Augsburger Rathaus
Augsburger Rathaus (Foto: Stefan Schweihofer) CC BY-NC-ND
Korinth Apollontempel
Korinth Apollontempel © University of Augsburg
Schedelche Weltchronik
Schedelche Weltchronik CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Stadtansicht Augsburg um 1550, Blick auf Perlachturm im Hintergrund, im Vordergrund simultane Darstellung jahreszeitentypischen Markttreibens im Vordergrund
Marktgeschehen auf dem Augsburger Perlachplatz: Jahreszeitenbild Oktober bis Dezember, Heinrich Vogtherr d. J. (?), um 1540; Kunstsammlungen und Museen Augsburg, Inv. Nr. 9330
Robert Koehler: "Der Streik"
Robert Koehler: "Der Streik" Public Domain
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. © University of Augsburg
Der Fall der Berliner Mauer 1989
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Epochs and study areas offered at History Departments are usually determined by fixed standards, strategic considerations, and fortunate opportunities. 

At the University of Augsburg – as at all Bavarian universities – there is the foundational structure based on the epochs and topics required by the teacher training programme. These include "Ancient History" (2000 BC–600 AD), "Medieval History" (500–1500), "Early Modern History" (1500–1800), "Modern and Contemporary History" (since 1800), "Bavarian and Swabian Regional History" (extended in Augsburg to include "European Regional History") and "History Didactics". All these professorships are represented by a large number of staff and offer a broad and varied range of courses. 

 

Yet, studying History at the University of Augsburg offers much more than the standard programme. Additional focus areas that enjoy a transregional appeal feed courses both into the Bachelor and Master degree, but also interdisciplinary programmes. These additional areas extend into the early modern and contemporary periods. On the one hand, they connect to the professorship of "Contemporary History" institutionalized through a cooperation with the " Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History Munich-Berlin", and the Professorship of "Transatlantic History and Culture" and the "Entangled History of Germany with Eastern Europe" (linked to the Bukovina Institute). These each study the interrelations between their respective regions and Europe.

 

On the other hand, with "European Cultural History" and "Global Environmental History and Environmental Humanities", the discipline of History at the University of Augsburg also has two methodologically and thematically innovative specialisations that build bridges to other subjects in the humanities and natural sciences.  

 

All historical sub-disciplines have a specific research profile. These can be found on the respective webpages. 

 

Our sub-disciplines

Ancient History
Early Modern History
Modern and Contemporary History
Contemporary History
Bavarian and Swabian Regional History / European Regional History
Global Environmental History and Environmental Humanities
Entangled History of Germany with Eastern Europe
Transatlantic History and Culture
European Cultural History

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Faculty of Philology and History
Universitätsstraße 10
86159 Augsburg

 

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