Teaching

Studying Medieval History at the University of Regensburg

From introductory seminars all the way to graduation, we provide an overview of (the) key interconnections in medieval history, while also addressing ourselves to more specific, granular historical inquiries: Our courses seek to combine a grounding in ‚traditional‘ medievalist topics with an exploration of current areas of research and methodologies. Medieval historians may pick up on pressing contemporary issues and, by looking back to a supposedly distant era, investigate problems that are at times much more closely linked to current concerns than (they) might appear (to be) initially. Students - prospective teachers, for example - benefit particularly from a history programme/curriculum, which prepares them for the diverse challenges of their professional lives in the 21st century.

The following courses will be offered in the summer semester of 2026:

33142 | Crisis and New Beginnings – Europe in the Late Middle Ages | Introductory Lecture
Fri. 14-18 p.m., H11
PD Dr. Ulf Christian Ewert

33143 | Water Worlds: Rivers, Lakes and Seas in the Pre-Modern Era | Lecture Series
Wed. 14-16 p.m., H2

33122 | Omnipotence or Powerlessness? Opportunities and Threats to the Rule of Medieval Kings and Emperors | Introductory Seminar
Mon. 8-10 a.m., PT 2.0.9
Eric Hesse

33122 | The town in the Middle Ages | Introductory Seminar
Mon. 12-14 p.m., PT 2.0.9
Dr. Susanne Ehrich

33122 | The Byzantine Iconoclastic Controversy: A Time of Destruction? | Introductory Seminar
Tue. 12-14 p.m., ZH.1
Sophia Mitaraki

33122 | Historiography in the Middle Byzantine period | Introductory Seminar
Wed. 8-10 a.m., PT 2.0.9
Sophia Mitaraki

33122 | Burgundy in the Late Middle Ages: Autonomy between France and the Holy Roman Empire? | Introductory Seminar
Fri. 10-12 a.m., VG 0.15
Michael Zimmermann

33131 | Medieval wills | Exercise
Thu. 10-12 a.m., ZH.1
Dr. Susanne Ehrich

33131 | Palaeography: A Study of Privileges and Law Books from the Imperial City of Regensburg in the Late Middle Ages | Exercise
Thu. 16-18 p.m., ZH.1/ PT 2.0.9
Dr. Artur Dirmeier

33131 | Bringing the Middle Ages to life. City tours of Regensburg and Münster | Exercise
Thu., 16.4.26, 18-20 p.m., via Zoom
Thu., 14.5.26, 16-20 p.m., HDB seminar room
BlockSat, 15.-16.5.26, 10 a.m. - 20 p.m., Field trip in Regensburg
BlockSat, 9.-11.7.26, 10 a.m. - 20 p.m., Field trip in Münster
Prof. Dr. Jenny Oesterle

33131 | Regensburg for beginners | Exercise
Wed., 22.4.26, 9a.m. - 13 p.m., Field trip in Regensburg
Wed., 29.4.26, 10 a.m. - 13 p.m., Field trip in Regensburg
Wed., 20.5.26, 9 a.m. - 13 p.m., Field trip in Regensburg
Prof. Dr. Jörg Oberste

33166 | Exercise for the lecture series | Exercise
Fri. 12-14 p.m., VG 2.39
Dr. Susanne Ehrich

33165 | Key skills for historians | Exercise
BlockSat, 8.-9.5.26, 9 a.m. - 16 p.m., ALFI 319
BlockSat, 29.-30.5.26, 9 a.m. - 16 p.m., ALFI 319
Dr. Melanie Feuerbach

33125 | Francis – Charity and Holiness in the 13th Century | Advanced seminar
Tue., 21.4.26, 14-16 p.m., PT 3.0.79
BlockSat, 12.-13.06.26, 9 a.m. - 16 p.m., ALFI 319
BlockSat, 19.-20.06.26, 9 a.m. - 16 p.m., HDB Kaufmannsgewölbe
Prof. Dr. Jörg Oberste

33125 | The Fourth Lateran Council | Advanced seminar
Tue., 21.4.26, 16 - 18 p.m., PT 3.0.79
BlockSat, 25.-27.06.26, 9 a.m. - 18 p.m., Field trip Monastery Admont
Prof. Dr. Jörg Oberste

33152 | Current research on medieval history | Advanced seminar
Tue., 10-12 a.m., PT 1.0.6
Prof. Dr. Jenny Oesterle

33152 | Discussion of current PhD theses and dissertations | Advanced seminar
Thu., 8-10 a.m., PT 3.1.47
Prof. Dr. Jörg Oberste

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