Faculty 02 · History, Art and Culture

Faculty of History, Art and Culture

The faculty investigates historical developments, artistic practices, cultural orders, and tangible and intangible heritage from regional, European and global perspectives. Its eight institutes combine source-critical, cultural-studies, archaeological, art-historical and practice-based artistic approaches.

Faculty of History, Art and Culture Institute of Art History Institute of Art Institute of Culture and Ethnology Institute of History Institute of Historical Studies Institute of Archaeology Institute of Cultural Studies Institute of European History

Mission of the Faculty

Institutes of the Faculty

2.1.0

Departments and Competence Areas

56 DepartmentsEight institutes · seven departments each

Institute of Art History

2.1.1Department of European Art History
2.1.2Department of Non-European Art History
2.1.3Department of Architectural History
2.1.4Department of Iconography
2.1.5Department of Heritage Conservation
2.1.6Department of Museum Studies
2.1.7Department of Art Theory

Institute of Art

2.2.1Department of Fine Arts
2.2.2Department of Painting
2.2.3Department of Sculpture
2.2.4Department of Graphic Arts and Printmaking
2.2.5Department of Digital Art
2.2.6Department of Media Art
2.2.7Department of Art Education

Institute of Culture and Ethnology

2.3.1Department of Ethnology
2.3.2Department of Cultural Anthropology
2.3.3Department of Comparative Cultural Studies
2.3.4Department of Intercultural Studies
2.3.5Department of Material Culture
2.3.6Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage
2.3.7Department of Sociology of Culture

Institute of History

2.4.1Department of Ancient History
2.4.2Department of Medieval History
2.4.3Department of Early Modern and Modern History
2.4.4Department of Contemporary History
2.4.5Department of Regional History
2.4.6Department of Military History
2.4.7Department of Global History

Institute of Historical Studies

2.5.1Department of Theory of History
2.5.2Department of Historiography
2.5.3Department of Historical Methods
2.5.4Department of Source Studies
2.5.5Department of Auxiliary Sciences of History
2.5.6Department of Public History
2.5.7Department of Digital History

Institute of Archaeology

2.6.1Department of Prehistoric Archaeology
2.6.2Department of Classical Archaeology
2.6.3Department of Roman Provincial Archaeology
2.6.4Department of Near Eastern Archaeology
2.6.5Department of Underwater Archaeology
2.6.6Department of Archaeometry
2.6.7Department of Archaeological Heritage Management

Institute of Cultural Studies

2.7.1Department of Cultural Theory
2.7.2Department of Cultural History
2.7.3Department of Media Culture
2.7.4Department of Memory Culture
2.7.5Department of Popular Culture
2.7.6Department of Cultural Policy
2.7.7Department of Cultural Management

Institute of European History

2.8.1Department of Ancient Europe
2.8.2Department of Medieval Europe
2.8.3Department of Early Modern and Modern Europe
2.8.4Department of European Integration
2.8.5Department of European Cultural History
2.8.6Department of European Political History
2.8.7Department of European Intellectual History

Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration

The institutes and departments work across institutes, departments and faculties within Yushin-Ryu Private University. The organisational structure coordinates competencies, responsibilities and resources, while research, teaching and development remain consistently interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary.

Integration into Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral Programmes

Bachelor's

Disciplinary foundations, core methods and guided academic or artistic practice.

Master's

Advanced specialisation, research-led teaching and interdisciplinary project work.

Doctorate

Independent original research with methodologically rigorous supervision and integration into the faculty’s research fields.