At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of Theory of History.
Faculty of History, Art and Culture · 2.5.0
Institute of Historical Studies
The institute develops theory, methodology, source criticism, and public and digital forms of historical research and interpretation.
Institute Profile
The institute develops theory, methodology, source criticism, and public and digital forms of historical research and interpretation.
7 DepartmentsResearch · Teaching · Degree Programmes
Department of Theory of History
Academic Description
The department examines the presuppositions, concepts and explanatory models of historical knowledge, including questions of time, causality, narrative and objectivity.
Teaching and Research Areas
- Theories of historical knowledge
- Temporality and historical change
- Explanation, understanding and causality
- Narrative and representation
Academic Focus Areas
- Objectivity and perspectivity
- Formation of historical concepts
- Ethics of historical representation
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of Ethics and Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Integral Research, Communication Sciences. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in Theory of History.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to Theory of History.
Department of Historiography
Academic Description
The department researches the emergence, forms and functions of historical representation and the development of historical schools, traditions and controversies.
Teaching and Research Areas
- History of historical writing
- National and transnational historiographical traditions
- Historians and institutions
- Historiographical debates and paradigms
Academic Focus Areas
- Intellectual history of the discipline
- Canon and counter-canon
- Historiography in political context
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of Ethics and Philosophy, Political Sciences, Culture and Ethnology. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of Historiography.
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in Historiography.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to Historiography.
Department of Historical Methods
Academic Description
The department develops and teaches procedures for the systematic collection, criticism, contextualisation, analysis and interpretation of historical sources and data.
Teaching and Research Areas
- Source criticism and interpretation
- Comparison, transfer and entanglement
- Quantitative and qualitative methods
- Spatial, network and discourse analysis
Academic Focus Areas
- Methodological triangulation
- Research design and reproducibility
- Critical methodology
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of Philosophy of Science and Integral Research, Computer Science, Culture and Ethnology. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of Historical Methods.
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in Historical Methods.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to Historical Methods.
Department of Source Studies
Academic Description
The department examines the production, transmission, materiality, evidential value and use of historical sources across different genres and media.
Teaching and Research Areas
- Written, visual, material and audiovisual sources
- Contexts of production and transmission
- Editing, cataloguing and commentary
- Source criticism of digital collections
Academic Focus Areas
- Source genre and epistemic potential
- Authenticity and provenance
- Media change in transmission
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of Linguistics, Culture and Ethnology, Computer Science. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of Source Studies.
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in Source Studies.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to Source Studies.
Department of Auxiliary Sciences of History
Academic Description
The department brings together specialised methods for identifying, dating, authenticating and contextualising historical evidence.
Teaching and Research Areas
- Palaeography and codicology
- Diplomatics and archival studies
- Numismatics, heraldry and sigillography
- Chronology and genealogy
Academic Focus Areas
- Materially grounded source analysis
- Authentication and dating
- Digital capture of historical features
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of Linguistics, Natural Sciences, Computer Science. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of Auxiliary Sciences of History.
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in Auxiliary Sciences of History.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to Auxiliary Sciences of History.
Department of Public History
Academic Description
The department investigates and shapes the representation, interpretation and societal use of history beyond specialised academic communication.
Teaching and Research Areas
- History in museums, memorials and media
- Historical education and participation
- Politics of history and memory culture
- Applied project and exhibition practice
Academic Focus Areas
- Public-facing historical interpretation
- Participation and shared authority
- Ethics of public history
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of Educational Sciences, Communication Sciences, Culture and Ethnology. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of Public History.
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in Public History.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to Public History.
Department of Digital History
Academic Description
The department uses, evaluates and develops digital methods for the documentation, analysis, visualisation and publication of historical sources and research data.
Teaching and Research Areas
- Digital editions and data modelling
- Text, network and geospatial analysis
- Digital archives and research data
- Visualisation and virtual reconstruction
Academic Focus Areas
- Data criticism and source provenance
- Open and reproducible research
- Digital research infrastructures
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of Computer Science, Philosophy of Science and Integral Research, Communication Sciences. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of Digital History.
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in Digital History.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to Digital History.