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

Gratulation zur Promotion

am Institut für Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft

Andrea Rapp elected as new president of the Academy of the Sciences and Literature

Prof. Knodt und Elisa Berg mit emergenCITY und DiReX auf dem Hessentag

Prof. Knodt with new Ariadne Briefing: Strengthening State Capacity in Climate and Energy Policy

HDSM Newsletter. Issue 4 (May 2025)

HDSM Team is excited to announce the release of our May newsletter issue.

Christian Stecker, Michèle Knodt and Christina-Marie Juen successfully acquired funding for the Hessen Monitor, a new research initiative

New Insight Paper on “Requirements for a Reliable Energy System” (Prof. Knodt)

New Volume (open-access!) from Prof. Knodt and Dr. Zarembo on Teaching IR in Wartime

Celebrating Award for emergenCITY eHUB!

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