FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHYUniversity of Novi Sad

The Faculty of Philosophy is located in the University Campus, together with other faculties, student dormitories, the student health centre, sports facilities, etc.

Faculty of Philosophy

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Dean Dr Ljiljana Subotić, Professor

Vice-Dean for Finances Dr Zoltán Györe, Associate Professor

Vice-Dean for Education Dr Olivera Gajić, Associate Professor

Vice-Dean for International Relations and Science

Dr Ivana Živancević-Sekeruš, Professor

President of the Faculty Council

Dr Šandor Pal, Professor

Student Vice-Dean Miroslav Nikolić

phone: +381 21 450 690email: dekanat@ff.uns.ac.rs

About the About the FFacultyaculty

The Faculty of Philosophy was founded in 1954. With the Faculty of Agriculture, it is one of the oldest faculties

of the University of Novi Sad. There are 330 full-time professors and teaching associates,

with 95 employed as non-teaching staff.

Old building of the Faculty of Philosophy

Faculty of Philosophy 1954-2010

1954 Faculty of Philosophy founded as the part of Belgrade University

Address: Njegoševa 1

First students enrolled in 6 study groups:

• History • South-Slavic Languages • South-Slavic Literature • English Language and Literature• German Language and Literature• Mathematics and Physics

1959 New study group founded • Hungarian Language and Literature

1960 Foundation of the University of Novi Sad

1961 Six more study groups founded• Russian Language and Literature• Slovak Language and Literature• French Language and Literature• Physics • Chemistry• Biology

1962 Foundation of• Phonetic Laboratory• Departmental Library for Pedagogy• Geography

1961-1962 Postgraduate studies introduced in the following fields

• South-Slavic Languages• English Language• Mathematics

1965 Foundation of the Department of Pedagogy

1969 Faculty of Sciences separated from Faculty of Philosophy

1969 There are 8 study groups at Faculty of Philosophy• History• South-Slavic Languages • South-Slavic Literatures• English Language and Literature• German Language and Literature• Hungarian Language and Literature • Slovak Language and Literature• Russian Language and Literature

1972 Foundation of the study group of• Pedagogy Reintroduced the study group of• French Language and Literature

1972-1973 Foundation of the study group of• Serbo-Croatian as the language of the community

1975-1976 At Faculty of Philosophy 8 teaching and research institutes founded, each with its departments and study programmes

• Institute for Philosophy and Sociology• Institute for History• Institute for Pedagogy • Institute for South-Slavic literatures and world’s literatures • Institute for South-Slavic languages • Institute for Hungarian language and Hungarian research• Institute for Slovak studies• Institute for Foreign Languages and Literatures

1978 Within the Institute for Philosophy, the following study group founded• Marxism

1979 Faculty of Philosophy moved to 24 Stevan Musić Street (changed to Dr Zoran Đinđić Street

in 2004)

1981 The following study groups founded• Romanian Language and Literature• Ruthenian Language and Literature

1982 The following study group founded• Psychology

1984 There are 15 study groups at Faculty of Philosophy • Marxism

• History

• Pedagogy

• Psychology

• South-Slavic Literatures and Serbo-Croatian Language

• Serbo-Croatian Language and South-Slavic Literatures

• Serbo-Croatian Language and South-Slavic Literatures for teachers in schools with Hungarian as the language of instruction

• Hungarian Language and Literature

• Slovak Language and Literature

• Romanian Language and Literature with other equal subject: Serbo-Croatian Language and South-Slavic Literatures for teachers in schools with Romanian as the language of instruction, or French Language and Literature

• Ruthenian Language and Literature with other equal subject: Serbo-Croatian Language and South-Slavic Literatures for teachers in schools with Ruthenian as the language of instruction, or Russian Language and Literature

• English Language and Literature

• German Language and Literature

• Russian Language and Literature

• French Language and Literature

1988-1989 Study group of Marxism became the study group of• Philosophy and Sociology

1995-1996 Postgraduate studies introduced at each department.

1996-1997 Study group of philosophy and sociology split into:• Sociology, and • Philosophy

2000 The following study group founded:• Comparative Literature

2004 The following study group founded:• Media Studies

2005 New law on higher education passed

2006-2007 Students enrolled at all three levels of study at 18 bachelor level study groups which were previously adjusted to the new law and Bologna Declaration

2008 Faculty of Philosophy got accreditation for all 42 study programmes at all three levels of study

• 18 bachelor study programmes• 17 master study programmes• 7 doctoral study programmes

1st December,1st December, Faculty Anniversary Faculty Anniversary

On 1st December 2009 the Faculty celebrated its 55th anniversary by organising the Fifth

International Interdisciplinary Symposium Encounter of Cultures which brought together

around 200 scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences for a day of intellectual debate, cultural

experience and networking.

