Master of Science - Arts and Creative Industries Management
- 2 years
- Duration
- 22,500 EUR/year
- Price
- September
- Start
- June
- Deadline
- Master
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Paris / France
- Location
- Kedge Business School
- School
Program description
The cultural and creative industry encompasses a diverse array of activities, distinguished by particular strategic elements and a growing degree of hybridization. It is now thriving and establishing a new artistic, entrepreneurial, and global capitalism.
Since 2004, the Creative Industries Culture Research Centre at Kedge has facilitated students' specialization in the management of the arts, culture, and creative industries, first via a specialized course via this MSc. Since 2021, Kedge has established the Kedge Arts School, an Institute for Arts and Creative Industries Management Expertise.
Kedge Master of Science program in Arts and Creative Industries Management educates prospective managers in the following domains:
- Visual Arts and Heritage, Performing Arts (Theatre, Dance, Opera, etc.)
- Cultural Industries (Film, Music, Publishing, Video Games, Media, etc.)
- Creative Services (Architecture, Design, Communication, Digital, etc.)
- Taste Industries (craftsmanship, fashion, cuisine, oenology and spirits, luxury, etc.)
- Leisure and Entertainment Industries (Tourism, Gaming, Sports, etc.)
Program structure
Pathway Course
Key modules in Semesters 1 and 2:
- Strategic thinking
- Financial performance
- Data management
- Excel certification (TOSA)
- Business and ecological transition
- Business and social change
- Ecological challenge and organisational management
- Public speaking
- Visual communication and sustainable impact
- Team management
- Business and sustainability
- Chat GPT leadership lab
- Coding skills
- Open Innovation Challenge
Pre-specialisation courses:
- Marketing reconsidered
- Design culture
- Contemporary arts and culture
The course includes a 4-month internship (in France or abroad) or academic exchange.
Master of Science (MSc)
Key modules in Semesters 1 and 2:
- Creation and creativity
- Politics and cultural economics
- Arts and creative industries strategic management
- Arts and creative industries marketing
- Arts and creative industries management
- Arts and heritage management
- Performing arts management
- Cultural industries management
- Creative services management
- Taste industries management
- Leisure management
- International seminar
- Masterclasses
- Workshops
- Professional tools
- Study trips (Creative France and Creative London)
- Reverse pedagogy
The course includes a 6-month internship and final dissertation.
Price
- Tuition fees:
- Pathway Course (year 1): 9,500 EUR/year
- Master of Science (year 2): 22,500 EUR/year
- Early Bird discount for early application submission:
- 10% before November 30
- 5% before February 29
Requirements for applicants
- Academic requirements:
- Bachelor's degree 4 years or Master's degree 1 year for Short Track programme
- Bachelor's degree 3 years for Long Track programme
- Copy of your passport or identification card
- Curriculum vitae
- Minimum English proficiency requirement: TOEIC 785 / TOEFL IBT 79 / IELTS 6 / Cambridge First 160 (B2) / Cambridge Advanced 180 (B2) / Duolingo 105 / PT Pearson 50 / Linguaskill 169
- Optional documents:
- Letter of recommendation
- Certificate of employment
- Application fee: 120€
About the university
Kedge Business School is a renowned French business institution with four campuses in France (Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille, and Toulon), two in China (Shanghai and Suzhou), two in Africa (Senegal and Ivory Coast), and five affiliated campuses (Avignon, Bastia, Bayonne, Dakar, and Abidjan).
Educational Programs
Kedge Business School provides a range of 36 management and design programs for students and business practitioners. It also offers customized instructional programs for enterprises at both national and international levels.
Kedge educational programs:
- General management programs
- Design program
- Preparation for the DCG (equal to an undergraduate degree) and DSCG (equivalent to a master’s degree) in accounting
- Rotational work-study programs
- Specialized programs: Master of Science and Specialized Master's programs
- Intra- and inter-organizational training programs
- Executive Master of Business Administration
Recognitions
Kedge Business School's Executive MBA ranked 39th in the Financial Times' European Business School rankings and 31st globally. Kedge Business School has AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA accreditation, is recognized and authorized by the French government, and is a member of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles in France.
Kedge figures
- 14,800 students, including 25% being foreign students.
- 172 permanent educators, 45% of them are overseas instructors.
- 70,000 alumni
