U.P. Manila
U.P. Visayas
U.P. Mindanao
U.P. Baguio
U.P. Open University

History

U.P. was established in 1908 by Act No. 1870, otherwise known as the University Charter, of the First Philippine Legislature. U.P. started with three colleges, the College of Fine Arts, the College of Liberal Arts, and the College of Medicine and Surgery located in Manila as well as a School of Agriculture in Los Baños, Laguna.

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External Resources

U.P. System Colleges and Units

U.P. Diliman

Archaelogical Studies Department (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~asp/)
College of Architecture (http://www.dilnet.upd.edu.ph/HomePages/ca/index.htm)
College of Arts and Letters (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~kal/)
- Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature (http://www.upd.edu.ph/%7Ekal/dfpl/dfpl.html/)
  - Sentro ng Wikang Filipino
- Department of Art Studies
- Department of Speech Communication and Theater Arts (http://www.upd.edu.ph/%7Ekal/dscta/)
- Department of European Languages (http://www.upd.edu.ph/%7Ekal/del/)
- Department of English and Comparative Literature (http://www.upd.edu.ph/%7Ekal/decl/)
- Institute of Creative Writing (http://www.members.tripod.com/likhaan_online/)
Asian Center (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~ac/)
Asian Institute of Tourism (http://www.upd.edu.ph/%7Eait/index.html)
College of Business Administration (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~cba/)
- Business Administration Department
- Department of Accounting and Finance
- Business Research Foundation
- Development Center for Finance
- Professional Institute for Management Advancement, Inc.
School of Economics (http://www.econ.upd.edu.ph/home/index.php)
- Department of Economics
- Economics Research Center
College of Education (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~ced/)
- Department of Educational Administration
- Department of Educational Foundations
- Department of Educational Technology
- Department of Health Education
- Department of Reading Education
- Department of Research and Evaluation
- Department of Science Education
- Department of Special Education
- Department of Social Studies Education
College of Engineering (http://www.engg.upd.edu.ph/)
- Department of Chemical Engineering (http://www.engg.upd.edu.ph/che/)
- Department of Civil Engineering (http://www.engg.upd.edu.ph/ce/)
- Department of Computer Science (http://www.engg.upd.edu.ph/cs/)
- UP Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering http://www.upd.edu.ph/~eee
- Engineering Sciences Department (http://www.engg.upd.edu.ph/es/)
- Department of Geodetic Engineering (http://www.engg.upd.edu.ph/ge/)
  - Training Center for Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry
- National Hydraulics Center
- Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (http://www.engg.upd.edu.ph/ie/)
- Department of Mechanical Engineering (http://www.engg.upd.edu.ph/me/)
- Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~mmme/)
- National Center for Transportation Studies
National Engineering Center
College of Fine Arts (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~cfa/)
- Department of Studio Arts
- Department of Theory
- Department of Visual Communication
College of Home Economics (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~che/)
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition (http://www.upd.edu.ph/%7Eche/fsn/index.htm)
- Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management (http://www.upd.edu.ph/%7Eche/hrim/index.htm)
- Department of Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design (http://www.upd.edu.ph/%7Eche/ctid/index.htm)
- Department of Family Life and Child Development (http://www.upd.edu.ph/%7Eche/flcd/index.htm)
- Department of Home Economics Education (http://www.upd.edu.ph/%7Eche/HEEd/index.htm)
College of Human Kinetics
- Department of Physical Education
- Department of Sports Science
Institute of Islamic Studies (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~iis/)
Center for Integrative and Development Studies (http://www.up.edu.ph/cids/)
School of Labor and Industrial Relations (http://www.upd.edu.ph/solair/)
- Center for Labor and Grassroots Initiatives
- Center for Labor Justice
- Center for Industry Productivity and Competitiveness
College of Law (http://law.upd.edu.ph/)
