Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archival Science

The Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archival Science offers the BA Joint Honours Archival Science–History degree programme and the BA Single Honours Multimedia in Archival Science degree programme. Both programmes are offered in full-time and part-time form of study.

Students of the first programme get acquainted with the fundamental areas of archival science, history and auxiliary historical sciences. Emphasis is also put on the students´ knowledge of German and Latin – foreign languages that are necessary for historical research in the region of central Europe. This study programme, however, is open to absolute beginners in these languages as well.

The BA Multimedia in Archival Science degree programme combines the instruction of established historical sciences with modern information technologies and the latest findings of other exact sciences. Students have the opportunity to work in a specialized laboratory that is equipped with the latest technology, and they spend the practice part of their studies in various archives and institutions. Graduates have excellent job prospects, as they are equipped with outstanding overview of traditional archival sciences and other historical sciences, and at the same time they have comprehensive knowledge of information technology and its use in historical research. Due to the interdisciplinary character of the programme, the instruction in individual courses is carried out by the members of the department and by the academic staff of other departments and faculties of the university (Institute of History, Faculty of Science), as well as by experts from the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and by specialists from museums and archives.