To upgrade history teaching in the country, the Department of History of the De La Salle University- Manila offers a Master in History Program. The program is designed primarily for teachers, who, due to time constraints and high cost of education, cannot pursue a graduate degree on a regular schedule offered by colleges and universities. Students enrolled in the program can finish the degree in one year (3 terms and 2 summers) without decreasing the total number of units required by the university on a regular master’s program. They have to take 36 units of course work that include 6 units of core courses, 18 units of major courses and 6 units of seminar courses on the teaching of history. In addition, students are required to take 6 units of elective courses from the Brother Andrew
Gonzalez College of Education, preferably those that deal with teaching methodologies and strategies and the use of multi-media in the classroom. After completing the course work, students are required to submit and orally defend a capstone project, which is either a seminar paper or two teaching modules.

The program is designed to develop competence in the teaching of history. It also aims to develop skills in evaluating evidence, organizing information, clarifying and structuring concepts and writing historical narratives using Philippine history as the focus of the study. Lastly, it provides students the foundation and training in research, administration of historical institutions and management of historical materials. It also provides research work opportunities related to history in government and private sectors.