Western Mindanao State University
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Western Mindanao State University is the only state university in Zamboanga City. It has two (2) campuses: the main campus of 79,000 square metres and 9,147 square metres is located within the city (Barangay Baliwasan), and the satellite campus of 200,000 square metres occupied by the College of Agriculture located at San Ramon, approximately more than twenty kilometers away from the city. Several campuses comprising the external studies units are also located in the provinces of Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga Sibugay, including the newly-integrated formerly CHED-supervised institutions in Dumingag and Tampilisan. It has a student population of over 22,000, regular faculty members of over 600 and over 150 administrative personnel.
It has 12 colleges, and 3 institutes and two autonomous campuses offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses specializing on education, engineering, nursing, arts and humanities, social work, science and mathematics. Along with these major fields of concentration, WMSU offers courses in agriculture, architecture, forestry, home economics, nutrition and dietetics, social work, criminology, Asian and Islamic Studies and special degree courses for foreign students. It also offers external studies and non-formal education courses.
WMSU ranked sixth among 68 universities all over the country, according to a recent survey on the Top Academic Institutions in the Philippines conducted by the Commission on Higher Education. WMSU's position runs next to five prestigious and high standard universities in Manila. The University's College of Education is a Center of Excellence; the College of Architecture as a Center of Development and the College of Social Work and Community Development was awarded the Best School for Social Work in the Philippines.
Academic Programs
COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE
- Bachelor of Science in Architecture (BSArch)
*Housing *Planning *Construction Technology *Architectural DesignCOLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
- Master in Agriculture
- Bachelor of Agricultural Technology (BAT) - Ladderized
- Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Major Areas: Crop Science Animal Science
- Bachelor of Science in Criminilogy
Major in: Police AdministrationCOLLEGE OF EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED)
Areas of Specialization: Guidance and Counselling Pre-School Education English Work Education Filipino Math MAPE Science and Health Education Social Studies Special Education
- Master of Science in Structural Engineering
- Master of Science in Environmental Engineering
Field of Specialization: Environmental Technology and Management Water and Wastewater Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Forestry (BSF)
- Bachelor of Laws
- Doctor of Philosophy in Education (Ph.D.)
Major: Language Teaching (English)
- Master of Arts in Education (M.A.)
Major Fields School Health Education Home Economics Education
- Master of Nursing (M.N.)
Major Fields: Medical Surgical Nursing Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Maternal and Child Health Nursing Community Health Nursing and Communicable Diseases Nursing
- Doctor of Public Administration
- Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Field of Specialization: Personnel Administration Organization and Management Fiscal Administration Program Development & Administration
- Master of Arts in Education (M.A.)
Major: Math Education
- Master of Social Work
Areas of Specialization: Social Administration Community Organization Clinical Social Work Practice
- Bachelor of Science in Islamic Studies
- Bachelor of Science in Asian Studies
Major: Southeast Asian StudiesINSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, SPORTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
- Master of Physical Education
- Master of Science in Physical Education
- Certificate in Sports
- Bachelor of Physical Education (BPE) Ladderized
- Diploma Program in Physical Education (DPPE)
History
With the cessation of the hostilities that marked the end of the Spanish American war in 1898, Filipino and American educators agreed that the best way to rebuild a devastated nation was through the establishment of a sound educational system.Eight Normal schools were then established in the Philippines by the Americans. One of them was the Zamboanga Normal School established in 1918. As a secondary school, the ZNS offered a general academic curriculum under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu primarily designed to cater to the needs of cultural minorities in the provinces of Cotabato, Davao, Lanao, Sulu, and Zamboanga.
In June 1921, the secondary normal curriculum of the Zamboanga Normal School had to be phased out for lack of enrollees. It was re-opened the following year and eventually producing its first batch of graduates in 1926. Until the end of School Year 1939-40, the general secondary academic and normal curricula continued to be simultaneously offered. As a result of the opening of the Zamboanga City High School in 1940, the general secondary academic curriculum was discontinued. The general secondary academic curriculum, however, was offered in the college level. It was briefly disrupted with the outbreak of the Second World War.
After the war, the school resumed operations enabling those who started first year in the two-year collegiate normal curriculum before the war to continue as sophomore students. In April 1946 they were awarded the Elementary Teacher's Certificate (E.T.C.) The secondary normal curriculum was offered only during the summer term until 1952.
Upon its conversion into the Zamboanga Normal College on June 17, 1961 by virtue of Republic Act (RA) No. 3272, the ZNC was placed under the direct supervision of the Bureau of Public Schools (BPS) until its autonomy in 1963. Gradually, it started to offer new programs new degree programs.
The amendment of RA 3272 on June 26, 1969 by RA 5492 resulted in the conversion of the Zamboanga Normal School into the Zamboanga State College (ZSC). Considering the demands of a growing population in a rapidly changing society , then President Ferdinand E. Marcos signed P.D. No. 1427 on June 10, 1978, marking the birth of the Western Mindanao State University.
Since its conversion into a state university, three university presidents have taken the helm of its leadership: Dr. Juanito A. Bruno, in an acting capacity from 1977 to 1986; Dr. Bernabela L. Ko as first full-pledged president from 1986 to 1991 and Dr. Erdulfo B. Fernando, who served from 1991 to 1997. Today, WMSU has a total of 573 teaching and administrative support staff catering to over 10,000 students.
WMSU has since gradually expanded to twelve (12) colleges and 3 institutes, offering various courses and major fields of specialization. It has become the Center of Excellence (COE) and for Teacher Education and Project for Basic Education (PROBE) Center, catering to the needs of its socio-culturally pluralistic clientele. It has likewise etched its name as a leader in science and technology and nursing education while inching its way towards excellence in the liberal arts.
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