About the Institution
The University of Southern Mindanao (USM) is a premier land grant university in Southern Philippines. Formerly known as the Mindanao Institute of Technology (MIT), the USM was founded by the late Bai Hadja Fatima Matabay Plang, a dedicated Muslim educator and philanthropist. Formally starting its operations on October 1, 1954, the USM achieved its university status through P.D. 1312 on March 13, 1978.USM is one of the four leading state universities in the country that achieved excellence in agricultural education. Today, it is one of the nine among 120 or so state-owned universities and colleges (SUCs) that earned Level IV status. In the first half of 2005, it was rated very satisfactory by the Department of Budget and Management Regional Office XII using the same instrument as that used in the level accreditation process.
Undergrad Programs / Areas offered :
Bachelor of Science in Biology in Microbiology
Bachelor of Science in Biology in Ecology
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Chemistry
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Bachelor of Science in Development Communication
Bachelor of Science in Community Broadcasting
Bachelor of Science in Development Journalism
Bachelor of Science in Educational Communication
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Bachelor of Arts in English
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Bachelor of Library and Information Science
Graduate Programs / Areas offered :
Master in Public Administration
Master of Arts in Education
major in Educational Management
Master of Arts in Education
major in Home Economics Education
Master of Arts in Mathematics
Master of Arts in Teaching Industrial Arts
Master of Arts in Language Teaching in English
Master of Arts in Language Teaching in Filipino
Master of Arts in Islamic Studies
Master of Science in Agricultural Economics
Master of Science in Agricultural Education
Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering
Master of Science in Agronomy
Master of Science in Animal Science
Master of Science in Aquaculture
Master of Science in Biology
Master of Science in Crop Protection
Master of Science in Development Communication
Master of Science in Extension Education
Master of Science in Horticulture
Master of Science in Rural and Economic Development
Master of Science in Plant Breeding
Master in Information Management
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