Master of Science in Conservation and Restoration Ecology
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Master of Science in Conservation and Restoration Ecology (MS CaRE) program has grown out of the research output and experience of the Department of Biology of the College of Science of UP Baguio over the years. Its roster of professors with varied yet harmonized fields of expertise enable the department to focus on biodiversity assessments and data- banking, conservation, and the ethno-botany of the ecosystems of Northern Luzon – from the mountain ridges to the reefs. This is consistent with UP Baguio's mandate to perform its unique and distinctive leadership in higher education and development, to lead in setting academic standards, and in initiating innovations in teaching, research, and community service in its identified niche in the Cordilleras and the rest of Northern Luzon.
The graduates of MS CaRE are envisioned to be:
• competent environmental biologists who can lead and undertake projects in conservation, assessment, monitoring, and restoration of degraded ecosystems;
• capable to carry out research in conservation and restoration ecology; and,
• ready to pursue doctoral courses in related fields.
• capable to carry out research in conservation and restoration ecology; and,
• ready to pursue doctoral courses in related fields.
COURSE STRUCTURE
Core Courses
| Title | Units |
| CRE 230 GIS and Mapping for Ecology* | 3 |
| CRE 260 Theories, Principles, and Applications of Conservation and Restoration Ecology* |
3 |
| CRE 261 Disturbance Ecology* | 3 |
| CRE 265 Advanced Biogeography* | 3 |
| CRE 299 Design and Analysis of Laboratory and Field Experiments |
3 |
The MS CaRE is a thesis program that requires the completion of 35 units consisting of 15 units (core courses), 6 units (elective courses), 8 units (other required courses) and 6 units ( thesis). One can enroll in the program as a full-time or part-time student.
Other Required Courses
| Title | Units |
| CRE 281 Indigenous Management of Resources* |
3 |
| CRE 293 Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues on the Environment* |
3 |
| CRE 298 Seminar | 2 |
| *CRE 300 Master's Thesis | 6 |
*Courses with field/lab methods and techniques
**Relevant Courses of the UP System that may be taken with the consent of the Graduate Program Committee
**Relevant Courses of the UP System that may be taken with the consent of the Graduate Program Committee
Elective Courses
| Electives (6 units) | Units |
| CRE 220 Environmental Microbiology* | 3 |
| CRE 224 Biological Responses to Environmental Stress* |
3 |
| CRE 262 Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Marine Systems |
3 |
| CRE 263 Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Terrestrial Systems* |
3 |
| CRE 264 Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Freshwater Systems* |
3 |
| CRE 266 Landscape Ecology | 3 |
| CRE 297 Special Topics in Conservation and Restoration Ecology |
3 |
| Free Elective** | 3 |
*Courses with field/lab methods and techniques
**Relevant Courses of the UP System that may be taken with the consent of the Graduate Program Committee
Study Plan (Full-time Student)
Year 1
Study Plan (Full-time Student)
Year 1
| 1st Semester (12 units) | 2nd Semester (12 units) |
| CRE 260 (3 units) | CRE 281 (3 units) |
| CRE 261 (3 units) | CRE 283 (3 units) |
| CRE 265 (3 units) | CRE 299 (3 units) |
| CRE 230 (3 units) | Elective (3 units) |
Year 2
Year 2
| 1st Semester (5 units) | 2nd Semester (6 units) |
| CRE 298 (2 units) | CRE 300 (6 units) |
| Elective (3 units) | -- |
| -- | -- |
| -- | -- |
Year 3
Year 3
| 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
| -- | -- |
| -- | -- |
| -- | -- |
| -- | -- |
Study Plan (Part-time, 9 units)
Year 1
Year 1
| 1st Semester (9 units) | 2nd Semester (9 units) |
| CRE 260 (3 units) | CRE 265 (3 units) |
| CRE 261 (3 units) | CRE 299 (3 units) |
| CRE 230 (3 units) | Elective (3 units) |
| -- | -- |
Year 2
Year 2
| 1st Semester (8 units) | 2nd Semester (9 units) |
| CRE 281 (3 units) | CRE 300 (6 units) |
| CRE 283 (3 units) | Elective (3 units) |
| CRE 298 (2 units) | |
| -- |
Year 3
Year 3
| 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
