The Department of Ukrainian Studies and Humanities was first established on January 24, 1991, at Poltava Civil Engineering Institute among the higher technical educational institutions of Ukraine.
In the 2012-2013 academic year, the department became a graduating department in the field of Documentation and Information Activity (since 2015, in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 266 "On Approval of the List of Fields of Knowledge and Specialties for Training of Higher Education Applicants", it has been a graduating department in the specialty 029 "Information, Library and Archival Affairs") of the bachelor's degree and was renamed the Department of Ukrainian Studies, Culture and Documentation.
In 2017, the Department successfully passed the accreditation of the Master's Degree Program in Documentation and Information Activity.
In addition to the main educational activities, the department also conducts certification of the level of Ukrainian language proficiency of persons applying for civil servant positions.
The founder of the department Сandidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor N. K. Kocherha, who became the first head of the unit.
From 1995 to 2002, N. K. Kocherha worked as Vice-Rector for Humanitarian Education and Training, took an active part in developing the Concept of Educational Activities of the Academic Staff, creating student self-government bodies, and producing university symbols and attributes. With her active participation, the exposition of the university's history museum was modernized, supplemented, and expanded, which became the center of Ukrainian studies, cultural and educational work among students and teaching staff. In 1998, following the results of a regional competition among public museums of higher education institutions in the Poltava region, the museum was awarded the status of "national", and in 2008 this status was confirmed.
In 2018, Nadiia Kostiantynivna passed away, and in honor of her achievements as one of the founders of the department, the Folk Museum was named after her by the decision of the university administration and the Academic Council.
Since 2015, the department has been headed by Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor Iryna Perederii. Under her leadership, the department has continued to develop in all areas of activity.