For students who want a career in heritage professions, joining a specialized school like IESA is a boon. This institution offers programs for new high school graduates who want to professionalize in this field. Here is everything you need to know about heritage careers:

 

Heritage careers: what are they?

Several sectors are grouped under the heritage professions. They particularly attract young talents interested in art and culture. It is a field that fosters the enhancement of cultural property.

Heritage professional

What are the missions of a heritage professional?

To better understand what the profession of a heritage professional involves, you need to know their missions. Here are the main missions of a professional specializing in heritage:

  • Oversee and develop a conservation policy and actions;
  • Carry out a study plan related to heritage;
  • Showcase and ensure the dissemination of cultural heritage based on an organization’s cultural policy.

What Field of Practice for a Heritage Professional?

The heritage professional can work for a site or for a local authority. They can offer their services to a municipality, a region, a city…

Their mission is to produce tourist itineraries suited to the target audience and then to put cultural policies in place. They also carry out cultural engineering studies, do market research, manage a facilitation and mediation project.

What Skills Are Needed to Work in Heritage?

Working in heritage requires a good sense of organization, determination and above all passion. To work in this sector, several skills are required. The professional must in particular have:

  • Good knowledge of the cultural sector and of works;
  • Mastery of law and finance;
  • Knowledge of marketing, communication and mediation;
  • Mastery of production management and cultural engineering.

Heritage Career Programs

To pursue one of the heritage professions, recent baccalauréat graduates and holders of a bac+1 or bac+2 can turn to a Bachelor in art market or in cultural mediation

After successfully completing the first three years of study in heritage professions, students can continue with a Master Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism.

Professional Programs at IESA

IESA opens its doors to professionals changing careers as well as professionals who have already gained initial experience. For those who want to enter the heritage, culture and art professions, the school offers several types of programs:

IESA admission requirements

Registration goes through 4 steps:

  1. Apply via the application form or the online application;
  2. An admission interview: conducted through an individual interview or an admission session;
  3. An admissions committee deliberates to admit the student or not;
  4. An enrollment file to be submitted once the student is admitted.

Upon receipt of the application file, the admissions department contacts the candidate for an admission session or an individual appointment.

IESA’s 3-year Bachelors are intended for students holding a Baccalauréat. Students holding a validated Bac+1 or Bac+2 can join the program in the 2nd or 3rd year through lateral admission procedures.

The 2-year Masters are intended for those with a Bachelor or bachelor’s degree. It is possible to join these programs directly in the 2nd year if you hold a Bac+4.

Careers in the heritage field

Pursuing studies in the heritage field is a great opportunity to enter a growing sector. Several career paths are open from a Bachelor or a Master in Cultural Tourism Heritage. At the end of their studies, students will be able to work in heritage careers such as:

These various roles can be held in public or private institutions.

IESA’s Corporate Partners: Supporting Students' Career Entry

To make job hunting easier, IESA always makes sure its students receive a solid theoretical grounding. The school also ensures practical knowledge. That is why they complete internships and projects during their program. IESA partners with several companies and organizations. These partners guarantee students' entry into the professional world as soon as they finish their studies.

What is the salary in heritage careers?

At the start of their career, the professional can earn a monthly salary of about €2,000 gross. New talents will have a wide range of options within reach.