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The faculty of History and Law was founded in October 1931. There are four chairs at the faculty: the chair of General History, the chair of Russian History, the chair of Theory and Methods of Teaching History, Social Science and Law, and the chair of Law. There are also full-time and part-time departments at this faculty.

A teaching staff of the faculty has about 8 Doctors of Science and about 15 Candidates of Science. Many of them are the graduates of our university.

Since its foundation the faculty has been training teachers of History. Nowadays it also prepares teachers of History and Foreign Language, teachers of History and IT and Bachelors of Social-Economical Education.

Two archeological clubs “The Legend” and “The Horizon” are opened on the basis of the department of Russian History and scientific research laboratory of material culture. The clubs unite pupils and students of Volgograd and Volgograd region.

Since 2007 there functions the School of Young Historian. More than 50 senior pupils attend and enjoy these classes.

Vocabulary

chair кафедра

law закон, право,

scientific research laboratory научно-исследовательская лаборатория,

unite объединять

senior pupils старшеклассники

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1. What is the name of the faculty?

2. When was the faculty founded?

3. How many chairs are there at the Faculty? What are they?

4. What kind of scientific research is held on the chairs of the faculty?

5. What kinds of specialists are trained at the faculty?

6. What clubs of the facultydounite pupils and students of Volgograd and Volgograd Region?

IX. the faculty of Mathematics, Physics and IT

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The Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and IT is situated in Building No. 2, Akademicheskaya Street. It consists of 7 chairs: the chair of Algebra and Geometry, the chair of Maths Analysis, the chair of Methods of Teaching Mathematics, the chair of Common Physics, the chair of Theoretical Physics, the chair of Theory and Methods of Teaching Physics and Computing Science, and the chair of IT in Education.

The Faculty of Physics and Mathematics is one of the oldest faculties of VSSPU. Training of Physics teachers and Mathematics teachers was held at the faculty since 1931. The Faculty of Mathematics and the Faculty of Physics became independent faculties in 1933. As independent departments, the Faculty of Mathematics and the Faculty of Physics had being existed till 2010.

On the 1^st of September 2010 the Faculty of Physics and the Faculty of Mathematics were united into the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and IT.

The teaching and research are carried out by highly qualified staff of the faculty. There are Academicians, Doctors of Science, Candidates of Science and corresponding members of the Russian Education Academy and other academies.

An active students’ research is held at the faculty. Students take part in university and All-Russia scientific conferences. The results of their research are published in different students’ scientific magazines.

Teachers of the faculty co-operate with teachers of different schools of Volgograd and Volgograd Region to develop modern approach in secondary and higher education.

Vocabulary

a chair кафедра,

independent самостоятельный, независимый

to exist существовать

All-Russia Всероссийский

to co-operate сотрудничать

 

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3. Answer the questions to the text:

1. What is the name of the faculty?

2. When was the faculty founded?

3. What kind of specialists does the faculty prepare?

4. When were the Faculty of Physics and the Faculty of Mathematics united into the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and IT?

5. What kind of conferences do students take part in?

6. Who teachers of the faculty co-operate with?