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. 2010
  2. ExaMedia-Wettbewerbs: für angehende Lehrerinnen und Lehrer 2012 (Event)

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    01.02.2010

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenTransfer

  3. 2009
  4. 20. Arbeitstagung des Arbeitskreis Studium Populärer Musik - 2009

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    09.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. Symposium “Creativity, Innovation and Labour” 2009

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    22.06.200923.06.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  6. Research in Music Education Conference - RIME 2009

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    14.04.200918.04.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  7. European Association for Music in Schools (EAS) (External organisation)

    Ahlers, M. (Member)

    01.04.2009

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  8. Medien- und Musikentwicklung - 2009

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    01.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  9. 2008
  10. “Pop Meets Science” 2008

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    15.11.2008

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  11. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Musikpädagogische Forschung - AMPF2008

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    10.2008

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  12. Creativity, Innovation and Labour in Music (CILM) (External organisation)

    Ahlers, M. (Member)

    15.06.2008

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  13. 2007
  14. International Conference of EAS and ISME - 2007

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    07.2007

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer