IESA arts&culture, like many schools that train for careers in culture, does not wish to take part in the Parcoursup process (formerly APB). We want to meet our future students and assess their choice in a personal discussion that lets us confirm with them that they will fit in well in the program they are applying to. Their academic record is important, but it is not the essential part. Their personality and their commitment to their choice of studies are just as important. This personal relationship with the student is therefore paramount for us.
Your child can therefore apply to one of our programs directly or in parallel with those they have chosen on the Parcoursup portal.
Yes, IESA arts&culture is a private higher education institution registered with the Paris Rectorate. The titles it awards are all listed in the National Directory of Professional Certifications (RNCP) and their level is certified by the State.
Applications open in November. Class sizes are limited.
All titles awarded by IESA arts&culture are registered in the National Directory of Professional Certifications (RNCP). Their levels are certified by the State.
For students, as well as for the professionals who will hire them, it is a guarantee of quality. This certification rests on two fundamental principles: the consistency of the skills acquired by the student with the realities of the professional sector (skills framework) and the school’s proven ability to train students who find work after their program (graduate placement).
IESA arts&culture awards 6 titles registered with the RNCP, at levels 5, 6, and 7:
- Artistic and Cultural Project Administrator (level 7)
- Global Communications Manager (level 7)
- Artwork and Art Object Sales Officer (level 6)
- Cultural Project Production Manager (level 6)
- Communications Officer (level 6)
- Artistic Project Production Manager (level 5)
The programs offered by IESA arts&culture are professionally oriented, meaning that the professionalization process is as important as the academic process.
The school awards Bachelors (bac+3), Masters, Professional Masters and MBA (bac+5) degrees, across 5 fields of study: art market, heritage and cultural institutions, performing arts, music, film and audiovisual.
An international department also makes it possible to specialize in these fields by studying entirely in English alongside students from around the world.
Apart from the academic prerequisites (level of study depending on the year of entry) and language requirements (B2+ for French, 5.5/6 for English), the admission criteria are essentially general knowledge and motivation for the careers the school trains for.
The admissions officers therefore make sure that candidates have understood the objectives of the programs and that their professional and personal plans are well aligned with the targeted skills.
The programs at IESA arts&culture combine an academic track and a professional development track. Both are essential to success in the program.
The academic track structures the student’s methodology and knowledge.
The professional development track lets them acquire the skills essential to the career they wish to pursue. This professional development takes place through practical case studies and group and personal projects, by meeting professionals from the target sector, and through internships in companies or cultural institutions, etc.
Tuition fees can be paid in installments according to a direct debit schedule. Students do not receive scholarships.
The Bachelor and Master programs are built on a work-study basis so that they can be taken under a professionalization contract. The school’s professional development department can support students who want to find a host company. For students who need it, the teaching team can shorten the mandatory internships so that they can fund their year through part-time work.
Careers in the Art Market cover four sectors: buying and selling works of art and art objects, exhibitions and collections, appraisal, and services.
During their studies, students refine their career plans, both for the specialization they choose and for the organizations where they wish to work (galleries, auction houses, appraisal firms, fairs and trade shows, public or private collections, etc.).
The professional development track followed by students lets them leave the school with a résumé and a professional network that are already well established, a true passport to employment or to starting their own organization.
IESA arts&culture offers three program tracks: production and distribution, communication and marketing, or mediation. In each of these tracks, students can choose to specialize in a specific cultural sector: visual arts and exhibitions, performing arts, music, film and audiovisual industries, heritage and cultural policy.
By taking part in numerous group projects and carrying out their own personal project, they acquire a solid project methodology in their chosen sector, which will be an asset for hiring because they will be immediately employable. Thanks to the internships completed and the professionals they meet, they will also leave their program with a résumé and a professional network that will make it easier to find a job.
IESA arts&culture brings in more than 350 instructors in order to always stay as close as possible to the subjects taught. The vast majority are practicing professionals, experts recognized in their field. They can thus both pass on the necessary knowledge to students and place it in the professional contexts in which they will have to apply it.
In addition to the faculty, the school invites many speakers for exceptional seminars, study days, or symposiums in partnership with French and international academic institutions. This allows students to discover other ways of thinking and working that will be extremely useful in their own professional path.