The UPLB Graduate School (GS) conducted its 2015 Hooding and Recognition Ceremonies on July 3 at the DL Umali Hall, conferring degrees on 48 Ph.D. and 212 masters candidates. It also gave recognition to its top five Ph.D. and masters candidates, and two recipients of special awards.
PhD graduates are trained to develop the critical thinking skills needed in administration, theory-builiding, policy formulation and analysis, and scholarly research and strategy design.The Graduate School administers residential and off-campus graduate programs of UPLB that are supervised by about 700 graduate faculty members from nine colleges and one school. About 40 percent of those conferred graduate degrees by UPLB come from countries like Thailand, Indonesia, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Vietnam, China, Korea, Lao PDR, Myanmar, East Timor, and Malaysia.Graduate Admission As a premier regional and global university, UPLB provides access to quality graduate education to local and foreign students. Its programs are administered by nearly 700 graduate faculty members from the nine colleges and one school.
Also, the UPLB Graduate School administers the following post-graduate programs through CEAT: Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering. Master of Science in Agrometeorology. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering. Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Engineering.
The UPLB Graduate School (GS) has 83 PhD and 306 MS candidates for graduation this year. Leading them are Academic Excellence award recipient Eva A. Goyena, PhD in Human Nutrition and John Kenneth T. Malilay, MS in Animal Science.
Courses numbered 301 and above are generally professional courses in the doctoral program.
Ph.D. Program The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Environmental Science is a university-wide, interdisciplinary program focusing on theoretical and methodological issues in environmental science and management. Graduates of this program are expected to deal competently with contemporary concerns in environmental analysis, planning and management.
The College implements collaborative and interdisciplinary research, development, and extension programs in integrated natural resources management, biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration and climate change, geo-spatial technology, forest biotechnology, environmental forestry, agroforestry, sustainable forest products utilization, forest policies, mountain ecosystems development, and.
The Ph.D. in Computer Science is a recent addition (instituted 1998) to the graduate courses offered by the Institute. Two modes are offered: the normal residential mode and the by research mode. Entry to the Ph.D. by Research program will be guided by the requirements set by the UPLB Graduate school. The PhD program is envisioned to develop and enhance advanced scholarship in applied and.
The Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics (PhD STAT) program is designed to give the student a wide exposure to actual problems in statistical theory and methods.
The program at present has a current teaching staff of 11 graduate faculty members (9 doctoral and 2 master degree holders) who are experts in various fields of botany. Doctor of Philosophy in Botany The program develops the ability of the students to undertake critical inquiry and independent research, to widen their field of knowledge, as well as to develop their professional leadership.
Dr. Jamias finished her PhD in Communication from the School of English, Linguistics, and Media at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia in 1996. She completed her MS and BS (cum laude) in Development Communication (minor in agriculture) from UPLB.
Graduate study under the reduced fee program REPS and faculty involved in research can also enjoy the privilege to study at reduced fee. Under this program, an employee is allowed to register a maximum of six (6) academic units per semester for a minimal fee.
Being the top graduate in her Ph.D. program, Dr. Gerona delivered a graduation speech, on behalf of her fellow Ph.D. and MS graduates, during the UPLB Graduate School Hooding and Recognition Ceremonies on July 3, 2015 at the DL Umali Hall with Dr. Ruperto S. Sangalang, CHED Commissioner, as the guest of honor and speaker.
The Graduate School and the individual programs reserve the right to require additional information or documents from an applicant when deemed necessary. All application materials become part of the permanent records of UPLB and will not be returned to the applicant.
Like UPLB, Manhattan-based Kansas State University has colleges of agriculture, arts and sciences, engineering, human ecology, veterinary medicine, and a separate Graduate School. On the other hand, University of Florida and UPLB are to start a cooperative effort in faculty and student exchanges and research collaboration under a cooperative agreement.
All 18 UPLB graduates who took the 8 th Certificate in Industrial Engineering (CIE) Exam held last December 4, 2016 passed. This marks the first time that IE graduates from UPLB participated in the said certification exam. Engr. Dorothy Faith C. Masong led UPLB takers after finishing Top 8.