Master of Arts in History
(Ethnohistory and Local History)
The MA History Program offers a generalist orientation on ethnohistory and
local history, studying past human behavior through a method that includes
historiography, cultural relativism, and interaction to understand the nature
local history, studying past human behavior through a method that includes
historiography, cultural relativism, and interaction to understand the nature
and causes of change in a particular culture.
Program Structure
The course comprises of 36 units, with 6 units dedicated to the completion
of a Master's Thesis. Students of the MA History Program are also required
to publish at least one article in a peer-reviewed journal locally or abroad.
Foreign Language Requirement: If a thesis topic should involve studying
or understanding a foreign language, the student will be required to submit
of a Master's Thesis. Students of the MA History Program are also required
to publish at least one article in a peer-reviewed journal locally or abroad.
Foreign Language Requirement: If a thesis topic should involve studying
or understanding a foreign language, the student will be required to submit
valid proof of proficiency in that language. This could either be a certificate
from a language course previously taken, or a score sheet reflecting passing
marks from an accredited profiency test.
Core Courses 15 units
History Electives 9 units
Free Electives 6 units
Master's Thesis 6 units
History Electives 9 units
Free Electives 6 units
Master's Thesis 6 units
Core Courses
HIST 201 Philosophy of History
HIST 202 Historical Methodology
HIST 203 Philippine Historiography
HIST 204 Philippines Ethnohistory
HIST 205 Local History
HIST 202 Historical Methodology
HIST 203 Philippine Historiography
HIST 204 Philippines Ethnohistory
HIST 205 Local History
History Electives
HIST 209 16th Century Philippines
HIST 210 Colonial Philippines
HIST 211 Filipino Nationalism
HIST 212 Contemporary Philippines
HIST 254 Southeast Asian History
HIST 255 Global History
HIST 260 Public History
HIST 298 Special Topics
HIST 210 Colonial Philippines
HIST 211 Filipino Nationalism
HIST 212 Contemporary Philippines
HIST 254 Southeast Asian History
HIST 255 Global History
HIST 260 Public History
HIST 298 Special Topics