- Institute of Government and Law Reform
- Institute of Human Rights
- Institute of Judicial Administration
- Institute of International Legal Studies
Institute of Library and Information Science (http://www.ils.upd.edu.ph/althome.htm)
College of Mass Communication (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~cmc/)
- Journalism Department (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~cmc/journ.html)
- Broadcast Communication Department (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~cmc/bc.htm)
- Film Institute (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~cmc/film.html)
- Communication Research Department (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~cmc/commres.htm)
Department of Military Science and Tactics
College of Music (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~music/index_college.htm)
- Voice/Music Theater and Dance Department (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~music/new_dept_voice_dance.htm)
- Piano Department (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~music/new_dept_piano.htm)
- Strings and Chamber Music Department (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~music/new_dept_strings.htm)
- Winds and Percussion Department (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~music/new_dept_winds.htm)
- Music Education Department (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~music/new_dept_musiced.htm)
- Music Research Department (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~music/new_dept_musicresearch.htm)
- Conducting and Choral Ensemble Department (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~music/new_dept_conducting.htm)
- Composition and Theory Department (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~music/new_dept_compo.htm)
National College of Public Administration and Governance (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~ncpag/)
- Center for Leadership, Citizenship and Democracy
- Center for Local and Regional Governance
- Center for Policy and Executive Development
- Center for Public Administration and Government Education
College of Science (http://www.science.upd.edu.ph/)
- Department of Mathematics (http://www.math.upd.edu.ph/)
- National Institute of Geological Sciences (http://www.nigs.upd.edu.ph/)
- Marine Science Institute (http://www.msi.upd.edu.ph/)
- Natural Sciences Research Institute (http://www.nsri.upd.edu.ph/)
- Institute of Chemistry (http://www.chem.upd.edu.ph/)
- National Institute of Physics (http://www.nip.upd.edu.ph/)
- Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (http://www.iesm.upd.edu.ph/)
- Institute of Biology (http://www.nib.upd.edu.ph/)
- National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (http://www.nimbb.upd.edu.ph/)
- Computational Science Research Center (http://www.csrc.upd.edu.ph/)
National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (http://www.dilnet.upd.edu.ph/~ismed/)
College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (http://web.kssp.upd.edu.ph/)
- Anthropology Department (http://web.kssp.upd.edu.ph/anthropology/index.html)
- Department of Geography (http://web.kssp.upd.edu.ph/geography/index.html)
- Department of History (http://web.kssp.upd.edu.ph/history/index.html)
- Department of Linguistics (http://web.kssp.upd.edu.ph/linguistics/index.html)
- Philosophy Department (http://web.kssp.upd.edu.ph/philo/index.html)
- Political Science Department (http://web.kssp.upd.edu.ph/polsci/index.html)
- Department of Psychology (http://web.kssp.upd.edu.ph/psych/index.htm)
- Sociology Department (http://web.kssp.upd.edu.ph/socio/index.html)
- Population Institute (http://www.popinst.upd.edu.ph/)
- Third World Studies Center (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~twsc/)
College of Social Work and Community Development (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~cswcd/)
- Department of Community Development
- Department of Social Work
- Department of Women and Development Studies
Institute for Small-Scale Industries (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~issi/)
School of Statistics (http://www.stat.upd.edu.ph/)
Technology Management Center (http://www.tmc.upd.edu.ph/)
School of Urban and Regional Planning (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~surp/)
Center for Women's Studies (http://www1.upcws.org/)
UP Integrated School (http://www.upis.upd.edu.ph/)

