MSc Methods and Topics in Arts Management
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
About this program
MSc Methods and Topics in Arts management
The Methods and Topics in Arts Management programme’s aim is to provide students with a strong international perspective on visual and performing arts management. The programme focuses on the following areas:
- Advanced courses in the field of Management of the Arts, aimed at transferring core competencies to students, ranging from entrepreneurial capabilities to the application and use of digital technologies;
- Field trips in the field of both visual and performing arts, to get direct and hands-on experiences of art systems and their peculiarities;
- Methodological courses to get robust and reliable lenses to read and interpret dynamics within cultural industries, Including the study of social network and networking;
- Courses related to the area of design and urban studies, to provide students with a strong opportunity to connect artistic and managerial thinking and to promote a more inclusive view of the urban context;
- Internship or cultural research study, where students can choose to do an internship in a cultural organization or to carry out a research project in a cultural company, under the direct guidance of the professor.
Admission requirements
Programme-specific entry requirements
Ideal candidates have a similar academic background in arts management.
English language proficiency requirements
Candidates need to satisfy the English language proficiency requirement in order to submit their application.
- Academic IELTS: 6.0
- TOEFL iBT: 84
- Cambridge English: First, Advanced, Proficiency: 173
- Cambridge English: Business Vantage, Business: 173
General entry requirements
The entry requirements are based on the latest guidelines for admission published by the Italian Ministry for Education.
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Eligible candidates need to hold a valid high school diploma.
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Eligible candidates need to hold an undergraduate degree obtained after a minimum of 3 years of study (180 ECTS), which satisfies the requirements for access to second-level academic studies in the awarding country. If candidates have undertaken less than 15 years of total schooling, they may not be eligible for admission to a Laurea Magistrale.
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The degree has to be issued by a higher education institution which is regularly accredited or recognized in the awarding country.
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The undergraduate degree must be obtained before 31 July 2021.
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First year
- Accounting and fundraising in the Arts
- Advanced economics and management of Arts
- Advanced English in the cultural industry or Italian language (for not Italian students)
- Digital in the Arts or Design thinking
- Law and the Arts
- Statistics for arts management
- Strategy in the arts or Human resource management in the arts industry
Second Year
- Comparative cultural policy
- Internship or Cultural research study
- Social networks theory and analysis for the cultural sector
- Study tour in the visual and performing arts field
- Urban cultural studies
- Elective courses
- Thesis
Elective courses
In order to allow our students completing in the best way their Master of Science, it is warmly suggested to choose the elective courses from the following ones (which are planned and thought specifically for the MaTam profile) unless they have already been attended:
- Design thinking.
- Digital in the Arts
- HR management in the arts industry
- Strategy in the Arts
- Research design in arts management
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Tuition
Tuition fees for 2021/2022:
- Minimum fees for EU students: €3,600 (for lower family incomes and cheaper courses) per year
- Maximum fees for EU students: €9,300 (for higher family incomes and more expensive courses) per year
- Non-EU students: €8,690
Qualification
- Degree awarded: Master's degree in Economics and Management of Cultural Heritage and Entertainment
- Total ECTS: 120
MaTAM’s learning objectives include:
- providing students with advanced interpretative frames to read the dynamics of the art field at international level;
- nurturing abilities to analyze and to intervene in the art field to advance it, in a process of mutual respect among art, creativity, and management;
- stimulating an entrepreneurial mindset in the fields of fine arts, design, and management
Career paths
- Project management in art institutions and creative companies
- Producer in art and creative companies
- Fundraiser for cultural and creative projects
- HR advisor for managing artistic and creative teams
- Responsible for marketing and communication in the art and creative field
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About this institute
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
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Why study at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
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Historical University with 100 years of history, largest private university in Europe for number of enrolled students. True international experience, more than 150 different nationalities represented in amazing destinations such as Milan, Rome, Brescia, Cremona and Piacenza.
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Exposure and connections to relevant employers of the highest prestige: industrial ties with the most globally renowned companies, allowing networking and internship opportunities. With an exceptional graduate placement rate after studying, we rank number 1 in the country for Employer-Student Connections, QS Graduate Employability Rankings (2020).
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