Master of Arts - Art and Design Management
- 2 years
- Duration
- 7,000 EUR/year
- Price
- Sep 2025
- Start
- May 2025
- Deadline
- Master
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Budapest / Hungary
- Location
Program description
We anticipate graduates from the most diverse preliminary education, such as arts and humanities or economics, but we are willing to accept students from other subjects as well. Our students' vibrant community is ensured by the members' diverse abilities and expertise. We anticipate anyone with an interest in the management of culture and the creative industries in their broadest sense.
The world of culture and art is in desperate need of professionals who can help to birth and realise creative and meaningful ideas. Art institutions and actors require skilled leaders, executives, and organisers who can coordinate and navigate in the field of art theory while also understanding how to economically develop, administer, and sustain art and design organisations. Professionals with practical skills and the ability to apply their knowledge locally and worldwide are required.
Those who complete the MA programme in Art and Design Management become professionals capable of developing and managing the product structure of for-profit and non-profit actors in the arts and creative sector, such as museums, arts venues, communication agencies, festival organising companies, and so on. Professionals who complete our programme are able to establish and maintain local and international relationships in the area, as well as develop in-depth understanding of the contemporary art and design scene and its trends.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Contemporary Art Theory
- Art Psychology
- Communication Studies
- Creative Thinking
- Financial Models of Culture
- Contemporary Ecoconscious Design
- University Seminar
- Project Week 1 (Art and Design MA)
- Start My Brand (Art)
Semester 2
- Critical Cultural Theory
- Culture and Economy
- Integrated Design
- Design and Art in Media
- Project Week 2 (Art and Design MA)
- Subjects of the Specialisation
- Frame of optional subjects
Semester 3
- Law and Economics
- Creative Industry
- 21st Century Art and Design
- Subjects of the Specialisation
- Frame of optional subjects
- Curatory Studies Specialization
- Project Management (Curatory Studies)
- Art Market and Art Trade
- Fashion Management Specialization
- Project Management (Fashion Management)
- Digital Technologies (Fashion Management)
Semester 4
- Diploma Work (Art and Design MA)
- Subjects of the Specialisation
- Frame of optional subjects
- Curatory Studies Specialization
- Curatorial Studies
- Fashion Management Specialization
- National and International Fashion
Price
Fee for two semester (1 year education) is 7,000 EUR for international students.
Requirements for applicants
- Bachelor’s degree or above in any related field
- GPA: overall above 60%
- Upper-intermediate command of English (equivalent to IELTS 6.0+ or TOEFL 79+ level, but no certificate required)
- Portfolio of previous works
- CV and motivation letter
About the university
With 8,000 students, Budapest Metropolitan University is the largest private university in Hungary. We offer several bachelor's and master's degree programs in communication, business, tourism, and the arts.
We have foreign students from more than seventy countries because we provide a wide variety of degree programs entirely in English. Our degrees are globally recognized and highly regarded in the business community. In addition to recruiting renowned academics and business leaders for our faculty, we also recruit renowned academics and business leaders. We provide scholarship possibilities for study abroad at over 120 partner institutions on five continents. In addition to a choice of internship possibilities at international corporations, students also have access to a vast array of training programs that emphasize experiential learning. Students in business programs can get a Hungarian and British degree after three and a half years of study in Budapest alone.
The University's mission is to provide a high-quality education even by European Union standards in the areas of social sciences, economic studies, art and art mediation, communication, and tourism through bachelor's and master's degrees, specialized training, advanced vocational education, tertiary vocational education, and adult education.
