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. 2016
  2. Jugend- und popkulturelle Vermittlungsfelder

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    18.07.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  3. Europe meets Asia – Virtuosos and Stars as Cultural Goods and Symbols

    Ahlers, M. (Oral presentation)

    01.07.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  4. Formate der Kunstvermittlung V

    Hallmann, K. (Organiser) & Maset, P. (Organiser)

    02.06.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. Tools – Kreativität – Gamification: Paradigmen und Konzepte zum Einsatz digitaler Medien im Musikunterricht.

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    19.05.201621.05.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  6. Popmusik-Vermittlung: Zwischen Kompetenzorientierung und Aufgabenkonstruktion

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    09.03.201612.03.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  7. 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

  8. Mediale Präsentationen in der Musikvermittlung

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    29.02.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  9. MpWH-Jahrestagung 2016 (Event)

    Ahlers, M. (Full member)

    25.02.201626.02.2016

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsEducation

  10. Arbeitsgruppe Fach und Sprache (External organisation)

    Ahlers, M. (Office)

    08.02.201610.02.2016

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  11. 2015