Overview
The MSc in Arts & Creative Industries Management is an English-taught, full-time program at KEDGE Business School in Marseille. It cultivates leadership in cultural administration, creative entrepreneurship, and innovation management across the arts, fashion, design, and heritage sectors. Through a blend of theory, practical workshops, industry partnerships, and creative field studies, students gain strategic skills to manage and launch cultural and creative ventures in diverse and international contexts.
Semester starts
September
Degree info
- MSc in Arts and Creative Industries Management
- Long Track: 2 years (180 ECTS)
Short Track: 1 year (90 ECTS) - ECTS: 90 total
- Language of instruction: English
- Tuition fee: 22, 500 EUR / Academic Year
- Campus: Marseille
Edunation application period
Regular Admissions
ALL ROLLING:
• Other Non-EU Countries: 25.06.2026
• VN, PH, CN, JP: 28.07.2026
• EU Countries: 12.08.2026
Graduates will be able to:
- Lead creative and cultural organizations with strategic vision
- Launch and manage cross-border creative ventures, festivals, exhibitions, or digital platforms
- Bridge business acumen with artistic values in sectors like fashion, media, and heritage
- Develop fundraising, sponsorship, and audience engagement strategies
- Apply project and innovation management in artistic environments
- Design business models that support sustainable and cultural impact
- Long Track: core modules, business fundamentals, creative strategy, innovation |
- Specialization year: cultural project management, creative leadership, arts marketing, entrepreneurship workshops
Includes practical aspects: curated field trips, guest lectures, co-creation labs with industry partners, and project-based learning
Internship (4–6 months) or final thesis research
Possible career paths include:
- Arts or Cultural Project Manager
- Creative Industries Consultant
- Festival or Events Director
- Heritage or Museum Manager
- Cultural Entrepreneurship Specialist
Program support includes mentorship and access to alumni in creative sectors
- For M1 entry: Bachelor’s degree (minimum 3 years)
- For M2 entry: 4-year Bachelor’s degree or 3-year degree with at least 3 years of relevant work experience
- English proficiency:
- TOEIC: minimum 785 (800+ needed for graduation)
- IELTS: minimum 6.0 (6.5+ for diploma eligibility)
- TOEFL: minimum 80
- Cambridge English B2 or higher
- Exemption possible for those with prior education in English
Further information about the tuition fee and available scholarships for the program can be found on the university page.
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