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

3 February: A Final lecture for the seminar series

“Oral History and the digital transformation. Some historical, ethical and methodological remarks” by Prof. Dr. Linde Apel

Gratulation zur Promotion

am Institut für Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft

“Curating large oral history archives with artificial intelligence” an open lecture by Chris Pandza on 20th January 2025

On 20th Janury 14:25 (CET) Chris Pandza will give an open lecture on Curating large oral history archives with artificial intelligence as a part of the Voices Unbound: Lecture Series on Digital Oral History.

Gratulation zur Promotion

am Institut für Politikwissenschaft

Tagesspiegel Background Energie & Klima Beitrag von Prof. Knodt zu Energiespeichern in Eisen

HDSM Newsletter. Issue 3

Christian Stecker im Interview mit dem mdr über Minderheitsregierungen

17 December: An open lecture online by Nathalie Fridzema “Researching the Early Dutch Web: Digital Methods for Historical and Historiographical Objectives in Internet Studies”

“Breathing Emotions & Stories: A different way of navigating Oral History Archives”- an open lecture by Dr. Almila Akdag Salah on 16 December

Archive

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