| -- | -- |
| -- | -- |
| -- | -- |
| -- | -- |
Study Plan (Part-time, 6 units)
Year 1
Study Plan (Part-time, 6 units)
| 1st Semester (6 units) | 2nd Semester (6 units) |
| CRE 260 (3 units) | CRE 261 (3 units) |
| CRE 230 (3 units) | CRE 299 (3 units) |
| -- | -- |
| -- | -- |
Year 2
Year 2
| 1st Semester (6 units) | 2nd Semester (5 units) |
| CRE 265 (3 units) | CRE 298 (2 units) |
| CRE 283 (3 units) | Elective (3 units) |
| -- | -- |
| -- | -- |
Year 3
Year 3
| 1st Semester (6 units) | 2nd Semester (6 units) |
| CRE 281 (3 units) | CRE 300 (6 units) |
| Elective (3 units) | -- |
| -- | -- |
| -- | -- |
ADMISSION PROCESS
Admission to the MS CaRE program shall require:
- a Bachelor’s degree in Biology (or related courses) from a recognized institution of higher learning;
- a non-related Bachelor’s degree but with related specialization or work experience;
- an interview; and
- two letters of recommendation.
Each application for admission into the MS CaRE program shall be accomplished in the official application form and accompanied by the original and photocopy of the official transcript of records, and certified true copy of each diploma received. Each application shall be submitted to the Director of the UP Baguio Graduate Program Office (GPO), and referred to the College Dean for evaluation. The deserving applicant shall be recommended for admission.
Transfer / Shifting
Transfer of Credits from another University
Subject to the recommendation of the appropriate bodies and the approval of the Dean/Director, graduate courses taken by a student in another university may be credited towards the master’s program provided that:
- these courses were taken within five years prior to admission
- these were validated through appropriate means by the
College/Unit or Graduate Office/ Committee concerned; and, - the total number of credits transferred shall not exceed three- eights (3/8) of the total number of units in the student’s Master’s course requirements.
However, condition 2 shall not apply if the courses were taken in an institution with which the University of the Philippines has a special academic arrangement and if these courses are part of the student’s approved Program of Study.
Transfer of Credits from Another Program
Subject to the recommendation of the appropriate bodies and the approval of the Dean/Director, graduate courses taken by the student under another program of the University of the Philippines may be transferred for credit to the new Master’s program provided that:
-
These courses were taken during the last five (5) years prior to the student’s admission or transfer to the Master’s Program;
-
these units have not been credited to a degree previously obtained by the student; and
-
these courses are relevant to the new program.
Processing of Transfer of Credits
Transfer of credits shall be done within the first semester of the student’s admission into the program. The course/s credited shall be specified in the student’s record by the Graduate Office/Committee of the College/Unit concerned. A copy of the approval shall be sent to the Office of the University Registrar, through channels.
FACULTY PROFILE
MS CaRE FACULTY
Balangcod, Teodora D.
Ph.D. Botany (Plant Ecology)
University of the Philippines, 2009
Balangcod, Teodora D.
Ph.D. Botany (Plant Ecology)
University of the Philippines, 2009
Bagangao, Meiji T.
M.S. Botany, (Pollination Biology) University of the Philippines, 2018
Baoanan, Zenaida G.
Ph.D. Biology (Ecology and Taxonomy) University of the Philippines, 2007
Postdoc (Culture and Propagation of Cone Snails) University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
M.S. Botany, (Pollination Biology) University of the Philippines, 2018
Baoanan, Zenaida G.
Ph.D. Biology (Ecology and Taxonomy) University of the Philippines, 2007
Postdoc (Culture and Propagation of Cone Snails) University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
Dizon, Romeo M.
Ph.D. Marine Science (Marine Ecology)
Ph.D. Marine Science (Marine Ecology)
University of the Philippines, 2005
Postdoc (Coral Restoration)
University of the Philippines/University of
Newcastle, UK/University of Hawaii
Newcastle, UK/University of Hawaii
Hipol, Roland M.
