University of the Philippines Baguio
Encyclopedia
The University of the Philippines Baguio (U.P. Baguio) is a university
in the Philippines.
UP Baguio is one of the fastest growing constituent universities of the University of the Philippines System in terms of curricular and infrastructure development. Currently, UPB operates five academic units, namely, the College of Arts and Communication, College of Science, College of Social Sciences, Institute of Management, and Program in Human Kinetics. The colleges are headed by their respective deans, the Institute of Management by a director, and the Program in Human Kinetics by a coordinator.
As of 2001, the Commission on Higher Education
of the Philippines has identified 3 National Centers of Excellence/Development (COEs/CODs) in UP Baguio. The COEs/CODs in the University are Biology
, Mathematics
, and Physics
.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (CS)
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (CSS)
INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IM)
HUMAN KINETICS PROGRAM (HKP)
+ choice of minor in one of these three areas (Broadcast Communication, Journalism
, or Speech Communication)
++ UPCAT qualifiers must pass a talent test
+++ choice of minor one of the following: Philosophy
, Political Science
or Psychology
NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in the Philippines.
History
The university began on April 22, 1961.UP Baguio is one of the fastest growing constituent universities of the University of the Philippines System in terms of curricular and infrastructure development. Currently, UPB operates five academic units, namely, the College of Arts and Communication, College of Science, College of Social Sciences, Institute of Management, and Program in Human Kinetics. The colleges are headed by their respective deans, the Institute of Management by a director, and the Program in Human Kinetics by a coordinator.
As of 2001, the Commission on Higher Education
Commission on Higher Education (Philippines)
The Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines, , abbreviated as CHED. The CHED is attached to the Office of the President for administrative purposes...
of the Philippines has identified 3 National Centers of Excellence/Development (COEs/CODs) in UP Baguio. The COEs/CODs in the University are Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, and Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
.
Colleges and Degree Granting Units
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND COMMUNICATION (CAC)- Department of ArtsARtsaRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
, LanguageLanguageLanguage may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
and LiteratureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
- Discipline of LanguageLanguageLanguage may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
and LiteratureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources... - Discipline of Fine Arts
- Discipline of Language
- Department of CommunicationCommunicationCommunication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
- Discipline of JournalismJournalismJournalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
- Discipline of SpeechPublic speakingPublic speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners...
Communication - Discipline of Broadcast Communication
- Discipline of Journalism
- Diploma Program in LanguageLanguageLanguage may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
and LiteratureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources... - Certificate Program in Fine Arts (Visual ArtsVisual artsThe visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
) - Summer Arts Extension Program (SAEP)
- Sentro ng Wikang Filipino
- Graduate Program in LanguageLanguageLanguage may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
and LiteratureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (CS)
- Department of BiologyBiologyBiology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
- Discipline of Biology
- Northern Luzon Herbarium
- Department of Physical Sciences
- Discipline of ChemistryChemistryChemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
- Discipline of PhysicsPhysicsPhysics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
- Discipline of GeologyGeologyGeology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
- Discipline of Chemistry
- Department of MathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and Computer ScienceComputer scienceComputer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
- Discipline of Mathematics
- Discipline of Computer Science
- Summer Institute for the Natural Sciences and Mathematics (SINSM)
- Graduate Program in Mathematics
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (CSS)
- Department of EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and Political SciencePolitical sciencePolitical Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
- Discipline of Management Economics
- Discipline of Economics
- Discipline of Political Science
- Department of HistoryHistoryHistory is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
and PhilosophyPhilosophyPhilosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
- Discipline of History
- Discipline of Philosophy
- Department of Social AnthropologySocial anthropologySocial Anthropology is one of the four or five branches of anthropology that studies how contemporary human beings behave in social groups. Practitioners of social anthropology investigate, often through long-term, intensive field studies , the social organization of a particular person: customs,...
and PsychologyPsychologyPsychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
- Discipline of Social Anthropology
- Discipline of Psychology
- Discipline of SociologySociologySociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
- Social Science Research and Extension Institute (SSREI)
- Graduate Program in Social and DevelopmentDevelopment studiesDevelopment studies is a multidisciplinary branch of social science which addresses issues of concern to developing countries. It has historically placed a particular focus on issues related to social and economic development, and its relevance may therefore extend to communities and regions...
