BS in Environmental Science

Meet Our Alumni

What can you do with a BSES degree?

Find out what some of our alumni have been doing since graduation. Imagine the possibilities. Imagine the future that awaits you as a BSES degree holder.

Major Fields

BSES students can specialize in any of the five major areas of concentration.

Sustainable Agriculture

  • Ecological Crop Production Systems

  • Ecological Livestock Production Systems

  • Soil Fertility Management

  • Ecological Pest Management

  • Socio-economic and Political Context of Sustainable Agriculture

Environmental Conservation & Management

  • Sustainable Agricultural Land Management

  • Landscape Ecology

  • Pollution Science and Management

  • Waste Management and Treatment

  • Ecosystems Management

Environmental Engineering & Management

  • Biological and Chemical Processes in Water and Wastewater Treatment

  • Water Resource Engineering

  • Fundamentals of Air Pollution Control and Air Quality Management

  • Waste Management and Treatment

  • Sustainable Energy

Environmental Chemistry

  • Atmospheric Chemistry

  • Toxicological Chemistry

  • Environmental Instrumental Analysis

  • Aquatic Chemistry

  • Green Chemistry

Environmental Biology

  • Environmental Biotechnology

  • Microbial Ecology

  • Wildlife Rehabilitation

  • Habitat Restoration

  • Biodiversity Conservation

The Curriculum

  • General Education Courses

  • Core Science Courses

    • Biology (21 units)

    • Chemistry (15 units)

    • Earth Science (9 units)

    • Mathematics and Statistics (12 units)

    • Physics (5 units)

  • Environmental Science and Monitoring Courses

    • Environmental Monitoring

    • Environmental Soil Science

    • Environmental Chemistry and Engineering

    • Wildlife Biology

    • Computer Applications in the Environmental Sciences

    • Elective course: Environmental Parasitology; Industrial Ecology; Environmental Health; The Urban Environment; Special Topics

    • Major courses Sustainable Agriculture, Environmental Conservation and Management, Environmental Engineering and Management, Environmental Biology, and Environmental Chemistry

  • Environmental Studies & Environmental Management

    • Environmental Planning

    • Environmental Philosophy, Ethics and Law

    • Elective courses: Environmental Education; Disaster, Vulnerability and Resilience, Environmental Economics, Green Productivity and Clean Technologies, Environmental Sociology

  • The EIA System

  • Research courses

    • Environmental Literature

    • Research Methods 1 & 2

  • Thesis OR Special Problem + OJT

  • PE

  • NSTP

Learning happens inside and outside the classroom.

Meet the Faculty

  • Diane Shiela C. Castillo

    Instructor

    MS Wildlife Studies, UPLB

    Research Interest: Mammalogy (Rodents and Bats), Terrestrial Wildlife Assessment, Environmental Parasitology, Environmental Impact Assessment

  • Ma. Johanna J. De Dios

    Assistant Professor

    MS Environmental Management, CLSU

    Research Interest: Bioremediation and Phytoremediation Research, Environmental Research, Entrepreneurship, Agricultural Research, Disaster Risk Reduction Management, Occupational Safety and Health

  • Justin V. Dumale

    Instructor

    MS Biology, CLSU

    Research Interest: Microbial Ecology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Biotechnology

  • Redel L. Gutierrez

    Professor

    DEPARTMENT HEAD

    PhD Fisheries & Aquatic Resources, Maejo Univ, Thailand

    Research Interest: Aquatic/Water Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Fish Waste Valorization and Management, Product Development

  • Cesar V. Ortinero

    Professor

    PhD Urban & Environmental Engineering, Kyoto Univ, Japan

    Research Interest: Environmental Toxicology and Biotechnology, Urban and Industrial Ecology, Ethnopharmacology

  • Luzviminda S. Quitos

    Associate Professor

    COLLEG GRADUATE PROGRAM COORDINATOR

    PhD Science Education, Araullo Univ-PEN

    Research Interest:Basic and Applied Science, Nanotechnology, Science Education, Biopesticides & Biofertilizer

  • Davelyn P. Rengel

    Assistant Professor

    MS Marine Science, UP Diliman

    Research Interest: Marine Biology, Marine Conservation and Protected Areas, Invertebrate Restocking, Fisheries Management

  • Criselda P. Francisco

    Instructor

    MS Biology, CLSU

    Research Interest: Environmental Biology, Biodiversity and Conservation, Terrestrial Biology

  • Gella Patria A. Abella

    Associate Professor

    ICCEM HEAD

    PhD Environmental Science, UPLB

    Research Interest: Land Use Planning, Optimal Land Use and Water Use Allocation, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Costal Resource Management

  • Roberto D. Pelayo

    Associate Professor

    MA Education-Mathematics, Wesleyan Univ Philippines

    Research Interest: Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, Solid Waste Management, Carrying Capacity Monitoring and Evaluation

  • Shirly C. Serrano

    Associate Professor

    PhD Environmental Science, Kasetsart Univ, Thailand

  • Katherine DA. Bautista

    Assistant Professor

    MEng in Renewable Energy Engineering, Maejo Univ, Thailand

    Research Interest: Biofuels methods and products development; Environmental chemistry; Waste valorization

  • Lea S. Caguiat

    Instructor

    MS Agrometeorology, UPLB

    Research Interest: Land and water resources engineering; Agrometeorology; Geographic Information System; Machine learning and soil and water conservation

  • Rence Marrion M. Pineda

    Assistant Professor

    MS Biology, CLSU

    Research Interest: Biotechnology; Microbiology; Mycology; Molecular Biology; Biofuels

  • Emily C. Ablaza

    Associate Professor

    PhD Biological and Environmental Systems, Ehime Univ, Japan

    Research Interest: Sustainable Agriculture; Biodiversity; Environmental Science

  • Daryl A. Juganas

    Assistant Professor

    MS Biology, CLSU

    Research Interest: Disaster risk reduction and management; Carrying capacity monitoring and evaluation

  • Edmark Bulaong

    Instructor

    MS Environmental Science, CLSU

  • Sharon E. Lazaro

    Associate Professor

    PhD Chemistry, Walailak Univ, Thailand

    Research Interest: Environmental analytical chemistry; Spin crossover materials; Functional materials