Mapua University publishes its undergraduate programme list by school and by campus, not as one flat catalogue. That structure matters more than most applicants realise: two students who both say they are "going to Mapua" may end up on different campuses in different cities, under different deans, with different commutes. This post reproduces the grouping as the university itself publishes it, and flags the parts the website leaves vague.
Everything below comes from the Academics and Admissions sections of mapua.edu.ph. Nothing here is drawn from a directory or an aggregator.
The three teaching locations
Mapua's undergraduate menu splits into three headings:
| Location | What is taught there |
|---|---|
| Intramuros campus, Manila | Engineering, architecture and design, chemistry, physics, technical communication, physical education |
| Makati campus | Information technology, multimedia and digital arts, business, health sciences, nursing |
| Seda Hotel, Manila Bay | Tourism and hospitality management |
The Seda Hotel arrangement is the one people miss. Mapua's School of Tourism and Hospitality Management is listed under a hotel address rather than a campus, which is a deliberate choice for a hospitality programme but changes your daily travel plan completely.
Intramuros campus programmes
School of Architecture, Industrial Design, and the Built Environment
- BS Architecture
- BS Industrial Design
- BS Interior Design
- BS Environmental Planning
Three of these four lead to a licensure examination, which is the single biggest practical difference between them. Environmental planning has a different registration route from architecture, and industrial and interior design differ from each other in whether a licence is required to practise at all. Check the specific board before you choose.
School of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering and Sciences
- BS Chemical Engineering
- BS Chemistry
- BS Biological Engineering
- BS Materials Science and Engineering
School of Civil, Environmental, and Geological Engineering
- BS Civil Engineering
- BS Environmental and Sanitary Engineering
- BS Geology
- BS Construction Engineering and Management
School of Electrical, Electronics, and Computer Engineering
- BS Electrical Engineering
- BS Computer Engineering
- BS Electronics Engineering
- BS Artificial Intelligence Engineering
School of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
- BS Industrial Engineering
- BS Management Engineering
School of Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Energy Engineering
- BS Mechanical Engineering
- BS Energy Engineering
- BS Manufacturing Engineering
School of Foundational Studies and Education
- BS Technical Communication
- Bachelor of Physical Education major in Sports Wellness and Management
- BS Physics
The same school page also lists four service departments that do not confer degrees on their own: Liberal Arts, Mathematics, Physical Education and Athletics, and Physics. If you find those names in a course list somewhere, they are teaching departments, not programmes you can enrol in.
Makati campus programmes
School of Information Technology
- BS Information Technology
- BS Computer Science
- BS Data Science
- BS Entertainment and Multimedia Computing
- BS Information Systems
- BS Cybersecurity
Six separate computing degrees is a lot, and the names do not always tell you how they differ. Our BS Computer Science guide explains what CHED prescribes for the base degree, which is the fairest way to compare the six against each other rather than against marketing copy.
School of Multimedia and Digital Arts
- BA Digital Film
- BA Digital Journalism
- BA Multimedia Arts
- BA Advertising Design
- BA Broadcast Media
Worth noting: the web address for this school still uses the older "school of media studies" path, while the displayed name is School of Multimedia and Digital Arts. Same unit, renamed.
E.T. Yuchengco School of Business in collaboration with Arizona State University
- BS Accountancy
- BS Business Administration
- BS Business Analytics with AI
- BS International Business
- BS Marketing
- BS Real Estate Management
- Master of Business Administration
Mapua's own description notes that BS International Business was formerly called BS Global Management, and that BS Business Analytics with AI applicants can opt into a one-year BS Data Science at Arizona State University, taken either onsite or online. If a dual-degree pathway is the reason you are applying, get the arrangement confirmed in writing by admissions before you enrol, because these arrangements are the sort of thing that changes between cohorts.
School of Health Sciences in collaboration with Arizona State University
- BA Psychology
- BS Biology
- BS Medical Technology
- BS Pharmacy
- BS Physical Therapy
- BS Psychology
- BS Radiologic Technology
Mapua lists both BA Psychology and BS Psychology as separate degrees. That is a real distinction and it affects what you can do afterwards. See our breakdown of BS versus AB Psychology before you pick one.
School of Nursing in collaboration with Arizona State University
- BS Nursing
School of Medicine in collaboration with Arizona State University
- Doctor of Medicine
The School of Medicine sits outside the undergraduate menu, under Academics directly. It is a postgraduate medical programme, not something a Grade 12 graduate enters.
