Bachelor of Science in Biology

BS in Biology has three major offerings—BS in Biology major in BOTANY, MARINE BIOLOGY and ECOLOGY and soon to offer B.S. Biology major in Molecular Biology and Genetics. These three areas require a thesis output at the end of the 4-year course.

Bachelor of Science in Biology (Botany)

Botany as a major course aims to discover, maintain, and transmit knowledge  concerning basic plant biology including taxonomy, systematics and physiology and its conservation particularly as it relates to the flora of Mt. Pangasugan  in Western Leyte.

BS in Biology ( Marine Biology)

This is a biology degree program which provides an excellent education in the biological sciences through studies undertaken in a unique coastal environment. The curriculum offers broad training in comprehensive biology while emphasizing study in vertebrate zoology, coastal biology, fisheries and aquatic animal health.

BS in Biology (Ecology)

The Ecology section of the Department offers a significant number of Biology subjects and related disciplines primarily on conservation and restoration  ecology in the tropics. The section also supports student researches on eutrophication and the variety of organisms through field work and assessment studies.

Master of Science major in Botany (M.S. Botany)

The M.S. Botany program at VSU provides advanced education to the graduates from the fields of biology, botany, forestry, horticulture, plant breeding, weed science and other related fields in the Visayas and Mindanao who are working in government agencies. Academic and research institutions, private corporations and those engaged in private business, like conventional and hydroponics plant nurseries and tissue culture. Graduates from the bachelor's degree in other fields of specialization may be accepted to the program subject to additional requirements set by th graduate school.

Master of Biology (MBio)

The Department also offers a Master in Biology (MBio) which is a non-thesis graduate program in consortium with Leyte Normal University, Tacloban City. This program upgrades the academic qualifications of tertiary faculty of state colleges and universities to gain a Masters degree under the Faculty Development Program of CHED. The implementation of this joint program is spearheaded by LNU but some major courses espciallly those having laboratory are offered in VSU. Courses under the program are offered on weekends.

Admission and Course Requirements

Graduates of BS Biology, BS Education major in Biology and related fields are qualified to enroll in the program

Course Requirements

A graduate student shall take a minimum of 42 units of coursework broken down as follows: