The Mannheim School of Humanities (MSH) is among the oldest of the five schools comprising the

University of Mannheim The University of Mannheim (German: ''Universität Mannheim''), abbreviated UMA, is a public research university in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1967, the university has its origins in the ''Palatine Academy of Sciences'', ...

, located in

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. The School of Humanities, established in 1963, encompasses the fields of English studies, Germanic studies,

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

media Media may refer to: Communication * Media (communication), tools used to deliver information or data ** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising ** Broadcast media, communications delivered over mass e ...

and communication studies, philosophy and

Romance Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings * Romance languages, ...

studies. These disciplines rank Mannheim in the top three to ten institutions in Germany. The Mannheim School of Humanities engages in research and teaching at the intersection of culture, society and business with an interdisciplinary, international and intercultural perspective. With 26 full professorships, two junior professorships, about 100 research and teaching associates and more than 2,800 students in total, the Mannheim School of Humanities is the university's second largest school. Each year, about 1,000 new students take up their studies at the School of Humanities. The School comprises the departments of English studies,

Germanic studies Germanic philology is the philological study of the Germanic languages, particularly from a comparative or historical perspective. The beginnings of research into the Germanic languages began in the 16th century, with the discovery of literary te ...

, history, media and communication studies, philosophy, Slavish studies and

studies. In close cooperation with the Business School, the School of Humanities offers several renowned interdisciplinary study programs such as "Culture and Business". Distinguished fields of research are globalization studies and linguistic topics such as multilingualism. The school stands in close cooperation with the Institute for the German Language (IDS), the MAZEM – Mannheim Center for Empirical Multilingual Research and maintains extensive cooperation with a large variety of international partner universities.

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Department of English Studies

Department of History

Department of Communication and Media

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