Departments of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
The Department of Ancient Civilizations unites teaching and research of its subjects under a single organizational umbrella. It is divided into the following subjects: Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, Egyptology, Greek Philology, Historical-Comparative Linguistics, Latin Philology, European Archaeology as well as the Vindonissa Professorship for the Archaeology of the Roman Provinces.
University of Basel
Department of Ancient Civilizations
514051 Basel, Switzerland
Eight professorships in the Department of History focus on teaching and research in the Middle Ages, the Early Modern History, Modern and Contemporary History, Eastern European History, African History and Digital History.
University of Basel
Department of History
Hirschgässlein 21
4051 Basel, Switzerland
The Department of Social Sciences comprises the subject areas of Anthropology, Gender Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Sustainability Research, Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Political Science, Sociology and Urban Studies.
University of Basel
Department of Social Sciences
Rheinsprung 21
4051 Basel, Switzerland
The Department Arts, Media, Philosophy passes through the four subject areas of Art History, Musicology, Philosophy and Media Studies.
University of Basel
Department Arts, Media, Philosophy
Holbeinstrasse 12
4051 Basel, Switzerland
The Department of Languages and Literatures is the largest department within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. It combines the teaching staff, researchers and students as well as the technical and administrative staff of the following subject areas into one planning, budget and administrative unit: German Language and Literature, Anglophone Language and Litrerature, French Language and Literature, Ibero-Romance Language and Literature, Italian Language and Literature, Nordic Studies and Slavic Studies.
University of Basel
Department of Languages and Literatures
Nadelberg 4
4051 Basel, Switzerland