New Program: The Professional Bachelor in Leisure & Culture Arrives at IESA arts&culture
1-year work-study program · RNCP title level 6 · Le Delta campus, Paris 5th · Starts September 2027
IESA arts&culture is launching a new program dedicated to a fast-growing sector: experience destinations. Theme parks, cultural resorts, heritage sites, immersive spaces… these venues are now looking for managers capable of turning every visit into a true experience.
A Program Combining Culture, Hospitality, and Operational Management
The Professional Bachelor in Leisure & Culture trains, in one year, professionals able to combine cultural programming, production, and mediation, a sense of hospitality, and mastery of operations: management, marketing, sales, flow management, and visitor safety.
Backed by the level 6 RNCP title “Cultural Project Production Manager” (RNCP No. 39603), this work-study program is part of IESA’s educational DNA: learning through projects, in direct contact with sector professionals.
Key Points
- Duration: 1 year — 550 hours of instruction
- Schedule: work-study (1 week at school / 3 weeks at the company)
- Admission: Bac+2 completed or in progress, English level B2 required
- Location: Le Delta campus, Paris 5th
- Start: September 2027
What Students Will Learn
The program is organized around 5 teaching units: design and production of cultural experiences, marketing and sales, operations and hospitality management, legal environment and safety, and professional development.
Students will thus be prepared to design memorable experiences, program shows and exhibitions, run shops and ticketing, manage operational teams, and apply the regulations specific to establishments open to the public.
Varied Career Paths
After the Bachelor, graduates will be able to join theme parks, water parks, resorts, cultural and heritage sites, or urban leisure operators, in roles such as guest services manager, ticketing manager, food service/retail area manager, entertainment and show coordinator, or marketing and communications officer.