Ph.D. Botany (Plant-Fungi Interactions) University of the Philippines, 2014
Ph.D. Botany (Plant-Fungi Interactions) University of the Philippines, 2014
Indong, Rocel Amor O.
Ph.D. Molecular Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology
Graz University of Technology, Austria, 2016
Ph.D. Molecular Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology
Graz University of Technology, Austria, 2016
Calugay, Ronie J.
Ph.D. Molecular Biomedical Sciences & Biotechnology
Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology, Japan, 2006
Post Doc (Anti-Cancer Research) University of California, Berkeley, USA
Ph.D. Molecular Biomedical Sciences & Biotechnology
Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology, Japan, 2006
Post Doc (Anti-Cancer Research) University of California, Berkeley, USA
Gutierrez, Rosemary M.
Ph.D. Biology (Cell Biology and Microbiology)
University of the Philippines, 2006.
Postdoc (Restoration of degraded land areas) Pennsylvania State University, USA
Rafanan, Jocelyn R.
M.S. Biology (Genetics),
St. Louis University, 1984
MS CaRE LECTURERS
Abansi, Corazon, L.
Ph.D. Economics (Natural Resource Economics)
University of the Philippines,1997
Abansi, Corazon, L.
Ph.D. Economics (Natural Resource Economics)
University of the Philippines,1997
Alangui, Wilfredo V.
Ph.D. Mathematics Education
University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2010
Ph.D. Mathematics Education
University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2010
Austria, Celia M.
M.S. Zoology (Ecology and Parasitology)
M.S. Zoology (Ecology and Parasitology)
University of the Philippines, 1981
Boquiren, Rowena R.
Ph.D. HistoryUniversity of the Philippines, 1995
Lumbres, Ian Roscinto C.
Ph.D. Forest Resources Management Kongju National University, South Korea, 2003
Ph.D. Forest Resources Management Kongju National University, South Korea, 2003
Canilao, Narcisa P.
Ph.D. Philosophy
University of Santo Tomas, 1994
Ph.D. Philosophy
University of Santo Tomas, 1994
Claver, Francisca M.
Master of Laws
Georgetown University Law Center, 2008
Master of Laws
Georgetown University Law Center, 2008
Corpuz, Jennifer T.
Master of Laws
University of Arizona, 2008
Master of Laws
University of Arizona, 2008
FACULTY ON STUDY LEAVE
Baculi, Ronan Q.
M.S. Microbiology (Microbial Ecology) University of the Philippines, 2013
To pursue Ph.D. in Marine Science, (Marine Oceanography), Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman, September 2020
Baculi, Ronan Q.
M.S. Microbiology (Microbial Ecology) University of the Philippines, 2013
To pursue Ph.D. in Marine Science, (Marine Oceanography), Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman, September 2020
Magtoto, Liezel M.
Masters in Biological Sciences (Plant Taxonomy) Saint Louis University, 2009
Pursuing Ph.D. Botany, UP Los Banos, August 2019
Masters in Biological Sciences (Plant Taxonomy) Saint Louis University, 2009
Pursuing Ph.D. Botany, UP Los Banos, August 2019
Reginaldo, Aris A.
M.S. Zoology (Vertebrate Biology and Parasitology)
Pursuing Ph.D. in Biology University of the Philippines, 2011
M.S. Zoology (Vertebrate Biology and Parasitology)
Pursuing Ph.D. in Biology University of the Philippines, 2011
CONTACT INFORMATION
MS CaRE Program Coordinator
University of the Philippines Baguio
Governor Pack Road, Baguio City 2600
University of the Philippines Baguio
Governor Pack Road, Baguio City 2600
Tel. No. (+63 74) 442-7231
Fax.No. (+63 74) 444-3128
Email: bio_list.upbaguio@up.edu.ph
Fax.No. (+63 74) 444-3128
Email: bio_list.upbaguio@up.edu.ph
Submit or email applications to:
The Graduate Program Office
University of the Philippines Baguio
Governor Pack Road, Baguio City 2600
Telefax No. +63 (074) 442-2460
The Graduate Program Office
University of the Philippines Baguio
Governor Pack Road, Baguio City 2600
Telefax No. +63 (074) 442-2460
Email: gpo.upbaguio@upb.edu.ph