Department of History

Head of Department: Assistant Professor Dr. Bojan BALKOVEC

Assistant Head of Department: Assistant Professor Dr. Mitja FERENC

Secretary:Jasna VANČEK

Telephone: 386 1 241 11 90

Telefax: 386 1 241 1191

Library:

Head of Library: Librarian: Barbara ŠATEJ

Library: 386 1 241 1200

             386 1 241 1201

As a part of Faculty of Arts, the Department of History started its activities on 19th February 1920. From that time on it developed gradually. so that today the staff of the department includes nine permanent university professors, ten guest professors, one assistant professor, and two assistants – probationers, three guest assistants and five guest language teachers. The library further employs four librarians. Apart from that, the department presently employs two young researchers. At present 587 regular and 55 part time students study history.

History can be studied independently, as an individual subject or in connection with another subject. One subject study is further divided into educational and non-educational stream. Within the two-subject study, history can be connected with practically any subject which can be studied within the Faculty of Arts (i.e. Geography, foreign languages, Slovene, Philosophy, etc.) as well as with studies outside the parent faculty (Faculty of Social Sciences, Theological Faculty). The difference between both divisions of study lies mostly within expert subjects. Whereas the educational stream includes subjects such as pedagogic, andragogic, didactics, methodology of teaching history, etc.), the emphasis within the non-educational stream lies on the subjects related to the field of history (museology, archives, etc.). Additionally, the source languages (Latin, German) are compulsory subjects within the non-educational stream. Optional subjects include the following languages: Czech, Polish, and Slovakian.

The study of history is classical. It is organised according to individual periods, starting with the history of ancient cultures, with Roman and Greek history, to be then continued with the Middle Ages and modern times, the history of the 19th and the 20th century. Each period includes subjects which cover Slovene history (and the history of areas populated by the Slovenes), regional history (the history of south-east Europe) and general history (history of Europe and world history). The programme, which is presently being prepared by the Department of History, will base on the credit system and will increase the choice of optional subjects. Among others, subjects such as cultural, economic, demographic and church history will be introduced. The study of history further includes excursions which are usually related to the study of the ancient world (Greece, Italy, Turkey), Central Europe, The Balkans and Slovenia.

The department further offers post-graduate study (master’s degree and doctorate). At the moment there are 27 post-graduate (master) students (16 in the first and 11 in the second year). The study programme is individually prepared for each student, the emphasis being on subjects related to the research topic (master’s thesis) of the candidate. Professors from other faculties and from abroad take part in these programmes.

Through the Scientific Institute of the Faculty of Arts, the Department of History also takes part in research work. At the moment the staff of the department takes part mainly in two research projects (The History of the Slovenes and Slovenes from the National Revival until Today). In addition to that, individual staff members take part in various international projects. The department is a member of CEEPUS. It has a well-established co-operation with the University of Maribor, with the Institute of Contemporary History in Ljubljana and with some Central European universities (Zagreb, Bratislava, Klagenfurt, and Vienna) as well as with the Institute for National History in Skopje. At present efforts are being made to join some international projects (Sokrates). On a bilateral level, student exchanges, joint seminars and excursions are organised with the respective Departments of History within the Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Education in Bratislava.

The department has its own library with approximately 45000 units (books, atlases, maps) and a publishing activity, one of the most important publications being scientific series called Historia.

Last change 17.11.2005 MRFacit


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