Institute of Fine Arts, Music and Education

Organisational unit: Institute

Organisation profile

The Institute of Fine Arts, Music and Education combines artistic, pedagogical and research-based expertise within the disciplines fine arts and music, with a particular emphasis on contemporary forms and practice. Lecturers offer modules for students enrolled in the Bachelor and Masters programmes within the faculties of Education and Humanities, in addition to the minor programme Popular Music Studies and the Early Childhood Music Further Education programme. Public exhibitions, concerts and other cultural events are of great importance within in the institute. These collaborative projects are innovatively developed and presented with and for our students thereby enriching the cultural life of the university.

Main research areas

Research activities

Junior professorship for Contemporary Art History, Aesthetic Practices

Professorship for Arts Mediation

Professorship for Music Education, in Particular Popular Music
Prof. Dr. Michael Ahlers

Professorship of Musicology, in particular Popular Music Studies
Prof. Dr. Monika Schoop

  1. Arbeitsgruppe Fach und Sprache (External organisation)

    Ahlers, M. (Office)

    08.02.201610.02.2016

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  2. Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg (External organisation)

    Schoop, M. (Member of the Board of Curators)

    2025 → …

    Activity: MembershipBodies of public institutionsResearch

  3. AG Populärkultur und Medien (External organisation)

    Ahlers, M. (Member)

    01.06.2010

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  4. Acoustic Capital in German Rap: A Case Study on Appropriation, Value Creation and Post-Digital Music Business

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    03.03.201607.03.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  5. Abschluss Promotionsverfahren Paul Christian Hönigschnabel (Zweitgutachter)

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    27.05.2020

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  6. Abschluss Promotionsverfahren Michael Dannhauer (Erstgutachter)

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    16.04.2020

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  7. Abschluss Promotionsverfahren Melanie Ptatscheck (Erstgutachter)

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    17.06.2019

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  8. Abschluss des Promotionsverfahrens Thomas Köhn (Zweitgutachter)

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    06.03.2025

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  9. Abschluss des Promotionsverfahrens Liang Yu

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    17.09.2024

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  10. Abschluss des Promotionsverfahrens Katharina Horst de Cuestas

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    16.09.2024

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch