Do Philippine Universities offer pre-Spanish colonial history classes?
I’m a US student transferring to the Philippines and I was wondering if Philippine Universities offer courses relating to the history of the Philippines before the Spanish colonists arrived. I mostly hear that history classes start from the time of Spanish rule (from my Mom, family members, friends, etc. — all from the PH or of Filipino descent) and I would like to learn more about the Philippines BEFORE that. >>>> If these classes are only offered by a few schools, which universities/colleges are they? The top schools in Metro Manila offer a comprehensive “Philippine History and Culture” or Kasaysayan at Kultura ng Pilipinas” course as part of the curriculum of a degree. The schools I know off hand that offer a comprehensive Pre-colonial History of the Philippines or Pre-Spanish Era History are : 1) University of the Santo Tomas (UST) (in Sampaloc, Manila, along Espana Road) which is regarded as one for the oldest univesities in Asia 2) The University of the Philippines (UP) (in Dilim
