History of the Department
The undergraduate programme of the Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Bursa Uludağ University, was established in 1990 and began teaching in Block B of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences on the Görükle Campus; at the beginning of the spring semester of the 1998–1999 academic year it moved to the Ali Osman Sönmez Campus. Since the 2003–2004 academic year, the Department has been operating in its present building on the Görükle Campus. In line with the Bologna Process, the undergraduate programme in History applies the ECTS credit system, which takes student workload into account. Graduate education began with the opening of a master's programme in the Department of History in 1992 and a doctoral programme in 2006.
The Principal Aims of the Department of History
The Department of History pursues its activities with an academic approach aligned with Bursa Uludağ University's vision of becoming a research university. Accordingly, the Department's principal aim is to produce scientific output of high added value at both national and international levels. To this end, faculty members are encouraged to publish in peer-reviewed journals and to increase their citation rates, and active participation in national and international research projects is promoted. At the same time, involving graduate students in research processes at an early stage — and thereby training well-qualified young researchers capable of producing original scholarly work — is adopted as a priority objective.
The Department's second principal aim is the continuous improvement of the quality of its teaching and learning processes. Within this framework, the Department seeks to update course content, diversify teaching methods, and build a student-centred learning ecosystem. At the graduate level, the transformation of completed theses into scholarly publications is supported, and the academic environment and mentoring infrastructure needed for research output to contribute to the academic literature are being strengthened.
The third principal aim is to contribute to society by bringing historical knowledge to the wider public. In keeping with a "living history" approach, the Department aims to extend historical awareness and an appreciation of cultural heritage to broad segments of society through collaborations with museums and through panels and public talks open to all. Workshops bringing together academics, students, and relevant stakeholders are organised in order to create a space for dialogue, so that the Department's sense of social responsibility acquires an institutional character.
Mission of the Department of History
To educate graduates who are able to access the universal body of knowledge in the field of history, who have developed skills of analysis and critical thinking, who can employ modern methodologies, and who have internalized the values of scientific ethics; to contribute to historiography through research at both national and international levels; and to place the knowledge thus acquired at the service of society.
Vision of the Department of History
To educate graduates who contribute to the building of the future by interpreting the accumulated knowledge of history from a universal perspective, who strengthen social consciousness through studies that process archival documents by modern scientific methods, who approach historiography through interdisciplinary synthesis, and who have internalized scientific principles and standards at the national and international levels.
Divisions within the Department of History
The Department comprises six divisions:
- Ancient History
- General Turkish History
- Medieval History
- Early Modern History
- Modern History
- History of the Republic of Türkiye
Our Academic Staff
The Department of History delivers its teaching with a staff of expert and accomplished academics, comprising 7 Professors, 5 Associate Professors, 4 Assistant Professors, and 4 Research Assistants.
Principal Career Paths for Graduates of the Department of History
Graduates of the Department of History may work as teachers in state schools, private educational institutions, and tutoring centres, provided that they meet the requirements set by the Ministry of National Education. In addition, they may be employed in a variety of positions in archival institutions, manuscript libraries, the relevant units of municipalities, and the media and publishing sector. For historians who fulfil the necessary certification requirements, opportunities are also available in fields such as culture and tourism, promotion, and tourist guiding. Graduates who meet the required academic criteria may pursue an academic career by taking up posts at universities as research assistants, lecturers, or instructors.