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The University of the Philippines Manila (UP Manila) is one of the constituent universities of the University of the Philippines System and its flagship campus for health. Located in the Ermita district of Manila, it focuses on education, research and public service in the health sciences and professions. Its College of Medicine grew out of the Philippine Medical School, created in 1905, and the University of the Philippines itself was founded in Ermita in 1908. UP Manila also includes the Philippine General Hospital and the UP Manila National Institutes of Health, a network of 15 health research institutes and centres.

Bachelor's, master's, doctoral and diploma programmes are offered by its colleges and schools:

  • College of Allied Medical Professions (occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech pathology)
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Dentistry
  • College of Medicine
  • College of Nursing
  • College of Pharmacy
  • College of Public Health
  • National Teacher Training Center for the Health Professions and School of Health Sciences

Undergraduate admission is through the UP System's college admission test (UPCAT). Graduate admissions are handled by the National Graduate Office for the Health Sciences (NGOHS), and foreign applicants can ask for an early evaluation of their documents. Tuition discounts and grants-in-aid depend on household income and are reserved for Filipino students.

All Programs Available:
  • Arts, Design and Crafts
    • Arts
  • Health
    • Epidemiology and Public Health Unit
    • Industrial Pharmacy
    • Tropical Medicine
    • Speech-Language Pathology
    • Allied Health
    • Physical Therapy
    • Parasitology
    • Nursing
    • Microbiology
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Dentistry
    • Human Nutrition and Dietetics
    • Medicine
    • Pharmacology
  • Public Administration and Services
    • Public Health
  • Sciences
    • Sciences
    • Biostatistics
Language of instruction

English

Type of school

Public University

Telephone

(+632) 5240534

Location

Office of the University Registrar, Padre Faura, Manila, Philippines, 1000

More information about Academic Programs

  • Allied medical professions: BS Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Pathology and Radiologic Technology
  • Arts and sciences: BA Behavioral Science, Development Studies, Organizational Communication, Philippine Arts, Political Science and Social Sciences (Area Studies); BS Applied Physics (Health Physics), Biochemistry, Biology and Computer Science
  • Medicine: BS Basic Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine
  • BS Nursing
  • BS Pharmacy and BS Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • BS Public Health
  • Doctor of Dental Medicine
  • Diploma in Midwifery (School of Health Sciences)

More information about Graduate Programs

  • Public health: Master and Doctor of Public Health, MS in epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, nutrition and other fields, Master of Hospital Administration
  • Medicine: MD-PhD in Molecular Medicine and master's degrees in bioethics, genetic counselling, pharmacology and other fields
  • Nursing: MS Nursing, Master in Nursing Education, PhD in Nursing
  • Rehabilitation: Master of Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Rehabilitation Sciences and Clinical Audiology
  • Pharmacy: MS Pharmaceutical Sciences, MS Social and Administrative Pharmacy
  • Dentistry: MS in Dentistry (Orthodontics)
  • Arts and sciences: Master of Management, MS Data Science, MS Health Informatics, MA Health Policy Studies
  • Health professions education: doctorate and master's degrees
  • PhD in Health Sciences (by research or by publication)


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