A brief history of the Faculty

In 1975 the Faculty of Social Sciences was reorganized into its present structure. Chairs were changed into institutes consisting of several departments. In 1993, the Institute of Pedagogy became a separate Faculty of Educational Studies. Today, the Faculty of Social Sciences (along with the Faculty of Law and Administration and the Faculty of Modern Languages and Literatures) is one of the biggest faculties at the University. It consists of five institutes: the Institute of Philosophy, the Institute of Cultural Studies, the Institute of Political Studies and Journalism, the Institute of Psychology and the Institute of Sociology. The Faculty is located in three buildings in the Szamarzewskiego Street. The fourth building was opened in 2000. It has four lecture halls and holds part of the Faculty library.
Today, the Faculty of Social Sciences employs approximately 250 lecturers and has about 8500 students. The Faculty has established close research links with academic institutions in Germany, USA, Great Britain, France, Israel and Sweden. Many employees have been awarded prestigious grants (e.g. the Fulbright Grant, the Humboldt Grant).
The scientists working at the Faculty of Social Sciences publish about 50 books and about 700 articles each year. Some of them are members of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Central Committee for Academic Degrees and Scientific Titles, the Polish Parliament, and local political and social organizations. The Faculty is a host to two foundations and editorial boards of several scientific journals (e.g. Polish Studies in the Philosophy of the Humanities, Methodology Studies).