Department of History and Social Sciences

: 90202 Berehove, Kossuth square 6., Transcarpathia, Ukraine, Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian University, Department of History and Social Sciences

+380-31-41-4-29-68, extension 138 (from abroad), or: 8-241-4-29-68, extension 138 (within Transcarpathia)

tortenelem@kmf.uz.ua

Brief History of the Department

The Department of History and Social Sciences of the Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian University was established in 1998. Until 2007, the department served as the graduating department for the combined majors in History–Geography, History–English, and History–Hungarian. In 2008, an independent History major program was launched. The department also offers correspondence and second-degree programs within the History major.

The department serves all majors of the institution by teaching general knowledge subjects—such as the History and Cultural History of Ukraine, the History and Culture of the Hungarian People, and Philosophy—in addition to its specialized subjects.

The department organizes both individual and group pedagogical internships (in Transcarpathian primary and secondary schools, gymnasiums, and lyceums) and field practices (archaeological, museum, and archival) for its History students. The archaeological practice is conducted in various regions of Transcarpathia and includes trial excavations, field surveys, and artifact collection. Museum and archival practices are held at the Beregvidék Museum and the Transcarpathian Reformed Museum and Archives.

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Research Topics of the Department of History and Social Sciences

The Region and its Transitions from a Bottom-Up Perspective: Histories of Transcarpathia

  • Regional Studies. The economic spatial structure, ethno-regional and cultural antecedents, and administrative precedents and transformations of Transcarpathia as a region. Transcarpathia as a “mental region” within various state formations.
  • Transition Studies. The event history of political, economic, and social transitions in Transcarpathia. The Hungarians of Transcarpathia as a minority community shaped by external constraints. Examination of individual life paths in the context of these transitions.
  • Bottom-Up Perspective. Analysis of the local impact of state policies and power dynamics within the frameworks of local communities.