Department Overview – Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Founded in 1991, the Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics (DPSM) is a center for research and education at the undergraduate and graduate levels for computer science, health informatics, bioinformatics, mathematics, statistics, chemistry, biochemistry, physics and geology. The department offers courses such as B.S. Applied Physics (Health Physics), B.S. Biochemistry, B.S. Computer Science Majors in Health Informatics and Statistical Computing, and M.S. Health Informatics Major in Bioinformatics.

Vision

A center of excellence providing globally competitive and socially relevant education and research in science and mathematics integrating the health sciences ethos

Mission

To produce leaders and innovators in the fields of science, health, and technology
To generate research outputs of national and global relevance
To provide education, training, and technical services to the community

Philosophy of Education and Graduate Attributes

A UP education seeks to produce graduates imbued with an abiding sense of responsibility to their people and nation, the skills and mindsets to improve human life, and a commitment to the freedom and welfare of all.

Aside from mastery of knowledge in their specific disciplines, UP graduates must possess breadth of mind, strength of character, and generosity of spirit, fostered by a firm grounding in both the arts and sciences, and such specialist courses as their programs may require.

They must be prepared to inclusively engage with society and the world at large, mindful of their people’s needs and capabilities, and keen to the challenges and opportunities of national development in this century of rapid global change.

UP aims to achieve this through its General Education program, one that develops mind, body and spirit, which familiarize all its students with their culture and history and fosters a sense of shared citizenship, while equipping them with critical thinking, discernment and technical skills they will need to excel in their chosen professions.