Nicola Kowski M.A.
Department of History
Teacher for special tasks
Digital Media in History
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
50923 Cologne
Room: 3.123 (Philosophikum, 3rd floor)
Tel.: 0221-470 5250
Fax: 0221-470 5148
nkowski[at]uni-koeln.de
Important information on collecting digital certificates
The digital certificates confirming successful participation in the BA and MA are now available for collection from the secretariat of the Department of History (Philosophikum, 3rd floor, room 3.009).
If you are unable to collect your certificate in person, it can also be sent to you by post. Please contact nkowski(at)uni-koeln.de with your address
Congratulations on your successful participation!
Consultation hours
I offer consultation hours in the following formats:
- on site in presence (3.123)
- by telephone
- by e-mail
- by video conference
Please make an appointment in advance by e-mail.
Courses
in the winter semester 2025/26:
Bachelor's degree in history
- 14595.2701 Basic digital skills for historians
Tuesdays 16.00 - 17.30 (tutorial), 103 CIP-Pool 0.115 (103/EG/0.115) - 14595.2702 Basic digital skills for historians
Wednesdays 08.00 - 09.30 (tutorial), 107b PC-Pool B III (107b/03/3.308) - 14595.2703 Basic digital skills for historians
Thursdays 10.00 - 11.30 a.m. (tutorial), 103 CIP-Pool 0.115 (103/EG/0.115)
Master 1-subject Epochs
- 14595.2709 Digital research with a research focus (Certificate II: Digital skills for academic work with a research focus, Part 1)
Wednesdays 12.00 - 13.30 (tutorial), 103 CIP-Pool S72 (24 seats) (103/EG/0.201) - 14595.2710 Research under digital conditions (Certificate II: Digital skills for academic work with a research focus, part 2)
Thursdays 12.00 - 13.30 (exercise), 103 CIP-Pool S72 (24 seats) (103/EG/0.201)
Memberships
- CCeH - Cologne Center for enhanced Humanities
Short biography
| since summer semester 2008 | Lecturer for History, New Media and Internet at the Historical Institute of the University of Cologne |
| Summer semester 2007 - summer semester 2008 | Lecturer at the Chair of History Journalism at JLU Giessen; chief editor of the online magazine "UNIversum" |
| 2007 - 2008 | Web designer and online editor |
| Summer semester 2001 - summer semester 2007 | Research assistant at the Chair of Journalism History at the Justus Liebig University Giessen |
| SoSe 2002 - SoSe 2004 | Lecturer in the Social Science - Media Studies program at the University of Siegen |
| Oct. 2000 | Award from the Camilla-Dirlmeier Memorial Foundation for outstanding study and examination achievements |
| 2000 | Master's degree at the University of Siegen (History, English Studies, Educational Science) |
Research areas
- Historical science and digitization
- Internet for historians: Research and publication on the WWW
- History as hypertext
- Political communication and new media
- Election campaign communication in the Federal Republic of Germany
Publications
with Christine Schmitt: Between handbook and "Facebook" - what do students expect from a history portal? Online survey on "Historicum.net - Geschichtswissenschaften im Internet", in: GWU (62) 2011, H. 11/12, pp. 655-668.
No "adventures" ? The Limits of German Solidarity in the Atlantic Partnership. German-American relations and the Vietnam War, in: Thomas Stahl (ed.), Historische Streiflichter, Münster 2004, pp. 47-85.
Giessen: Fachjournalismus Geschichte, in: Walter Hömberg/Renate Hackel-de Latour (eds.): Studienführer Journalismus, Medien, Kommunikation, 3rd, completely revised edition, Konstanz 2005, pp. 177-181.
Learning to read pictures - Photojournalistic training in the history journalism major, in: Uniforum - Die Universitätszeitung der JLU, (19) 4/2006.
Employees
Lucia Schade
lschade3[at]uni-koeln.de
