About the Department

The Department of Historical Studies of the University of Turin promotes an interdisciplinary approach to learning and research. The Department is ranked top 5% of the national departmental structures.

Established in may 2012,  it provides students with a globally-framed historical education that encompasses programs in History from  Antiquity to Contemporary Age, in History of Art, in Archaeology, in  Geography, in History of Religion. Students following these education programs will attain a deep and critical historical comprehension of world history.

The department encourages students to choose new academic experiences from the approximately 200 courses offered for Bachelor and  postgraduate degrees.

Our Department takes a diachronic approach, from antiquity up to the present. Teaching and research explore a wide range of areas of historical studies, from archaeology to the history of religions, with a global reach covering the ancient Middle East, the Mediterranean area, the origins of Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa.