To engange in history and cultural studies means opening up to the world, its history(ies) and its cultures. The diversity of subjects represented in the department corresponds to the diversity of human culture – from the Stone Age to the present day, from Europe to the Mediterranean region and the Middle East to Africa and further afield. These are explored in all their manifestations, from writing and material remains to art, music and everyday culture. Archaeological, philological, historical, art historical, musicological and ethnological methods and theories are applied. – In addition to the teaching and research profile, the faculty’s website provides information on the dean’s office, examination office and inter-institutional committees. The institutes of the faculty introduce themselves on their respective pages: The Institute of Classical Studies, the Institute of Ethnology and African Studies, the Institute of Art History and Musicology and the Department of History.
More than 30 degree courses are offered by the institutes and their departments: they teach the scientific method as an important basic knowledge as well as specialized topics and issues. The subjects are spread across the four institutes as well as interdisciplinary courses. The academic degree of Dr. phil. can also be obtained at the faculty.
Mentoring for students offers support with timetabling, orientation on campus and other things to ensure a successful start to your studies.
The Dean’s Office (Dekanat) is the administrative center of the department, headed by the Dean Prof. Dr. Heide Frielinghaus, the Vice Dean Prof. Dr. Nico Nassenstein and the Dean of Studies Prof. Dr. Stefanie Acquavella-Rauch. It is managed by Dr. Steffen Haug, Dr. Oliver Gupte (deputy) with the assistance of Sabine Wilke and Ines Bergner.
The Faculty Council (Fachbereichsrat, FBR) is the joint management body of the four institutes. It is made up of representatives from all status groups. It advises and decides on all fundamental issues. It is chaired by the Dean. Additional committees make recommendations. Equality and diversity are especially important.
The Examinations Office supervises the degrees of the institutes as well as doctorates and habilitations and is attached to the Dean’s Office. Your contact persons are the director Dr. Steffen Haug and the examination managers Nicola Barthelmes, Ines Bergner and Britta Will. You can also find all information about the final exams here
At the Faculty of History and Cultural Studies with four institutes, 18 specialized departments and more than 30 subjects, you can obtain the academic degrees Bachelor of Arts/Education (B.A./B.Ed.), Master of Arts/Education (M.A./M.Ed.) and the doctor philosophiae (Dr. phil.). Between the first semester and the academic graduation ceremony, 37 professors and more than 250 members of staff supervise the students in their teaching.
New media, subject-specific departmental libraries, archives and collections, as well as the extensive and centrally located university library provide access to current and fundamental research. The institutes engage in interdisciplinary exchange and close cooperation with internationally renowned institutions such as the Leibniz Institute for Archaeology (LEIZA) as the successor institution to the former Roman-Germanic Central Museum, the Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG), the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz (AdW), the Institute for Historical Regional Studies (IGL), among others, which have joined forces in Mainz to form a scientific alliance. They strengthen the productive connection between research and teaching.
One of the strengths of the Faculty of History and Cultural Studies is its participation in collaborative projects. The faculty’s interdisciplinary research initiatives include
The profile area 40,000 Years of Human Challenges: Perception, Conceptualization and Coping in Premodern Societies, funded by the Ministry of Science and Health (MWG) of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The profile areas bring together internationally established research groups that have already achieved outstanding results.
The potential area Early Modernity: Figurations of the National: Transfer Spaces – Contact Zones – Media (Early Modernity), also funded by the Ministry. In this JGU format, academics work together to develop new fields of research that can make a significant contribution to shaping the university’s profile.
The DFG Research Training Group is also conducting research as a joint project. GRK 2304: Byzanz und die euromediterranen Kriegskulturen. Austausch, Abgrenzung und Rezeption . Hinzukommen zahlreiche DFG- und Drittmittel-Projekte an den Instituten.
Internationalisation is an important element in Faculty 07, both in terms of students and lecturers. The institutes are internationally networked – from the ifeas with African Studies and the IAW with archaeological cooperations to the Institute of History and the IKM with the Mainz-Dijon courses. The faculty also offers its own internationalization programme.
Our focus is on international mobility: students have the opportunity to go abroad as part of various scholarship and exchange programs to gain professional, linguistic and personal experience. Teachers can receive financial support for short-term lectureships at ERASMUS partner universities through the EU’s Erasmus+ program.
We support international students and exchange students for a successful stay at the faculty. You can also find general information on the JGU International website (here).
