Course Offerings

As of First Semester AY 2026-2027

Course Code	Course Title	Description	Units
KAS 1	Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas	General Education Course. Ang pagsulong na pulitikal, pang- ekonomiya at pangkalinangan ng Pilipinas.	3u
Kas 2	Ang Asya at ang Daigdig	General Education Course. Ang pamanang pangkalinangan ng Asya sa pagkakaugnay at ang kaugnayan nito sa kabihasnang pandaigdig.	3u
Kas 100	Introduction to World Civilizations	The historical development of world civilizations from ancient times to the present with emphasis on the growth and influence of basic ideals and institutions which have shaped mankind and the chief political, economic, social, and cultural movements.	3u
Kas 101	Ancient and Medieval History of Europe	Classical and medieval European history.	3u
Kas 108	Selected Topics in European History	History of Emotions in Europe (May be taken twice provided that topics are different.)	3u
Kas 110	Colonial Philippines I	The Philippines under Spain	3u
Kas 112	Contemporary Philippines		3u
Kas 113	Economic History of the Philippines		3u
Kas 114	Cultural History of the Philippines	The literary, artistic and intellectual history of the Philippines, from the Spanish period to the present.	3u
Kas 116	Philippine Nationalism	The growth and development of nationalism in the Philippines.	3u
Kas 117	Social History of the Philippines	History of everyday life in the country, including social units, institutions and social issues.	3u
Kas 118	History of Women in the Philippines	Historical construction of the identity, role, and impact of Filipino women.	3u
Kas 120	Environmental History of the Philippines	Interaction between Filipinos and their physical environment over time; indigenous, colonial and modern discourses on the environment, natural disasters and related issues.	3u
Kas 128	Selected Topics in Philippine History	The American Empire in the Philippines: From Colonialism, Imperialism, to Neocolonialism (may be taken twice provided the topics are different.)	3u
Kas 151	Modern East Asia	The History of China, Korea and Japan since 1800.	3u
Kas 152	Modern South Asia	The history of the Indian subcontinent from the break-up of the Mogul Empire through the establishment of the British raj to the union of India and the establishment of the Republic of Pakistan.	3u
Kas 153	History of Southeast Asia I	Southeast Asia from its prehistoric origins of the advent of Western colonialism.	3u
Kas 161	Latin America: From 1821 to the Present	1821 to the Present.	3u
Kas 162	History of the United States I	The colonial and revolutionary periods and the political, social, economic, and cultural developments of the United States through the Civil War.	3u
Kas 195	Historical Methods	Epistemological and methodological evaluation of archival sources, with focus on primary sources on the Philippines; orality and oral techniques.	3u
Kas 197	Philippine Historiography	Historiographic evaluation of historical works on the Philippines from the 16th century to the present.	3u

Course Code	Course Title	Description	Units
Kas 203	The Philippines During the 17th and 18th Centuries		3u
Kas 205	The Commonwealth of the Philippines		3u
Kas 209	Selected Topics in Philippine History	Philippine History through Manuscripts and Paleography	3u
Kas 226	Seminar on United States Policy in Asia		3u
Kas 250	Seminar in Philippine History	Topics in Philippine Environmental History	3u
Kas 324	Seminar on Philippine History	Heritage, Historiography, and Transcultural Histories	3u
Kas 398	Problems in Historiography		3u