On 27 March 2009, the Faculty of Political Sciences came into existence as one of the 18 member units of the largest university in the Republic of Srpska by splitting up from the Faculty of Philosophy of four study programs that used to function as three-year study courses comprising 180 ECTS. Upon the split-up, the newly formed study programmes were successfully re-licensed into four-year ones of 240 ECTS, under the respective names of Political Science, Sociology, Journalism and Communication Studies, and Social Work.

The Faculty shared the hardships of the Republic of Srpska, still suffering from the political and social aftershocks of the 1992-1995 civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and dealing with the challenges of globalisation and transition. The world was going through a great economic crisis, followed by demographic upsets, migration crisis etc. For its part, the Faculty struggled with numerous issues concerning its own development – in the first place, the lack of staff and room. Initially, classes took place on the premises of the Faculty of Philosophy, Law, and Philology respectively, as well as some others. The lack of staff issue was tackled by filling the gaps with renowned visiting professors, mostly from the University of Belgrade. With their aid, a new generation of professors and teaching assistants appeared, so that the number of employees at the Faculty today is 65, of whom 40 are members of staff (two professors emeritus, eight full professors, twelve associate professors, ten assistant professors, and eight teaching assistants).

In order for the identity and full affirmation of the Faculty to be achieved, it was necessary to provide adequate conditions, which was realised in 2013 by erecting a building that met all the requirements of the Bologna Declaration standards. The funds for the building were secured through the engagement of Mr Milorad Dodik, the then President of the Republic of Srpska, and the Government of the Republic of Srpska. The building comprises one lecture hall with 250 seats, 13 classrooms and a banquet hall, as well as 38 offices for members of staff. In addition, there is a 70-seat computer room, a library, the Registrar’s office, a conference room, a students’ bookshop, with a cafe in the main hall. The holdings of the library contain over 7,000 titles. With reference to these, the textbooks, monographs, and the bulk of other academic titles were donated by the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Belgrade and major publishers from Serbia, such as the Official Gazette and the Institute for Textbooks and Didactic Material, with the Faculty investing much of its own resources for these purposes as well.