Six professorships represent the individual historical epochs and across epochs, the history of specific regions. In addition, the area of ancient history and didactics of history is represented and the subjects of Greek and Latin studies are located at the institute. Courses are offered in ancient history, medieval history, early modern history, modern history including contemporary history, and Nordic and Eastern European history.

The Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research (IFZO) and the Epigraphical Research unit Arbeitsstelle Inschriften are located at the Department of History.

Members of the Department of History also participates in the current International Research Training Group 2560 "Baltic Peripeties. Narratives of Reformations, Revolutions and Catastrophes", a joint research programme of three universities in the Baltic Sea region - Greifswald, Tartu and Trondheim. At the IRTG, doctoral students and professors research the narrative constructions of the Baltic Sea region in an interdisciplinary environment and with the focus on the concept of “peripety”.

In 1863, the institute was founded as the Historical Seminar by Arnold Dietrich Schäfer and renamed the Department of History in 1951. The institute was the place of work of Heinrich Otto Seeck (1881-1907), Ernst Bernheim (1883-1921), Fritz Curschmann (1904-1939), Adolf Hofmeister (1921-1955), Hans Glogan (1912-1934), Konrad Fritze (1953-1991) and among others.

The Greifswald historian Ernst Bernheim was professor of medieval history and historical sciences at the University of Greifswald from 1883 to 1921. In 1895/96 as well as in 1909 he was also Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and 1899 Rector of the University. His best known for an influential Lehrbuch der historischen Methode (1889) on historical method.

 

 

Department of History

Head of Department

Professorin Dr. Cornelia Linde

Departmental advisory service

Dr. Hans-Martin Moderow
Research assistant to the managing director
Advisory service for degree courses in Lehramt Gymnasium (History) and Lehramt Regionale (History) and Master of Arts (Geschichtswissenschaft)
Phone: +49 (0)3834 420-3336
hans-martin.moderow(at)uni-greifswald.de


Dr. Ralf-Gunnar Werlich
Advisory service for degree courses in Bachelor of Arts (History)
Phone: +49 (0)3834 420-3313
werlich(at)uni-greifswald.de

Department Student Council (Fachschaftsrat - FSR) History
Domstraße 9a
D-17487 Greifswald
Room 0.02
Phone: +49 (0)3834 420-32 44
fsrgesch(at)uni-greifswald.de

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Staff A-Z

Please consult Staff A-Z (in German) for contacts and rooms.

Research

Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research - IFZO

a central institution at the University of Greifswald. The IFZO clusters all research activities on the Baltic Sea Region and offers support, research and transfer structures for innovative research and collaborative projects of all departments. The IFZO represents the university research focus "Cultures of the Baltic Sea Region".

GRK 2560 "Baltic Peripeties"

is an international research training group established in April 2021 by three universities in the Baltic Sea region – Greifswald, Tartu and Trondheim. At the research training group, doctoral researchers and senior scholars inquire about narrative constructions of the Baltic Sea region in an interdisciplinary network with the help of the concept of “peripety”.

Mittelalterzentrum Greifswald

founded in 1995, is an association of academics and students from all faculties who research, teach and publish across disciplines. The activities of the Medieval Center cover all aspects of medieval life and deal with current topics and research questions in various formats such as lecture series, conferences and study days.

Course and exam portal (HIS)

The HIS portal is mostly for information on and registration to courses and exams. It contains course descriptions, time, place, and contacts of the teacher/professor. In addition, there are various tools, e.g. to check marks/grades on-line, to print certificates and performance overviews, or to find rooms and staff.

Groupware

The Groupware serves as a communication tool for members of the university. For instance, teaching staff use it to inform their students about homework or cancellations. Studenst should check their Groupware account regularly for new e-mail. Alternatively, it is possible to activate automatic forwarding of messages to a private e-mail address to ensure you do not miss out on something.

Learning plattform Moodle

Moodle is a learning platform for staff and students to share information and material for courses. On-line discussions and other electronic functions complement the traditional classroom.

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