The scope of research covers significant issues in the areas of history and sociology, culture and politics.  The priority areas of activity are: history of agrarian science and education, the sustainable development of rural areas: history and modernity, social and spiritual, ecological and demographic aspects of rural development. A prospective direction of the research is : the problems of rural areas as a way to organize the human living space.

Over the past three years the staff published: 28 monographs, 8 textbooks, recommended by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (2 of them - in English), 14 reference books, 10 dictionaries, 50 scientific articles, 40 abstracts, 83 teaching and learning aids.

On the basis of the Certificate of state registration of print mass media, the Department issues the quarterly journal “Herald of Agricultural History” (Visnyk agrarnoi istorii”). 

The Department  trains future scholars in two specialties: History of Ukraine – 07.00.01; Religion Studies – 09.00.11. In recent years the department trained 9 Candidates of History (scientific adviser - Professor Kolomiets S.S) and 11 candidates of Philosophy (scientific adviser - Professor Cherniy A.M).

The Department collaborates with the National Academy of Science of Ukraine, the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, leading national universities, scientific institutions, organizations and committees in agro-industrial sector.

Students are engaged in scientific research. They take part in “Roundtables,” interacademic conferences and international research and practical conferences on topical issues of history and sociology, publish  research papers.

Besides, students participate in All-Ukrainian student contests. There are eight Students’ Scientific Societies that carry out a lot of fruitful work on regional issues of Ukraine ; one of them – “The Unknown Pages of the History of Ukraine” (supervisor – Associate Professor N.P. Isakova ) - is provided in English. 

In addition, excursions to museums, exhibitions, meetings with famous scientists and politicians are arranged by our stuff.