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

“Could AI Solve the Humanities’ “Messy Data” Problem?”

– an Open Lecture by Houda Lamqaddam on 16th of December

“AI and Heritage Collections: Challenges and Opportunities”

– an open lecture by Anna Fora on 9th December

150 years Gelsenkirchen

Philosophiecafé – neue Radiosendung und Podcast von Sophie Loidolt

2 December: “Geographic and Linguistic Biases in Web Archives”

An open lecture byAlan Colin-Arce (University of Victoria)

Video Recording of the Open Lecture on Mixed-methods Digital Oral History: Reflections on Limits, Horizons and Emerging Findings by Prof. J. Nyhan is available online

On 9th July, Prof. Julianne Nyhan gave a lecture on “Mixed-methods Digital Oral History: Reflections on Limits, Horizons and Emerging Findings” as a part of the „Digital History“-Forschungskolloquiums.

Christian Stecker zu Gast im Studio 9 in Deutschlandfunk Kultur mit Korbinian Frenzel

Visit of UMass Boston Delegation at DiReX

Registration is open: Workshop “History of Digital History between East and West” (6-7 February 2026)

HDSM is delighted to announce that the registration for the workshop “History of Digital History between East and West” is now open.

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