IESA’s 3-year Bachelors are intended for students holding a high school diploma (Baccalauréat). Students with a validated first or second year of university (Bac+1 or Bac+2) can join the program in the 2nd or 3rd year through our lateral admission procedures.

Admission requirements

2 ways to sign up for an admission session or appointment at IESA arts&culture:

1 -Download the application form and send it back to us completed by mail (IESA - 16, rue Claude Bernard - 75005 Paris) or by email (admissions@iesa.fr).

2 - Apply online directly through the website.

An admissions manager will contact you by phone to confirm with you the date that suits you best. They will also send you the admission file corresponding to the program you have chosen.

You can contact us at 01 59 13 36 09 or by email at the following address: admissions@iesa.fr

The Admission File

The admission file is mandatory for any admission appointment for one of the IESA arts&culture programs. It supplements your application file or your online application. It is sent by the admissions office upon receipt of your application. It is designed to position the candidate with regard to the chosen program and to allow the admissions manager to better assess the consistency of this choice based on the candidate’s background and professional project.

This file will be forwarded, if the candidate is admitted and decides to enroll, to the professionalization advisor of the chosen program. In this sense, you begin your training at IESA arts&culture with this file. We therefore ask you to complete it carefully and are at your disposal if you need further explanations to complete it.

The admission interview

Upon receipt of your application, the admissions department will contact you for an admission session or an individual appointment. The interview is based on the contents of your admission file. Candidates must send it in with the requested attachments (by mail or email as indicated on the admission file) or bring it on the day of the interview.

During this interview, the candidate will share their motivations for pursuing the program. They will check with the admissions officer that the Bachelor matches their expectations by having the curriculum, learning objectives, assessment methods, schedule and work-study arrangement, internships and career prospects explained.

Academic Prerequisites

Entry into the first year takes place after obtaining the baccalaureate.
Parallel admissions into the 2nd and 3rd years are possible based on application, depending on academic background and personal project. It is mandatory to have completed a first year of higher education (60 ECTS) to enter the 2nd year, and to have completed a first and second year of higher education (120 ECTS) to enter the 3rd year. The admission file, built around the program’s skill blocks, makes it possible to place the candidate in order to validate their parallel admission request.

Program Length

The Bachelor lasts three years with possible entry in the 2nd or 3rd year.

Number of hours of classroom instruction and exams: B1: 655h – B2: 588h – B3: 522h

(Calendar of the current year; the number of hours may vary slightly from year to year)

The program follows an alternating rhythm, apart from the first semester of the first year, allowing for professional placements (internships and/or work-study) both part-time and full-time, mandatory for validating the program.

The Bachelor in Arts Management takes place over three years and includes a number of hours of classroom instruction and exams of 500 hours per year. In addition to the teaching curriculum, students are invited to take part in professional practice in the form of internships or group projects in order to obtain the required number of mandatory ECTS and validate the program. Direct entry possible in the 2nd and 3rd year.

Admission terms and timeframes / Start date

The Bachelor starts between late September & October (dates may change, feel free to contact your admissions office).

To apply to the program, you must send back your application form. The admissions office will call you for an interview based on an admission file. If you wish to enter directly in the 2nd or 3rd year, your application will be accepted based on your academic background, your knowledge of the sector and your career plans.

An admission committee meets every Friday morning, so you will receive the committee’s decision no later than the Monday following your admission interview.

The second and third years of the program can be taken under an apprenticeship or professionalization contract.

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The Bachelor in Arts Management starts in mid-September. In addition to the application form, you will need to attach a résumé and a cover letter stating your professional goals, and your English exam results (TOEFL / IELTS) if you are not a native English speaker.

Program cost

Initial training 2025-26: Bachelor 1: €8 300 - Direct Bachelor 2: €9 200 - Direct Bachelor 3: €9 500

Under work-study contracts, the cost of the program is not borne by the student.

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The Bachelor in Arts Management is priced at: Bachelor 1: €9 500 - Direct Bachelor 2: €9 700 - Direct Bachelor 3: €9 900

This tuition cost includes:

  • registration fees and tuition fees providing access to the institution’s facilities, educational resources and IT resources for the program being followed
  • access to the professionalization office and internships of IESA arts&culture, and coaching for students' individual and group projects during their studies
  • access to the international exchange office and the activities of the four international departments of the Applied Research Center in Contemporary Cultures
  • access to conferences, symposia and events organized by IESA arts&culture, which are free of charge for students of IESA arts&culture
  • privileged access to events organized by IESA arts&culture partners under the conditions set for each partnership.

It does not include the costs of purchasing personal supplies and equipment, course books, personal software and any study trips, which are the students' responsibility. For initial training, it also does not include the Student and Campus Life Contribution (€91) required of everyone enrolling in higher education and collected directly by CROUS; the educational activities contribution (€150) covering museum passes and mandatory school outings as well as work accident insurance; or the membership fee to be paid directly to the IESA arts&culture student union (€20).