FacilitiesFacilities

1 auditorium projection room 2 audio-laboratories 2 multimedia classroom special-purpose lecture hall 2 classrooms with 20 computers 20 classrooms

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99 -auditorium1010 -projection room33 -central library 4 4 -Student Affairs Office

1,21,2 -special-purpose lecture halls

1818 - International Office

2828,,2929 -audio labs3377 -computer room 3388 -multimedia centre

classrooms: 66,2525,2626,3939,4040,4141,4242,4848,4949

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classrooms:

5858,6565,7272,8989,9797,109109,121121,151511,157157

departmental libraries:

5757,6464,7171,8787,8888,9090,9696,108108, 120120,150150,158158

The The LibraryLibrary The Central Library of the Faculty of Philosophy is the second-The Central Library of the Faculty of Philosophy is the second-

largest library in Vojvodina (after the Matica Srpska Library)largest library in Vojvodina (after the Matica Srpska Library) Extensive collection:Extensive collection:

216,365 scholarly monographs 216,365 scholarly monographs 3,169 journals (30,700 annual issues, 200,000 3,169 journals (30,700 annual issues, 200,000

volumes)volumes) doctoral dissertations, master’s theses, etc. doctoral dissertations, master’s theses, etc.

The Library consists of the central unitThe Library consists of the central unit and 14 departmental sections

EquipmentEquipment Each departmental library is equipped with 1-2 computers All computers are linked to the local network Access to the Internet is free

Users can access the databases of the Matica Srpska Library, the National Library of Serbia, and the Svetozar Markovic University Library

The Faculty of PhilosophyThe Faculty of Philosophy offersoffers

Bachelor Studies – 18 programmes Master Studies – 17 programmes Doctoral Studies – 7 programmes

All study programmes are in accordance with the Bologna

system. All 42 study programmes are accredited.More about study programmes at www.ff.www.ff.uuns.acns.ac.rs.rs

LanguagesLanguages of of InstructionInstruction

Serbian, and the following languages of Vojvodina’s ethnic minorities: Hungarian Romanian Ruthenian Slovak

Other languages appropriate to the course of studies – English, Russian, German, and French.

InstructionInstruction

lectures (general and specialist courses) junior seminars senior seminars practice sessions consultations tutorial work work experience and internships

Faculty of Philosophy is divided into 17 Faculty of Philosophy is divided into 17 departmentsdepartments

Department of Serbian Department of Serbian Language and LinguisticsLanguage and Linguistics

Department of Comparative Department of Comparative LiteratureLiterature

Department of English StudiesDepartment of English Studies Department of German StudiesDepartment of German Studies Department of Slavic StudiesDepartment of Slavic Studies Department of Romance StudiesDepartment of Romance Studies Department of Hungarian Department of Hungarian

StudiesStudies Department of Slovak StudiesDepartment of Slovak Studies Department of Romanian Department of Romanian

StudiesStudies

Department of Ruthenian Department of Ruthenian StudiesStudies

Department of HistoryDepartment of History Department of PedagogyDepartment of Pedagogy Department of PsychologyDepartment of Psychology Department of SociologyDepartment of Sociology Department of PhilosophyDepartment of Philosophy Department of Media Department of Media

StudiesStudies

The departments are the basic educational units of the Faculty

A department comprises of: department chair centre language section research division departmental library

Centres within Departments

Centre for Serbian as a Foreign Language Centre for Hungarian Language Centre for Pedagogy Centre for Applied Psychology Centre for Sociological Research Centre for Folklore Research

DepartmentDepartmentalal L Librariesibraries

There are 14 departmental libraries within the Faculty. A departmental library is an organizational unit of a

department which holds specialized books and periodicals used by students, professors and associates.

50 50 YYears of the Libraryears of the Library

Exhibition of books written by professors and associates of the Faculty, and presentation of the Library’s work over the last 50 years.

Exhibition coordinated and presentations made by Head of Library, Ms Gordana Vilotic, library councellor and Ms Slavica Nestorovic-Petrovski, library councellor .

It was established in 1996 by the Faculty of Philosophy University of Novi Sad and the Centre for Serbian as a Foreign

Language with a mission to spread learning of the Serbian language.

www.srpski-strani.comwww.letnjaskolasrpskogjezika.com

The International Summer School ofSerbian Language, Culture and History

StudentStudent OOrganirganissations at the Facultyations at the Faculty

Student Association of the Faculty of Philosophy Student Union of the Faculty of Philosophy

Student clubs: TRANSFER – Psychology students KLIK – Pedagogy students IMPRESSUM – Media Studies students KLIO - History students

Student ParliamentStudent Parliament The Student Parliament is the Faculty body through which students exercise their rights and advocate and safeguard their interests.

The Student Parliament is open to the public.

Members of the Student Parliament are elected once a year in accordance with the Rules of Procedure approved by the Teaching and Scholarly Council of the Faculty.

Elected members serve for a one-year term.

President of the Student Parliament: Ivan Srdanovic

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