SORSOGON STATE UNIVERSITY
MAGALLANES CAMPUS
The Sorsogon State University (SorSU) Magallanes Campus was originally known as the Sorsogon State College (SSC) School of Fisheries and Fisheries-Based Technology ((SSC-SFFBT)) from 1994 to 2000. It was later renamed SSC Magallanes Campus in 2003.
The campus has long been recognized as the only fishery-focused institution in Sorsogon Province. In 2009, it was honored by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as one of the Provincial Institutes in Fisheries and Agriculture (PIAFs) in the Philippines. Its reputation for research excellence has earned the campus recognition, with faculty and students garnering awards for outstanding research contributions. The campus also plays a pivotal role in sustainable fisheries through its extension programs, which serve as key components of its technical services delivery system. These include technology transfer, demonstration farm activities, and a Tilapia production dispersal program.
Today, SorSU Magallanes Campus offers a range of academic programs focused on its niche in fisheries, as well as the newly introduced Marine Biology course. It also offers sustainable and impactful tracks in Education and Entrepreneurship. The campus continues to strengthen its research and extension initiatives, exemplified by its livelihood-based projects such as the “Empowering Fisherfolks through the S&T Community-Based for Inclusive Development (STC4iD) Modality” in Barangay Behia, Magallanes, Sorsogon, in partnership with the University of the Philippines Los Baños. In addition to its research and extension activities, SorSU Magallanes boasts a faculty of scholars and scientists who are engaged in international collaborations, further solidifying the campus’s role as a leader in research and development.
PROF. LYNN C. MENDOZA
Campus Director, Magallanes Campus
Email: magallanescampus@sorsu.edu.ph
SORSOGON STATE UNIVERSITY – COURSE OFFERINGS
MAGALLANES CAMPUS
Bachelor of Science in Fisheries
It is a four-year course intended to study the concepts in Fisheries Science. It aims to develop skills in aquaculture, capture fisheries, post-harvest fisheries, aquatic ecology and resource management, and other fisheries-related fields.
Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship
It is a four-year degree program that centers on how to start and manage a business by combining management, accounting, finance, and marketing principles. This program is designed in order to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills in identifying fisheries business opportunities, business planning, financing, company valuation, and business management
Bachelor of Elementary Education
The program is designed to prepare individuals intending to teach in the elementary level. It aims to develop highly motivated and competent teachers specializing in the content and pedagogy for elementary education. (CMO No. 74 s. 2017)
Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Sciences
The program is an undergraduate teacher education program designed to equip learners with adequate and relevant competencies to teach in their chosen area of specialization/major in the secondary level. It aims to develop highly motivated and competent teachers specializing in the content and pedagogy for secondary education. (CMO No. 75 s. 2017)
Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology
The Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology program is a 4-year course that aims to produce graduates who demonstrate basic and meaningful understanding of the dynamics of marine life and its ecosystems through actual field/hands-on experience, which will provide the foundations for future careers in marine biology, conservation, oceanography, biomedicine, molecular biology, university teaching, and fisheries, among others.
