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The PUP Department of History offers different courses on the Philippines, Asia, and the rest of the world.


Mandated Courses:

Philippine Geography and History
Life, Works and Ideas of Jose Rizal


Core Courses:

Introduction to the Study and Writing of History
Asia I: Asia in the Pre-colonial Period
Europe I: Ancient and Medieval Europe
Spanish I: Elementary Spanish
Spanish II: Intermediate Spanish
Spanish III: Advanced Spanish
Spanish IV: Obras Literarias De Los Heroes
Spanish V: Readings and Translation


Philippine History Courses:


Philippine Travel Geography
The Philippines in the Pre-colonial Period
Colonial I: The Philippines Under Spain
Colonial II: The Philippines Under the 
United States and Japan
The Philippines in the Contemporary Period
History of Social Institutions in the Philippines
Diplomatic I: The Philippines and Asia
Diplomatic II: The Philippines and the World
Philippine Economic History
Philippine Cultural History
Local and Oral History
Seminar in Philippine History
Selected Topics in History


Area Courses:


World Geography and History
Asia II: Asia in the Colonial and 
Contemporary Periods
History of Urbanization and 
Development in Asia
Europe II: Modern and Contemporary Europe
History of World Religions
History of North America
History of South America
History of Africa


Research Courses:


Methods of Research in History
Historiography I: Philosophy of History


Cognates:


Cultural Anthropology
Museology


Practicum:


Practicum


Senior Thesis:


Historiography II: Thesis Writing