Professors and teachers of the department “Foundations of Philosophy and Spirituality” to the undergraduate students of all faculties of the university on subjects of Block I “Philosophy” to the students of the Faculty of Social Sciences “Introduction to Philosophy”, “Ontology and Theory of Knowledge”, “Philosophy of Being and Development” “, “Philosophy of Religions”, “Philosophy of Culture”, “Philosophy and Methodology of Science”, “Basics of Globalization”, as well as “Scientific Research Methodology” for all master’s majors, “Philosophy (by fields)” for master’s major “Philosophy of Science”, Lectures and seminars on “Hermeneutics and Semiotics”, “Philosophy of Man”, “Philosophy of Education”, “Philosophy of Technology”, “Fundamentals of Synergetics” are held.
The activity of the department started on September 1, 1991 under the name of the department of “World Culture and History” within TashSU, based on the decision of the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education No. 42.
From 1995 to 1999, it was renamed the “Cultural studies and human rights” department. In 1997, after teaching the basics of spirituality in all higher education institutions, the department was named “Basics of Spirituality” in 1999.
From February 10, 2005, by the decision of the Senior Scientific Council of UzMU, the “Basics of Spirituality” and “Religious Studies” departments were merged, and the department received the status of “Basics of Spirituality and Religious Studies”.
In the period from 1991 to 2019, he served as the head of various departments. prof. Abdusamedov, Ph.D. E. Gulmetov, Ph.D. Assoc. Sh.Shoabdurakhimova, Ph.D., prof. M. Abdurahmonov, PhD, prof. M. Nurmatova, PhD, prof. etc. O. Nishonova, Ph.D. A. Tashanov, Ph.D. F. Bozorova worked.
On October 6, 2019, taking into account the teaching of specialized subjects at the department, it was changed to “Fundamentals of Philosophy and Spirituality” by the decision of the Senior Scientific Council of UzMU and
Doctor of Philosophy, Professor Shermukhamedova Nigina Arslonovna was elected as the head of the department.