Department of Historical Studies

The Department of Historical Studies provides a meeting place for students and researchers interested in the subjects of Ancient History, Archaeology and History. Research conducted at the department focuses on human societies from the Paleolithic to the modern era. Departmental researchers include experts in both prehistorical and historical periods, such as the European Bronze Age, Ancient Greece and Rome, and the Nordic Middle Ages.
Other research expertise includes pre-industrial agricultural society, and modern social and political processes. A number of research projects centre on Sweden or the other Nordic countries, but several also encompass non-European areas, such as the Incas and the Mediterranean region in Antiquity.
The three subjects offer their own courses and degrees from the undergraduate to the PhD level. These subjects are also included in interdisciplinary education programmes. In addition, the department offers a programme for future history teachers.
Educations at Department of Historical Studies
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3D Data and Visualization in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Studies
15 credits
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Critical Curating and Museum Practice: Decolonizing Archeological and Anthropological Collections
30 credits
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Documentation and interpretation of Rock Art
7.5 credits
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Documentation and interpretation of rock art
15 credits
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Environmental history
15 credits
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History of the Swedish Welfare State
15 credits
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Materiality in theory and practice in the Mycenaean core area
15 credits
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Megaliths of Europe
15 credits
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Nordic and European Bronze Age societies
15 credits
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Sweden and the Nordic countries in the early modern era (ca 1500-1800)
15 credits
News
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Sustainability and environmentArchaeologist in documentary about life as aresearcher
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Culture and languagesBronze hoard in Alingsås led archaeologists toSpain
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Culture and languagesBurials in bogs went on formillennia
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Culture and languagesHow did religious leaders resolve crises in ancientRome?
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OceanCan the origin of class society and its institutions be linked to long-distancetrade?
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