Admission to the 1-Year Professional Master

The Professional Masters and MBA programs of IESA arts&culture are one-year programs intended for professionals seeking specialization or a career change, but also for students holding a maîtrise or a Master 1 and a minimum of professional experience.

How to register for an admissions session

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 to you 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 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 Professional Master is based on application and interview. Candidates must hold a title or degree equivalent to a first year of Master (240 ECTS) or significant professional experience. Candidates must demonstrate genuine interest in the chosen field: minimum knowledge of the sector and its players. They must be able to present a preliminary professional project backed by knowledge of the sectors and professions.

Professional Master in Art Market: candidates must already have good knowledge of art history. It is not necessary to have an art history degree to apply. A cultivated taste for this field may be enough.

Professional Master in Cultural Project Management: candidates must be able to demonstrate good knowledge of, or amateur or volunteer practice in, the cultural sector. A degree in the field of art or culture is not required.

Admission terms and timeframes / Start date

The start date of the Professional Master varies depending on the program (More details on the program pages, 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 that will determine your admission. This interview will draw on an admission file to be completed, which will help assess your position relative to the chosen program in terms of knowledge and skills as well as its fit with your career plans. For candidates who already have professional experience, this assessment will notably take stock of the skills already acquired or transferable.

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 tuition cost, available on each program’s description page, 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 IESA arts&culture students;
  • 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).