About us
Our faculty offers courses unique in Poland and even Europe. We offer full-time undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as part-time postgraduate programs. Students can choose from a variety of specialisations, allowing them to broaden their academic horizons and acquire extensive professional skills. We also offer opportunities to learn the following foreign languages: Norwegian, English, German, French, Russian, and others. Students may also develop their passions and interests by joining numerous student research groups.
The Faculty of Historical Sciences ensures and maintains a strong level of internationalisation in its teaching and research programs. In addition to study visits by foreign professors, we offer ERASMUS scholarships as well as other forms of international cooperation. It is also possible to study at other centres in Poland by participating in the MOST student mobility program.
Our faculty is located in the Collegium Humanisticum, one of the most modern research and educational buildings in Poland. Its construction has delivered significant social benefits and improved the quality of education. The Faculty of Historical Sciences now has modern infrastructure that has enabled it to expand and enhance its educational programs while adapting its study structure to European standards. This ensures that graduates, after completing their humanities studies, will be better equipped than ever before to meet the requirements of the job market. Our excellent facilities have enhanced research output and quality, and also hosted major international symposia and conferences. The faculty houses two libraries – the Library of the Institute of Archaeology and the Humanities Library. Following a comprehensive evaluation of the quality of scientific and research-and-development work performed by various academic units, the Faculty of Historical Sciences at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń was awarded an A grade.
History of the Faculty of Historical Sciences:
- 01 September 1993 – The Faculty of Historical Sciences was established from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology and the Institute of History and Archival Sciences, which had previously been part of the Faculty of Humanities.
- 01 January 1994 – The Department of Library Science and Information Studies was established, which was transformed into the Institute of Information Studies and Library Science on 1 January 2004.
- 01 October 1997 – The Department of Art and Cultural History was established, which became an independent academic department with the same name during the following year, having employed more staff.
- 01 April 2000 – The Department of International Relations was established, which was transformed into the Institute of International Relations on 1 March 2005. In 2009, the Institute of International Relations was incorporated into the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies.
- 01 January 2003 – The Department of Ethnology was established, which was transformed into the Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology on 1 April 2007.
- 01 January 2003 – Following the separation of the Department of Ethnology, the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology was renamed the Institute of Archaeology.
- 01 October 2019 –The Faculty of Historical Sciences was restructured and now includes two institutes: the Institute of Archaeology and the Institute of History and Archival Sciences, conducting research in the disciplines of archaeology and history.
Faculty structure:
- Institute of Archaeology
- Institute of History and Archival Sciences
- Polish Historical Mission at the Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
- Medieval Studies Centre
- Culinary Heritage Centre
- Copernicus Research Centre
- Underwater Archaeology Centre
Deans:
- 1993-1999 – prof. dr hab. Janusz Małłek
- 1999-2002 – prof. dr hab. Andrzej Radzimiński
- 2002-2008 – prof. dr hab. Waldemar Rezmer
- 2008-2016 – prof. dr hab. Jacek Gzella
- 2016-2024 – prof. dr hab. Stanislaw Roszak
- 2024 – prof. dr hab. Waldemar Rozynkowski