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The [[Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Social Sciences]] is one of the largest academic units of the [[University of Ljubljana]], with over 4,000 students and 27 undergraduate and graduate programmes in Political Science, Communication, Journalism and Cultural Studies. Its teaching and research mission addresses pertinent national and international issues at a time when globalisation demands new perspectives on life in a multicultural world. In this spirit, the Faculty of Social Sciences offers instruction and conducts research in English, French, German, Italian, Serbo-Croat and Russian. The Faculty incorporates a [[Institute of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana|Institute of Social Sciences]], the [[Jože Goričar Central Social Sciences Library, University of Ljubljana|Jože Goričar Central Social Sciences Library]], the FDV Publishing House and a Computer Centre.
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The [[Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Social Sciences]] is one of the largest academic units of the [[University of Ljubljana]], with over 4,000 students and 27 graduate and postgraduate programmes in Political Science, Communication, Journalism, and Cultural Studies. The teaching and research addresses pertinent national and international issues at a time when globalisation demands new perspectives on life in a multicultural world. In view of this, the faculty offers instruction and conducts research in English, French, German, Italian, Serbo-Croatian, and Russian. The faculty houses the [[Institute of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana|Institute of Social Sciences]], the [[Jože Goričar Central Social Sciences Library, University of Ljubljana|Jože Goričar Central Social Sciences Library]], the FDV Publishing House, and a computer centre.
  
The Faculty, as one of the largest faculties at the [[University of Ljubljana]], in 2012 employed 274 of academic staff. In 2006, the Faculty had more than 5,000 enrolled students.  
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As of 2012 the faculty employed 274 members of the academic staff, and over 10,000 students have graduated to date.  
 
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== Background==
 
== Background==
  
The precursor of today’ Faculty was established in [[established::1961]] under the name College for Political Sciences, which after a few years developed and renamed into College for Sociology, Political Sciences and Journalism. In 1970, after joining to the [[University of Ljubljana]], the College was renewed and remodelled as the Faculty for Sociology, Political Sciences and Journalism (former FSPN). In 1991 the Faculty was renamed to to Faculty of Social Sciences.
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The predecessor of today’s Faculty of Social Sciences was established in [[established::1961]] under the name the College of Political Sciences, which in a few years developed and was renamed into the College of Sociology, Political Sciences and Journalism. In 1970, after becoming a member of the [[University of Ljubljana]], the college was renovated and remodelled into the Faculty of Sociology, Political Sciences and Journalism (former FSPN). In 1991 the Faculty was renamed to the Faculty of Social Sciences.
  
 
== Study programmes ==
 
== Study programmes ==
  
The Faculty has interdisciplinary study programmes in the field of Sociology, Communication Studies, Journalism, Political Science, Cultural Studies. The newly established interdisciplinary doctoral programme of Humanities and Social Sciences with 62 subject tracks enables links between the [[Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Arts]], Faculty of Social Sciences, [[Faculty of Theology, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Theology]], the Faculty of Informatics and Computer Science, the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, and the [[Academy of Music]] at the [[University of Ljubljana]].  
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The faculty offers interdisciplinary study programmes in the fields of Sociology, Communication Studies, Journalism, Political Science, and Cultural Studies. The newly established interdisciplinary doctoral programme Humanities and Social Sciences, which comprises 62 specialised areas, facilitates collaboration between the [[Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Arts]], Faculty of Social Sciences, the [[Faculty of Theology, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Theology]], the [[Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Computer and Information Science]], the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, and the [[Academy of Music]] at the [[University of Ljubljana]].  
  
 
==Other activities==
 
==Other activities==
Within the Faculty operates the [[Institute of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana|Institute of Social Sciences]] with 19 different research centres. The Faculty also has its own Publishing House which was founded in 1995. It is aimed for publishing reference literature, research studies and support for scientific development at the Faculty. Annually, they publish around 30 new works. Selected works are published as e-books and are available online (in Slovenian or English).  
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Within the faculty operates the [[Institute of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana|Institute of Social Sciences]], which consists of  19 different research centres. The faculty also has its own publishing house, founded in 1995, which publishes scholarly books and research monographs and provides support to academic staff across all research disciplines. They annually publish around 30 works, some of which are published as e-books and are available online (in Slovenian or English).  
  
The [[Jože Goričar Central Social Sciences Library, University of Ljubljana|Jože Goričar Central Social Sciences Library]] is a part of the Faculty and is with more than 160,000 units of library material one of the largest Faculty libraries at the [[University of Ljubljana]]. The Library has its own website.
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The [[Jože Goričar Central Social Sciences Library, University of Ljubljana|Jože Goričar Central Social Sciences Library]] is a part of the faculty and constitutes one of the largest faculty libraries at the [[University of Ljubljana]] with more than 160,000 items of library material. The library has its own website.
  
 
== International cooperation ==
 
== International cooperation ==
  
The Faculty offers many undergraduate and graduate courses from different disciplines in Social Sciences in English.  
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The faculty offers a wide and comprehensive group of graduate and postgraduate courses in English.  
  
The Faculty has an extensive range of bilateral agreements and partners institutions across the world. It has established a student exchange and internship programme SOCRATES/ERASMUS within the European university network (in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Great Britain).
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The faculty boasts an impressive number of bilateral agreements and partner institutions the world over. It has established the student exchange and internship programme SOCRATES/ERASMUS within the European university network (in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Great Britain).
  
 
==FDV Gallery, Gallery for Social Questions and Answers==
 
==FDV Gallery, Gallery for Social Questions and Answers==

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The Faculty of Social Sciences is one of the largest academic units of the University of Ljubljana, with over 4,000 students and 27 graduate and postgraduate programmes in Political Science, Communication, Journalism, and Cultural Studies. The teaching and research addresses pertinent national and international issues at a time when globalisation demands new perspectives on life in a multicultural world. In view of this, the faculty offers instruction and conducts research in English, French, German, Italian, Serbo-Croatian, and Russian. The faculty houses the Institute of Social Sciences, the Jože Goričar Central Social Sciences Library, the FDV Publishing House, and a computer centre.

As of 2012 the faculty employed 274 members of the academic staff, and over 10,000 students have graduated to date.


Background

The predecessor of today’s Faculty of Social Sciences was established in 1961 under the name the College of Political Sciences, which in a few years developed and was renamed into the College of Sociology, Political Sciences and Journalism. In 1970, after becoming a member of the University of Ljubljana, the college was renovated and remodelled into the Faculty of Sociology, Political Sciences and Journalism (former FSPN). In 1991 the Faculty was renamed to the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Study programmes

The faculty offers interdisciplinary study programmes in the fields of Sociology, Communication Studies, Journalism, Political Science, and Cultural Studies. The newly established interdisciplinary doctoral programme Humanities and Social Sciences, which comprises 62 specialised areas, facilitates collaboration between the Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Theology, the Faculty of Computer and Information Science, the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, and the Academy of Music at the University of Ljubljana.

Other activities

Within the faculty operates the Institute of Social Sciences, which consists of 19 different research centres. The faculty also has its own publishing house, founded in 1995, which publishes scholarly books and research monographs and provides support to academic staff across all research disciplines. They annually publish around 30 works, some of which are published as e-books and are available online (in Slovenian or English).

The Jože Goričar Central Social Sciences Library is a part of the faculty and constitutes one of the largest faculty libraries at the University of Ljubljana with more than 160,000 items of library material. The library has its own website.

International cooperation

The faculty offers a wide and comprehensive group of graduate and postgraduate courses in English.

The faculty boasts an impressive number of bilateral agreements and partner institutions the world over. It has established the student exchange and internship programme SOCRATES/ERASMUS within the European university network (in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Great Britain).

FDV Gallery, Gallery for Social Questions and Answers

In 2008 the Faculty established a public exhibiting space as an interdisciplinary space for communication. It kicked off with the exhibition Pluralism of Art Practices by the postgraduate students of Academy of Fine Arts and Design. The gallery is open to international projects as well as to visualisations of the students' researches (e.g. the exhibition Brand Images on the Fructal and Labello advertising history, Josip Broz Tito) also in collaboration with the civil society.

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