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Undergraduate and Graduate Programs at GBSEALD

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Academic Programs at GBSEALD

The Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design (GBSEALD) was established in 2021 to contribute to improving education in the country through its academic and research programs. Our hope is to empower educators through an understanding of their profession and vocation, so that they will be a leading voice in shaping educational policies in the country.


GBSEALD offers an array of degree programs grounded on sound pedagogical theories and on the Jesuit tradition of intellectual excellence and service for others. It harnesses the expertise of professionals and practitioners from the other units of the University and the Ateneo system.

Undergraduate students may take our BS in Learning Science and Design or Minor in Education Program.

Based on their interests, graduate students may choose from 2 Doctoral Degree Programs and 8 Master's Degree Programs:

Department of Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Assessment

Doctor of Education

Master of Arts in Basic Education Teaching
Master of Arts in Guidance and Counseling
Master in Basic Education Teaching
Master in Guidance and Counseling
Master in Information Technology Integration
Master in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language

Bachelor of Science in Learning Science and Design
Undergraduate Minor in Education

Department of Educational Leadership and Management

Doctor of Philosophy in Education

Master of Arts in Educational Administration
Master in Educational Administration

Research Thrusts and Priorities

Developing empowering and empathetic leadership in education that promotes inclusivity and innovation  for universal human flourishing

  • Philippine Education Reform and Transformation
  • Critical Thinking in Education
  • Challenges to Asian and Filipino educational leadership
  • Catholic and Jesuit Education
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GBSEALD launches learning collaboratories for graduate degree students

On 18 November 2023, the pioneering cohort of the Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design’s (GBSEALD) 42 doctoral students completed their second and last Learning Collaboratory for the first semester. This academic year, GBSEALD launched its innovative Learning Collaboratories for its master's and doctoral degree students. The “Learning Collabs,” as they are called, are an innovative mode of course delivery that entails three full days of intensive onsite learning tasks and interactions. They have been conceptualized to offer our students a wide range of possible learning environments, both online and face-to-face, designed to optimize student learning. 

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