Department of History and Social Sciences

About the Department

The Department of History and Social Sciences comprises six institutes and offers a wide range for students and prospective researchers, who are curious about both classic and innovative subject areas. A special feature of this department at the TU Darmstadt is the intensive scientific exchange with the engineering and natural science departments and a broad-based interdisciplinary cooperation.

Welcome to the Department of History and Social Sciences.

The Institutes at the Department

Institute of History

Institute of Philosophy

Institute of Political Science

Institute of Sociology

Institute of Linguistics and Literary Studies

Institute of Theology and Social Ethics

News

Innovative Lösungen für krisenfeste Strukturen

Digitalministerin Sinemus und Staatsminister Meister zu Gast bei emergenCITY

Call for Contributions!

AI 4 Science conference, 5-9 October 2026 in Mainz

Prof. Knodt beim E+E Diskurs: Wie krisenfest ist unsere Energieversorgung?

Naturkatastrophen – Wie sie auch für Fortschritt sorgen

DiReX holt International Conference on Resilient Systems (ICRS) 2027 nach Darmstadt

„Resilience in an Age of Disruption“: emergenCITY und DiReX präsentieren Forschung auf ICRS-Konferenz

Prof. Knodt und Dr. Berg mit Bürger:innen im Dialog zu Darmstadts Digitalstrategie

HDSM contributes to the Workshop “History of Digital History between East and West”

The workshop is co‑organised by the HDSM Team in close collaboration with academic partners from several universities (see below for further details).

27.01: “Speech Processing Methods for Data Collection and Analysis in (Polito)Linguistics”

An Open Lecture by Marcella Palladino

Study

Everything you need to know about studying and teaching at the Department of History and Social Sciences. Students and prospective students can find all the information about degree programs as well as contact options for the office for student affairs and student representatives.

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Research

The diverse research at Department of History and Social Sciences includes the three main research areas, the research networks as well as the individual research at the institutes. In addition, these pages offer information about the possibilities of a doctorate or postdoctoral qualification at the department.

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IT-Service

The Department of History and Social Sciences operates its own servers in addition to the central services of the HRZ. We provide various services for you.

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Dates for the governing bodies