Studies
INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IM)
- Discipline of Management
- Program in Management Economics
- Graduate Program in ManagementManagementManagement in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
HUMAN KINETICS PROGRAM (HKP)
- Discipline of Physical EducationPhysical educationPhysical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
- Diploma Program in Physical Education
- Service Physical Education Program
Academic programs
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS- BS BiologyBiologyBiology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
- BA CommunicationCommunicationCommunication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
major in JournalismJournalismJournalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
+ - BA Communication major in Speech Communication +
- B Fine Arts ++
- BA LanguageLanguageLanguage may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
and LiteratureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
(EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
) - BA Language and Literature (FilipinoFilipino languageThis move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...
) - BS Management Economics
- BS MathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
- BS PhysicsPhysicsPhysics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
- BA Social SciencesSocial sciencesSocial science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
major in EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
+++ - BA Social SciencesSocial sciencesSocial science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
major in Social AnthropologySocial anthropologySocial Anthropology is one of the four or five branches of anthropology that studies how contemporary human beings behave in social groups. Practitioners of social anthropology investigate, often through long-term, intensive field studies , the social organization of a particular person: customs,...
+++ - BA Social SciencesSocial sciencesSocial science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
major in HistoryHistoryHistory is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
+++
+ choice of minor in one of these three areas (Broadcast Communication, Journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
, or Speech Communication)
++ UPCAT qualifiers must pass a talent test
+++ choice of minor one of the following: Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
or Psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS
- Diploma in LanguageLanguageLanguage may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
and LiteratureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
(EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
) - Diploma in Language and Literature (FilipinoFilipino languageThis move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...
) - Diploma in Physical EducationPhysical educationPhysical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
- Certificate in Fine Arts (Visual ArtsVisual artsThe visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
)
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- MA Language and Literature (EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
) - MA Language and Literature (FilipinoFilipino languageThis move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...
) - M ManagementManagementManagement in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
- MS MathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
- MA Social and Development Studies (Social Anthropology)
- MA Social and Development Studies (Economics)
- MA Social and Development Studies (History)
- MA Social and Development Studies (Area Studies)
Research
The university has several research centers:- Cordillera Studies Center (CSC) - The University's Main Research Unit
- Social Science Research and Extension Institute (SSREI) - research and extension unit of the College of Social Sciences
- Sentro ng Wikang Filipino (SWF) - research unit of the College of Arts and Communication
- Cordillera/Northern Luzon Archives - repository of valuable historical Northern Luzon/Cordillera materials
- UP Baguio Northern Luzon Herbarium - botanical museum
- Gender Studies Program (KASARIAN)
- Galerya Kordilyera - art and cultural museum
- Institute of Management (IM)
Extension Service
UP BAGUIO'S UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERVICE UNITS- Summer Institute for Natural Sciences and Mathematics (SINSM) - research and extension unit of the College of Science
- Summer Arts Extension Program (SAEP) - extension unit of the College of Arts and Communication
- Cordillera Creative Writing Workshop
- Social Science Research and Extension Institute (SSREI) - extension unit of the College of Social Sciences
- Committee on Culture and The Arts
- Ugnayan ng Pahinungod
- Institute of Management (IM)
- Human Kinetics Program Extension Service (HKP)
Buildings and Venues in the Campus
- UPB OblationOblationOblation, an offering , a term, particularly in ecclesiastical usage, for a solemn offering or presentation to God.-Bible usage:...
