The Department of History at the Faculty of Arts and Letters, Catholic University in Ruzomberok was founded in 1996. It is a respected institution with a number of successful graduates. The department offers degree programmes at all three levels. At the bachelor (BA) and master (MA) level students may choose a teacher training programme teaching of history (in combination with another subject), a single major study programme in history or a double major study programme in history combined with either English and American studies, German studies, philosophy, political science or Slovak language and literature. At the doctoral (PhD) level, students may study history (with a focus on Slovak history) within a full-time or part-time study.