U.P. Manila

College of Allied Medical Professions (http://www.upm.edu.ph/camp/)
- Department of Occupational Therapy
- Department of Physical Therapy
- Department of Speech Pathology
College of Arts and Sciences (http://cas.upm.edu.ph/)
- Department of Arts and Communication (http://cas.upm.edu.ph/DAC/index.htm)
- Department of Biology (http://cas.upm.edu.ph/Biology/home.htm)
- Department of Physical Education (http://cas.upm.edu.ph/DPE/dpemain.htm)
- Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics (http://cas.upm.edu.ph/DPSM/LASTdpsm/DPSM-main.htm)
- Department of Social Sciences (http://cas.upm.edu.ph/DSS/index.htm)
College of Dentistry (http://www.geocities.com/updentistry/)
- Basic Sciences Department
- Department of Clinical Dentistry
- Department of Community Dentistry
College of Medicine (http://202.164.178.74/news_old/)
- Department of Anatomy
- Department of Anesthesiology
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology
- Department of Emergency Medicine
- Department of Family and Community Medicine
- Department of Medical Microbiology
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Neurosciences
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Department of Orthopedics
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology
- Department of Parasitology
- Department of Pediatrics
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Department of Physiology
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
- Department of Radiology
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Department of Surgery
- Medical Education Unit
- Medical Informatics Unit
- Community Oriented Medical Education Unit
- Social Medicine Unit
- National Poison and Information Service
College of Nursing (http://www.upm.edu.ph/upm-cn.html)
- World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Nursing Development in Primary Health
College of Pharmacy (http://www.upm.edu.ph/cp/)
- Department of Pharmacy
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Department of Industrial Pharmacy
College of Public Health (http://www.upm.edu.ph/cph/)
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health (http://www.upm.edu.ph/cph/DEOH.htm)
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (http://www.upm.edu.ph/cph/DEBS.htm)
- Department of Health Policy and Administration (http://www.upm.edu.ph/cph/DHPA.htm)
- Department of Health Promotion and Education (http://www.upm.edu.ph/cph/DHPE.htm)
- Department of Medical Microbiology (http://www.upm.edu.ph/cph/DMM.htm)
- Department of Nutrition (http://www.upm.edu.ph/cph/DON.htm)
- Department of Parasitology (http://www.upm.edu.ph/cph/DOP.htm)
National Graduate Office for the Health Sciences (http://www.upm.edu.ph/gradoffice/)
National Institutes of Health (http://www.upm.edu.ph/nih/)
- Institute of Socio-Biomedical Research
- Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology for Health
- Institute of Ophthalmology
- Institute of Clinical Epidemiology
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Institute of Human Genetics
- Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Institute of Health Policy and Developmental Studies
- Institute of Ear and Hearing Disorders
- Manila Studies Program
National Teacher Training Center for the Health Professions (http://www.upm.edu.ph/nttc-hp.html)
National Telehealth Center
School of Health Sciences (http://www.geocities.com/rolborr/shshome.html)
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Nursing
- Department of Midwifery
Philippine General Hospital (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/)
- Department of Anesthesiology (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=dept_anesthesiology)
- Cancer Institute (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=cancer_institute)
- Department of Emergency Medical Services (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=dept_em)
- Department of Family and Community Medicine (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=dept_fcm)
- Department of Hospital Dentistry (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=dept_hd)
- Department of Laboratories (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=dept_laboratories)
- Department of Medicine (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=dept_medicine)
- Department of Neurosciences (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=dept_neurosciences)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=dept_obgyn)
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=dept_ovs)
- Department of Orthopedics (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=dept_orthopedics)
- Department of Outpatient Services (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=dept_os)
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=dept_otor)
- Department of Pay Patient Services (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=dept_pps)
- Department of Pediatrics (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=dept_pediatrics)
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=dept_pbm)
- Department of Radiology (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=dept_radiology)
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=dept_rm)
- Department of Surgery (http://www.pgh.gov.ph/main.php?fid=dept_surgery)

U.P. Los Baños

College of Agriculture
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Development Communication
College of Economics and Management
College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology
School of Environmental Science and Management
College of Forestry and Natural Resources
Graduate School
College of Human Ecology
College of Public Affairs
College of Veterinary Medicine

U.P. Visayas

College of Arts and Sciences (http://www.upv.edu.ph/academicinfo/cas/cas.htm)
- Division of Biological Sciences
- Division of Humanities
- Division of Social Sciences
- Division of Physical Sciences and Mathematics
- Division of Professional Education
College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (http://www.upv.edu.ph/academicinfo/cfos/cfos.htm)
- Institute of Aquaculture
- Institute of Fish Processing Technology
- Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanology
- Institute of Fisheries Policy and Development Studies
School of Technology (http://www.upv.edu.ph/academicinfo/sotech/sotech.htm)
College of Management (http://www.upv.edu.ph/academicinfo/cm/cm.htm)
Cebu College (http://www.upv.edu.ph/academicinfo/upcc/upcc.htm)
- Division of Natural Science and Mathematics
- Division of Social Sciences
- Division of Humanities
- Division of Management
Tacloban College (http://www.upv.edu.ph/academicinfo/uptc/uptc.htm)
- Division of Management
- Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
- Division of Social Sciences
- Division of Humanities

U.P. Mindanao

College of Science and Mathematics (http://www.upmin.edu.ph/csm/Index.htm)
- Department of Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies (http://www.upmin.edu.ph/csm/DBES.htm)
- Department of Biosystems and Clusters (http://www.upmin.edu.ph/csm/Biosystems.htm)
- Department of Food Science and Chemistry (http://www.upmin.edu.ph/csm/DFSC.htm)
- Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science (http://www.upmin.edu.ph/csm/DMPCS.htm)
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
School of Management

U.P. Baguio

College of Science
College of Arts and Communication
College of Social Sciences
Institute of Management
Cordillera Studies Center
Program in Human Kinetics

U.P. Open University

Faculty of Education
Faculty of Information and Communication Studies
Faculty of Management and Development Studies

Others

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