, Oblation Plaza - Administration Complex (Iskolar ng Bayan Hall): houses the Office of the Chancellor, Office of the University Registrar, administrative and faculty offices, classrooms, computer laboratories, records and conference rooms, and a multi-purpose hall
- UPB Administration Hall Annex
- UPB Gymnasium/Human Kinetics Complex: consists of a gym, covered court for archery, volley-ball, lawn tennis and basketball players doing clinics and seminars on the game, table tennis area, weight room, “combat” room, dance hall, a faculty room, dressing rooms for faculty and students, a storage room and lockers.
- University AuditoriumAuditoriumAn auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...
(Bulwagang Juan Luna): main venue for various conferences and fora, also houses offices and classrooms - UPB Student-Alumni Complex (Abraham F. Sarmiento Hall): venue for student activities, houses the offices of the Student Council, the Outcrop student publication, and Council of Leaders, Office of Student Affairs, a multi-purpose hall, The Alumni Center, a lounge and conference area.
- Institute of ManagementManagementManagement in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
Building (Isabelo De Los Reyes Hall): houses department offices, classrooms, The University Cashier Office, HRDO and Property Office - IM Plaza: the area serves as a “multi-purpose space” which can be used as the venue for a variety of activities and outdoor performances
- College of ScienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
Complex: houses department offices and faculty rooms, AVR/conference rooms, a graduate reading room, and biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and computer science laboratories and classrooms - UPB Northern LuzonLuzonLuzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...
HerbariumHerbariumIn botany, a herbarium – sometimes known by the Anglicized term herbar – is a collection of preserved plant specimens. These specimens may be whole plants or plant parts: these will usually be in a dried form, mounted on a sheet, but depending upon the material may also be kept in...
- College of SocialSocialThe term social refers to a characteristic of living organisms...
Sciences-Cordillera Studies Center Complex: houses the College of Social Sciences (social anthropology, psychology, economics, political science, philosophy, and history department offices, faculty rooms, classrooms, and laboratories), a computer laboratory and graduate reading room, the Social Science Research and Extension Institute, the Cordillera Studies Center, Learning Resource Center, Interactive Learning Center and the UP Open University-UPB Office. - College of Arts and CommunicationCommunicationCommunication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
Building: houses department offices and faculty rooms, a graduate reading room, classrooms for English, Filipino, literature, journalism, broadcast communication, speech communication, and fine arts, and broadcast communication, speech communication and media studies laboratories. - Fine Arts Department Building: houses classrooms, and fine arts/visual arts laboratories
- Balay Salun-at: UPB Health Service (University Medical/Dental Clinic), UPB Guidance and Counseling Office
- University Cafeteria Complex/Food Center
- Program for Indigenous People (PIC) Building
- Galerya Kordilyera: exhibits an envisioned art collection, also houses offices
- University Main LibraryLibraryIn a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
Complex: Reserve Collection, Circulation Section, FilipinianaFilipinianaFilipiniana, based on the definition by Isagani Medina from “Collection Building: Filipiniana,” in his In Developing Special Library Collections, Filipiniana: Proceedings , refers to Philippine-related books and non-book materials...
Collection - UPB Library Annex Building
- Cordillera Studies Center Library
- UPB Archives
- Inang Laya (statue of alma mater)
- UP Walk-Up Residence Hall: Faculty, Staff, and Student Housing Complex
- UP Baguio Residence Hall Association (UP BREHA): Ladies' Dormitory Complex
- Student Dormitory (soon)
- Multi-Purpose Court (basketball, lawn tennis, and other sports)
- UPB Archery Range
- Kiosks/Tambayan, Pond, Woods (mini park)
- UP Baguio Multi-Purpose Cooperative
International Affiliations and Memberships
- Association of Pacific Rim universities (APRU)
- ASEAN University Network
- Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher LearningAssociation of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher LearningThe Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning is a non-governmental organization founded in 1956 to assist higher learning institutions in strengthening themselves through a mutual self help and to achieve international distinction in teaching, research and public service.The...