Doctorate
The Dresden University of Music offers the possibility of a doctorate in the disciplines of historical and systematic musicology, music theory and music pedagogy. The range of topics covered is broad. Here you will find an overview of current and completed doctoral projects.
Admission Requirements
The prerequisite is a university degree in one of the doctoral subjects, either a diploma, master's, or Magister degree, or a state examination for teaching music, with a grade of at least "good" overall.
Holders of a bachelor's degree or a non-academic master's degree may also be admitted under certain conditions, as may graduates of other academic university subjects.
Furthermore, a professor in the fields of musicology, music theory, or music education must agree to supervise the dissertation. The supervisor must hold a habilitation or demonstrate equivalent qualifications.
Admission is granted by the doctoral committee. You can send your inquiries at any time to: promotionskommission@mailbox.hfmdd.de
Doctoral Regulations
All information regarding admission requirements and doctoral procedures is regulated in the doctoral regulations of the Dresden University of Music.
Doctoral Committe
Dates
The doctoral committee meets regularly twice per semester. Applications for admission, initiation of the doctoral procedure, and other inquiries must be submitted to the doctoral committee at least 7 days before the respective meeting dates.
Meeting date for the summer semester 2026: 24.03.2026, 12.05.2026
Contact and Members
Wolfgang Mende
Dr. phil.
Leitung Institut für Musikwissenschaft
Prodekan Fakultät II
Vorsitzender der Promotionskommission
Vorsitzender der Abschlussarbeitskommission
Phone: +49 351 4923-610
Raum P 4.06 (Wettiner Platz 10, 4. OG)
Sprechzeit: Montag, 16:30-17:30 (Voranmeldung per Mail erbeten)
Gerne auch per Videochat
In der vorlesungsfreien Zeit individuelle Terminabsprache per Mail
Lukas Bugiel
Prof. Dr.
Stellvertrender Studiendekan Lehramt Musik
Stellvertretender Vorsitzender der Promotionskommission
Sarah-Lisa Beier
Prof.h.c. Dr.
Vertretungsprofessur Musikpädagogik
Stellvertretende Studiendekanin KPA
Sprechzeiten während des Semesters:
mittwochs und donnerstags nach voriger Vereinbarung per Email
Sprechzeiten in der vorlesungsfreien Zeit:
donnerstags zwischen 9h und 12h nach voriger Vereinbarung per Email
Könneritzstraße 29
Jörn Peter Hiekel
Prof. Dr. phil. habil.
Leitung Institut für Neue Musik
Phone: +49 351 4923–630
Raum P 4.08 (Wettiner Platz 10, 4. OG)
Sprechzeit:
Mittwoch 15:00-16:00
nur nach Voranmeldung per Mail
Ombudspersons for Good Scientific Practice
Ombudsperson
Prof. Dr. Georg Maas
Professor of Music Education/Music Didactics at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Deputy
Prof. Dr. Christopher Wallbaum
Professor Emeritus of Music Education/Didactics at the Leipzig University of Music and Theatre, currently a substitute professor of music education at the European University of Flensburg
Downloads
Regulations for safeguarding good scientific practice at the HfM Dresden (PDF)