Department of History

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Department of History

Juraj Dobrila University of Pula
Faculty of Humanities
Department of History

Negri Street 6, 52100 Pula, Croatia
first floor, left wing
(new address since October 2024)

ffpu-povijest@unipu.hr
+385 52 877 436, +385 99 5342 557 (Faculty secretary)

Head of the Department of History
Maurizio Levak, PhD, Assist. Prof.

The study programme in history was first established at the Pedagogical Academy of Pula in 1961, but it was closed nine years later. After a long pause, in the early 1990s an initiative was launched for establishing of a new programme in history. The first generation was enrolled in 1994 when a new double-major undergraduate programme started as the third history programme in Croatia. Since 2005 the University has the license for single major and double major (available combinations), undergraduate (BA, 3 years, 180 ECTS) and graduate (MA, 2 years, 120 ECTS) programmes in history, all reformed at the time according to the guidelines of the Bologna Process. After the split of the faculties in Pula from the University of Rijeka, since 2006 the Department operates as a part of the Faculty of Humanities, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula.

Today, there are ten staff members at the Department. They have developed a strong research activity, often through research projects and research centres (Centre for Cultural and Historical Research of Socialism, Research Centre for the History of the North Adriatic Population). They have rich experience in research that is mainly focused on social history, history of everyday life, history of mentality and demographic history in the context of the area studies and Croatian national history in larger long-lasting frameworks such as the Byzantine Empire, Frankish Empire, Republic of Venice, Habsburg Monarchy or Yugoslavia.

Since 2019, the Department publishes its academic journal in English titled History in Flux.

Since 2015, the Department of History and the University’s Centre for Cultural and Historical Research of Socialism have been organizing the annual summer Doctoral Workshop. Moreover, since 2015, there is a series of biennial conferences Past, Present, Future. Since 2003, the Department has been co-organizing the Istrian Historical Biennale. Staff members have also been active in the Istrian Historical Society (IPD) since its foundation.

In 2015/16 a programme of monthly events called Tribune of the History Department was launched, and it consists of public lectures, round tables and book launches (events archive).

Students are coming from all parts of Croatia, and many stay in Pula after their studies. Many enrol in graduate and postgraduate (doctoral) studies at other universities in the country and abroad (University of Zagreb, CEU Budapest, EUI Florence, University of Regensburg). In recent years, the number of European students coming to Pula through the Erasmus programme has been growing. History students have a branch of the International Students of History Association (ISHA) and publish the journal Epulon.

The Department participates in various forms of cooperation agreed at the level of university agreements, and special cooperation agreements have been concluded with the following departments: Department of History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb; Department of History, Faculty of Humanities, University of Split; Department of History, Faculty of Humanities, University of Primorska in Koper; Department of History, University of Zadar.

The latest news in Croatian is available on the pages Notices and For History Students.

Staff

Prehistory and Ancient History covered in cooperation with the Department of Archaeology.
Chair of Medieval History (room 213)
- Ivan Jurković, PhD, Full Professor
- Maurizio Levak, PhD, Assistant Professor
- Robert Kurelić, PhD, Assistant Professor
- Marina Zgrablić, PhD, Assistant Professor
- Josip Banić, PhD, Senior Assistant, 2021-23
Chair of Early Modern History (room 217)
- Slaven Bertoša, PhD, Full Professor
- Marija Mogorović Crljenko, PhD, Full Professor
- Danijela Doblanović Šuran, PhD, Associate Professor
Chair of Late Modern and Contemporary History (room 211)
- Igor Duda, PhD, Full Professor
- Mihovil Dabo, PhD, Assistant Professor
- Iva Milovan Delić, PhD, Assistant Professor
- Nevio Šetić, PhD, Full Professor, 2011-2024, retired
- Tina Filipović, Assistant, 2019-23

International students at the Department of History

Curricula for BA and MA in History

BA in History: programme overview (pdf)
MA in History: programme overview (pdf)
BA in History: courses in 2024/25 (pdf, Croatian)
MA in History: courses in 2024/25 (pdf, Croatian)

Courses taught in English at the Department of History in 2024/25

Both semesters
Introduction to Croatian History (275992, BA/MA)
Winter semester
Croatian Kindred Nobility (55641, BA)
Introduction to Croatian Contemporary History (78061, BA)
Summer semester
Art of War in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages (133399, BA)
Migration Crisis During the Ottoman Threat (55649, BA)
History of Disease in Europe in 19th and 20th Centuries (133515, MA)
Socialist Man: Yugoslav Case (133401, BA)
Note
With the exception of Introduction to Croatian History, all other syllabi are only translations of their regular Croatian versions and will be further adapted according to the composition and number of foreign students who choose the course. All students (BA, MA, PhD) are admitted to all courses. Classes are held at the Faculty of Humanities (Filozofski fakultet), Negri Street 6.

►► In 2024/25 we are starting the course INTRODUCTION TO CROATIAN HISTORY. Its primary goal is to explain the main events and processes in Croatian history, from the Early Middle Ages to the present. It is taught in English, on the level adjusted to students in different fields, from humanities to all other areas, and coming from various national education systems. The course is available in both winter and summer semesters. Contact / Classes in Winter semester 2024/25: Tuesday, 14.45 – 16.15, Room 232, more info / Classes in Summer semester 2024/25: Tuesday, 14.00 – 15.30, Room 258, more info, Faculty of Humanities, Negri Street 6, E-learning on Moodle