Undergraduate Degrees
AB History
Graduates of AB History can enter the fields of education, research, journalism, heritage conservation, tourism, and politics. A comprehensive grasp of history is also a natural first step for students wishing to enter law school or apply for the Foreign Service.
The AB History graduates are able to fulfill the following at the end of their course:
(1) Conduct research by utilizing historical approaches and frameworks, examines and analyzes research material, and generates and presents quality historical writings based on those research;
(2) Comprehend how narratives are conducted, and are able to see beyond such narratives;
(3) Understand the historical contexts behind current events and issues, and as a global citizen is familiar with geographical settings, especially within Southeast Asian and Philippine perspectives;
(4) Incorporate and apply the skills learned from his discipline with that of other fields focused on sustainable development and environmental concerns;
(5) Internalize responsibility, involvement and service to the needs of the nation, grounded in Ignatian spirituality.
AB History Curriculum
To develop their skills as historians, AB History students follows the undergraduate curriculum developed by the department.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORY
v. S.Y. 2019-2020
First Year
| First Semester | Second Semester | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subj. Code | Course Title | Units | Subj. Code | Course Title | Units | |
| ENLIT 12 | LITERATURE: GLOBAL VOICES AND ENCOUNTERS | 3 | ENGL 11 | PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION | 3 | |
| FILI 11 | MALAYUNING KOMUNIKASYON | 3 | FILI 12 | PANITIKAN NG PILIPINAS | 3 | |
| HISTO 11 | RIZAL AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE PHILIPPINE NATION | 3 | HISTO 12 | SURVEY OF ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS | 3 | |
| HISTO 31 | SURVEY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATIONS | 3 | INTACT 12 | INTRODUCTION TO ATENEO CULTURE AND TRADITIONS | 0 | |
| INTACT 11 | INTRODUCTION TO ATENEO CULTURE AND TRADITIONS 11 | 0 | MATH 10 | MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD | 3 | |
| NatSc 10.01 | NATURAL SCIENCE, LECTURE | 3 | PE 2 | PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2 | 2 | |
| NatSc 10.02 | NATURAL SCIENCE, LABORATORY | 1 | SocSc 11 | UNDERSTANDING THE SELF | 3 | |
| PE 1 | PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1 | 2 | THEO 11 | FAITH, SPIRITUALITY, AND THE CHURCH | 3 | |
| SPA 11 | BASIC SPANISH 1 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | 3 | ||||
| TOTAL UNITS: | 21 | TOTAL UNITS: | 20 |
Second Year
| First Semester | Second Semester | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subj. Code | Course Title | Units | Subj. Code | Course Title | Units | |
| AREA COURSE 1 | 3 | ArtAp 10 | ART APPRECIATION | 3 | ||
| HISTO 100 | INTRODUCTION TO HISTORICAL STUDIES | 3 | HISTO 110 | PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY | 3 | |
| PE 3 | PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3 | 2 | HISTO 12 | READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY | 3 | |
| SPA 12 | BASIC SPANISH 2 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | 3 | PE 4 | PHYSICAL EDUCATION 4 | 2 | |
| STS 10 | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY | 3 | PHILO 11 | PHILOSOPHY: THE HUMAN CONDITION | 3 | |
| SocSc 12 | THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD | 3 | PHL HI THEMATIC COURSE 1 | 3 | ||
| THEO 12 | THEOLOGY OF THE CATHOLIC SOCIAL VISION | 3 | SPA 13 | INTERMEDIATE SPANISH | 3 | |
| TOTAL UNITS: | 20 | TOTAL UNITS: | 20 |
Third Year
| First Semester | Second Semester | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subj. Code | Course Title | Units | Subj. Code | Course Title | Units | |
| AREA COURSE 2 | 3 | HISTO 192 | HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY | 3 | ||
| IE 2 | INTERDISCIPLINARY ELECTIVE 2 | 3 | IE 1 | INTERDISCIPLINARY ELECTIVE 1 – ENGLISH | 3 | |
| NSTP 11 | NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM 11 | 3 | NSTP 12 | NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM 12 | 3 | |
| PHILO 13 | ETHICS | 3 | PHILO 12 | PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION | 3 | |
| SPA 14 | ADVANCED SPANISH | 3 | PHL HI THEMATIC COURSE 2 | 3 | ||
| SocSc 13 | THE ECONOMY, SOCIETY, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 3 | THEO 13 | A THEOLOGY OF MARRIAGE, FAMILY, AND VOCATION | 3 | |
| TOTAL UNITS: | 18 | TOTAL UNITS: | 18 |
Fourth Year
| Summer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Subj. Code | Course Title | Units |
| HISTO 197 | PRACTICUM | 3 |
| TOTAL UNITS: | 3 |
| First Semester | Second Semester | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subj. Code | Course Title | Units | Subj. Code | Course Title | Units | |
| AREA COURSE 3 | 3 | ELECTIVE COGNATE 2 | 3 | |||
| DLQ 10 | DISCERNING LIFE QUESTIONS TOWARDS LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT | 3 | HISTO 199.2 | THESIS WRITING | 3 | |
| ELECTIVE COGNATE 1 | 3 | IE 3 | INTERDISCIPLINARY ELECTIVE 3 | 3 | ||
| HISTO 199.1 | THESIS RESEARCH | 3 | PHL HI THEMATIC COURSE 3 | 3 | ||
| IE 4 | INTERDISCIPLINARY ELECTIVE 4 | 3 | SocSc 14 | POLITICS, GOVERNANCE, AND CITIZENSHIP | 3 | |
| TOTAL UNITS: | 15 | TOTAL UNITS: | 15 |
Department of History
Ricardo & Dr Rosita Leong Hall
Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Heights campus
Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights
1108 Quezon City Philippines
Telephone +63 2 8426-6001 local 5240/5241