About Us

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) is recognized as one of Europe’s premier academic and research institutions. Since our founding in 1472, LMU has attracted inspired scholars and talented students from all over the world, keeping the University at the nexus of ideas that challenge and change the complex world.

Faculties

LMU Munich is divided into 18 faculties which group together major areas of teaching and research.

• Faculty of Catholic Theology
• Faculty of Protestant Theology
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Business Administration – Munich School of Management
• Faculty of Economics
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
• Faculty of History and the Arts
• Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and the Study of Religion
• Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
• Faculty for the Study of Culture
• Faculty of Languages and Literatures
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics
• Faculty of Physics
• Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy
• Faculty of Biology
• Faculty of Geosciences