Gain experience in arts management or audiovisual production management.
The Program
The MSc in Cultural & Arts Management aims to prepare passionate, versatile, autonomous and open-minded managers for management careers in the creative and artistic sector: public or private arts organizations, performing arts, visual arts and creative industries, with an understanding of the sector's diverse challenges and opportunities.
The program is organized around three areas of expertise skills:
- Understanding the challenges and of the sector
- Management and administration applied to the field of art and culture
1st year of compulsory education in Nantes.
Global Management
During your first semester, you'll receive comprehensive training in the fundamentals of management:
- Financial Analysis
- Management Control
- Strategic Management
- Entrepreneurial project & business plan
- Business Simulation
- Customer Experience & Branding
- Financing an International Project
- Managing and leading a Team
- Cyber Security
- Foreign language
- Sport
You'll learn about the challenges of ecological and social transition at the intersection of the natural sciences, engineering, humanities, social sciences and management. Through immersive teaching, Gaïa relies on a network of partners, actors in the social and solidarity economy, NGOs, trade unions, public and private actors... to help you experience all the major dimensions of the ecological and social transition and to take action :
- Ecology and biodiversity
- Climate science for business
- Geopolitical strategies of energy and technology
- Impact finance
- Nature inspired innovation & marketing
- Strategizing and ethical challenges
- Spreading impact
- Consulting project for sutainable business
- Introduction to research methods
- Foreign language
- Sport
List of courses
Here are just a few examples of the modules taught in the MSc in Cultural & Arts Management:
- Political Economy of Culture and the Cultural Industries
- Social Impact of Activities: Social and Climate Justice
- Culture and Territories
- Financial and Cultural Project Management
- Culture and Law
- Marketing Strategy in the Cultural Industries
- Artists or managers? Cultural Labor Management
- Cultural Projects
- Policy, Actors and Audiences in the Cultural and Creative Industries
Track 1
- International Seminars on Art and Culture
- Fundraising and Financing Culture
- Publishing
- Museums and Cultural Heritage
- Visual and Performing Arts
Track 2
- International Art and Culture (Seminars)
- Financial Management of Projects and Organizations in the Audiovisual Industry
- Production in the Audiovisual Industry
- Post-production : Distribution
- Actors and Professions in the Audiovisual Industry
You'll find yourself in a pre-professional situation similar to your 1st job. This internship is based on a strong involvement in the company, giving you real professionalism. It allows you to put into practice all the knowledge and skills you've acquired in the profession you're preparing for. This period serves as a stepping stone to your professional life.
Immerse yourself in an in-depth study of a topic related to your Master of Science. Both theoretical and practical, this dissertation allows you to highlight what you've learned and how you plan to apply it.
Pedagogical methods
The program is based on alternating theoretical and practical sequences (face-to-face or distance learning) using business simulations, case studies and interactive lessons.
Assessment Terms
Continuous monitoring, Examens sur table, Final dissertation
Teaching methods
- Theoretical Courses
- Case Studies
- Practical Exercises
- Group Projects