Seda Hotel, Manila Bay
School of Tourism and Hospitality Management
- BS Tourism Management
- BS Hospitality Management
Fully online undergraduate programmes
Mapua publishes a separate fully online undergraduate list with six degrees:
- BS Computer Engineering
- BS Electrical Engineering
- BS Electronics Engineering
- BS Industrial Engineering
- BS Computer Science
- BS Information Technology
The university describes the online mode as asynchronous and guided-pace. Three of those six are engineering degrees with licensure examinations attached, so ask specifically how laboratory and practicum requirements are handled online before you enrol. That is not a question the website answers.
Graduate programmes
The School of Graduate Studies publishes a long list of master's and doctoral degrees on its own pages, weighted heavily towards engineering: master's programmes in chemical, civil, computer, electrical, electronics, environmental, industrial, mechanical and materials engineering, plus engineering management and construction engineering and management; master's degrees in architecture, chemistry, computer science, information technology, business analytics, business administration, psychology, multimedia arts and film production; and doctoral programmes in chemical engineering, chemistry, computer engineering, computer science, electronics engineering, environmental engineering, industrial engineering, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering and multimedia arts.
Mapua also runs a separate "programs for working professionals" track at the Makati campus and a fully online graduate list. These overlap with the main graduate catalogue, so read the delivery mode on the specific page rather than assuming a programme is offered in every format.
Senior high school
Mapua publishes two senior high school tracks, an Academic Track and an Arts and Design Track. If you are still choosing a strand, our senior high tracks and strands explainer covers how each one maps onto college programmes.
Admissions and the entrance assessment
Mapua's admissions section is organised by applicant type: undergraduate, senior high school, transferees, second college degrees, graduate studies and foreign students each have their own guideline page. The entrance assessment is branded MPASS and has dedicated pages for testing centres and onsite schedules.
Schedules, testing-centre lists and application windows are reset every admission cycle. Do not plan around a date you read anywhere other than the university's own admissions pages. Our Mapua entrance exam guide covers what the test generally involves and how it compares with other entrance exams, and our comparison of Philippine entrance exams is useful if you are sitting several.
Fees
Mapua is one of the more transparent private universities on cost. It maintains a Tuition and Other Fees page under Admissions with per-programme tables, headed by school year and term, using programme codes with a legend above them. Read the legend first, because the tables are keyed to abbreviations like ChE, CE, CpE and AR rather than full degree names.
Two cautions. First, Mapua runs a multi-term calendar, so a figure labelled "first term" is not a semester's tuition and multiplying by two will understate your year. Second, the fee tables occasionally list programme codes that do not appear in the current Academics menu, which usually means a programme in transition. Our Mapua tuition fee guide walks through how the cost structure works across a full year.
What Mapua does not publish clearly
Three gaps are worth knowing before you email admissions.
Campus assignment for shared programmes. The menu assigns each programme to a campus, but it does not tell you whether general education subjects are taken at your programme's campus or elsewhere. Ask.
What the ASU collaboration includes for each programme. The phrase appears in four school names, but the actual arrangement differs. Some pages describe a specific dual-degree pathway; others only reference the partnership. Ask about your programme specifically.
Laboratory and practicum handling in online programmes. Six online undergraduate degrees are listed, half of them engineering. The online pages describe the learning model but not how hands-on requirements are met.
Affiliated institutions that are not Mapua University
Mapua's own footer lists Mapua Malayan Colleges Laguna, Mapua Malayan Colleges Mindanao, Malayan High School of Science, Mapua Business Schools and the Yuchengco Museum as affiliates. Laguna and Mindanao are separate institutions with their own campuses, programme lists and admissions offices. A programme offered in Laguna is not automatically offered in Intramuros, and vice versa. If your target is one of those campuses, work from that institution's site.
Sources
- Mapua University, Academics section and undergraduate programme pages: https://www.mapua.edu.ph/pages/academics/undergraduate
- Mapua University, E.T. Yuchengco School of Business page: https://www.mapua.edu.ph/pages/academics/undergraduate/makati-campus/et-yuchengco-school-of-business-in-collaboration-with-arizona-state-university
- Mapua University, School of Nursing page: https://www.mapua.edu.ph/pages/academics/undergraduate/makati-campus/school-of-nursing-in-collaboration-with-arizona-state-university
- Mapua University, School of Medicine page: https://www.mapua.edu.ph/pages/academics/school-of-medicine-in-collaboration-with-arizona-state-university
- Mapua University, fully online undergraduate programmes: https://www.mapua.edu.ph/pages/academics/fully-online-programs/undergraduate
- Mapua University, School of Graduate Studies programme pages: https://www.mapua.edu.ph/pages/academics/school-of-graduate-studies
- Mapua University, Tuition and Other Fees: https://www.mapua.edu.ph/pages/admissions/tuition-and-other-fees
- Mapua University, Admissions Assessment (MPASS): https://www.mapua.edu.ph/pages/admissions/admissions-assessment-mpass
