Masters in Cultural Production and Financing

There are three Masters in Cultural Production and Financing, allowing specialization according to the targeted cultural sector:

• Music & Performing Arts
• Film and Audiovisual

You can also enter the Master 2 in Music Management.

Educational objectives:

The Masters in Cultural Project Production and Financing pursue the following educational objectives:

1. Acquire general knowledge (general and critical history of creation by specialty, analysis of audiences and their practices, administration and structure of the cultural sectors) enabling learners to develop a critical mind and propose cultural projects with relevant content
2. Acquire the professional skills essential to the overall administration of a cultural project as a whole: administrative and financial management, production, distribution, communication, mediation
3. Develop experience and a professional network through internships, the professionalization pathway and its career meetings, contact with a network of speakers and practicing professionals, and the group or personal projects carried out over the two years,
4. An international outlook through study or internship experiences abroad, learning in an intercultural context with about 25% international students, and participation in the projects and specialty courses or seminars of the 4 international departments (Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe) of the Center for Applied Research in Contemporary Cultures.

See the details of targeted skills and assessment methods

Teaching approach

Teaching methods used

• Courses and seminars on general knowledge related to the general history of creation (by specialty), major cultural themes, and current events in the sector to develop critical analysis and synthetic thinking.
• Workshops, professional case studies, and group projects to apply professional skills, develop answers to complex problems, and learn to work in a group or network.
• Professional meetings and visits to cultural venues to better understand how the sector works as a whole and in all its diversity, and to expand your professional network.
• The completion of an end-of-studies project to develop the ability to take on a subject, design and develop an artistic project, conduct research, compile, prioritize, and structure data on a subject, convey it to an audience of amateurs or specialists through a production and its mediation tools/actions, administer and produce it as a whole, and carry out a critical analysis of it.
• The acquisition of professional practices and an understanding of the professional sector through internships or a long-term placement (apprenticeship or professionalization contract), built and personalized within a professionalization pathway overseen by a professional in the specialty, so that learners can better integrate and showcase the skills and knowledge acquired and the particularities of their path and their own expertise.

Assessment methods

Skill blocks are assessed through case studies and professional simulations:

Depending on the chosen Master specialty, other additional validations are offered.

• Fundamental knowledge is assessed through continuous assessment and semester exams using case studies (artwork commentaries, analyses of professional situations), research papers and group projects.
• Professional practice during internships is validated through sector studies and internship reports defended before a jury, and the creation of a résumé that lets the learner showcase all the skills acquired during their path.
• The level 7 certified title (Fr), Administrator of Artistic and Cultural Projects, is awarded by a jury chaired by an independent figure after a one-hour oral presentation in which the candidate presents the analysis of an article related to current cultural events and the personal project they completed during their second year.

91%

of Master students believe that
the speakers are experts in their field
End-of-year survey 2019-2020

Possible Further Studies

Since all of these programs prepare for a level 7 certified professional title, they are not designed with further study in mind.

On the admissions page, you will find the following information:

• Prerequisites
• Program Length
• Admission Requirements
• Program cost