Welcome to the Institute of Historical Science

The Institute represents a special diversity of topics in research and teaching. The subject is covered across the entire epochal spectrum from ancient to contemporary history and with regional focuses and specific profiles.

The total of eleven professors at the Institute and their staff guarantee a broad, intensive education covering all epochs, while at the same time offering the possibility of specialising in a selected epoch or sub-area of history.

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Informations for students

Alles, was aktuell für den Ablauf Ihres Studiums wichtig ist, finden Sie hier. Bitte beachten Sie die folgenden Hinweise!

Informationen für Erstsemester (Kernfach, Zwei-Fach-Bachelor. Begleitfach und Bachelor-Lehramt)

Anmeldung zu Lehrveranstaltungen im Wintersemester 2022/23: 1. Phase: 22.-31.8. ²⁰

Kommentiertes Vorlesungsverzeichnis für das Wintersemester 2022/23 mit Hinweisen zur Veranstaltungsbelegung ²¹

Anmeldung von Hausarbeiten und schriftlichen Ausarbeitungen im Wintersemester 2022/23 ²²

Bewerbungsfrist für den Masterstudiengang zum Sommersemester 2023: 09.12. bis 31.01 ²³

Aktuelle Nutzungsbedingungen für die Institutsbibliothek in der Konviktstraße ²⁴

Upcoming Events

Thursday May 29, 2025 until May 31, 2025

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War in the Ancient World International Conference 2025²⁵

48143 Münster, ...

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We are pleased to announce the WAWIC 2025 - Warfare in the Ancient World International Conference, a hybrid event connecting researchers worldwide to share ...

Thursday May 29, 2025 until May 31, 2025

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Call for Papers: Plunder and Postliminium - WAWIC 2025²⁶

48143 Münster, ...

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Plunder and Postliminium: the Laws of Looting in Ancient Warfare - WAWIC 2025 This panel, part of the War in the Ancient World International Conference 2025 ...

Thursday May 29, 2025 until May 31, 2025

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Call for Papers: Visualizing Victory - WAWIC 2025²⁷

48143 Münster, ...

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Visualizing Victory: Propaganda Around Military Victories in Antiquity - WAWIC 2025 Throughout ancient history, rhetorical and visual strategies played a ...

Thursday May 29, 2025 until May 31, 2025

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Call for Papers: The Iconography of War in Antiquity - WAWIC 2025²⁸

48143 Münster, ...

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The Iconography of War in Antiquity - WAWIC 2025 This panel, part of the War in the Ancient World International Conference 2025 (WAWIC 2025), seeks ...

Thursday May 29, 2025 until May 31, 2025

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Call for Papers: On Desertion - WAWIC 2025²⁹

48143 Münster, ...

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On Desertion: Social Aspects and Representations of Non-Participation in Ancient Greek and Roman Warfare (WAWIC 2025) This panel, part of the War in the ...

Thursday May 29, 2025 until May 31, 2025

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Call for Papers: War in the Steppe - WAWIC 2025³⁰

48143 Münster, ...

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War in the Steppe - Characteristics and Modalities of Conflict in Palmyra This panel, part of the War in the Ancient World International Conference 2025 ...

Thursday Mar 27, 2025

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Der Graf von Monte Christo - Filmeinführung (Bechtold)¹⁰

Mannheim

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Jonas Bechtold hält am 27.3. im Ciné-Club des Institut Francais Mannheim einen Einführungsvortrag zur Neu-Verfilmung des Romans "Der Graf von Monte Christo" ...

Thursday Mar 20, 2025 until Mar 21, 2025

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Landständische Partizipation „von unten“? (Schulte)¹¹

Paderborn, Residenzmuseum...

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Auf dem von der Historischen Kommission für Westfalen ausgerichteten „Workshop für Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden“, der vom 20. bis 21. März 2026 in Paderborn ...