Doctorate, research & Transfer

Research has always played a major role in the history of the HfMT. In recent years, however, research activities have become increasingly differentiated and expanded, leading to the development of an independent research profile. research profile. A clear expression of this development is the opening of the ligeti center in May 2023, funded by the federal-state initiative "innovative university", which, as an interdisciplinary transfer center, brings together differently oriented Hamburg universities and research fields and thus achieves essential goals of the transfer strategy of the university.

In addition to research in the subjects of musicology, music theory, music education, music therapy and cultural and media management, there are newer developments and activities in music technology and in the field of artistic research. In addition to the two doctorates Dr. phil. and Dr. scientiae musicae (Dr. sc. mus.), there are a large number of larger and smaller research projects are based at the HfMT. The HfMT is a pioneer in the German-speaking world with the possibility of artistic-scientific doctorates.