University of Hamburg, Faculty of Humanities, Department of History

With more than 2,000 students and 15 professors, the history department is one of the largest historical teaching and research institutions in the north. Its special feature is that, in addition to depicting a great epochal spectrum from ancient history to contemporary history, it has also developed regional focal points in historical research in countries including Western and Eastern Europe, Africa, Latin America and the USA. This is reflected both in the wide range of courses offered and in strong international networking. The Department of History is divided into the five areas of work: Ancient History , Medieval History , German History , European History and Global History. A new professorship in the field of Public History. Public History is dedicated to teaching various forms of representation of history, especially outside the university historiography such. In museums, memorials, history workshops, history marketing or in media productions of all kinds.