Interdisciplinary PhD program ProArt at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Munich, Germany

The interdisciplinary PhD program ProArt of the Department of the Arts
(Kunstwissenschaften) at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich
with its five subject areas Art history, Art education, Musicology,
Music education and Theatre studies offers structured and research-
oriented doctoral training.

The guiding idea of the PhD program ProArt is the insight that the
arts are increasingly marked by a dissolution of boundaries and by
mutual enrichment. These, to some extent controversial, developments
do not only affect artistic practice, they also shape the academic
investigation of art, music, theater and film. The aim is to establish
the Arts as key discipline(s) for the investigation of aesthetic,
(inter)cultural and (inter)medial practices.

The program is intended to take six semesters. The teaching is carried
out jointly by the participating professors. The graded certificates
of achievement required for conferral of a doctorate will be
predominantly acquired in courses which are specially tailored to the
needs of the doctoral students. The doctoral students will have the
opportunity to present and discuss their research in regular
colloquia, symposia and workshops.
This public advertisement of the PhD program is aimed at postgraduates
from the LMU and elsewhere who are particularly qualified and
specifically trained for their topic.

Further information: www.lmu.de/proart
The closing date for applications for commencement of study in summer
semester 2010 is: January 15, 2010.