Summary of Degree Programme
38.04.02 Management
No
2 года 
Full-time, 120 ECTS
ENG
Instruction in English
Master
No
With online tools
2026/2027 Academic year
Arts Management and Curating
- KER-1. Uses modern communication technologies in English for academic and professional interaction, and takes cultural diversity into account during intercultural interaction;
- KER-2. Makes a reasoned selection of methods and, where necessary, software tools for collecting and processing professional information, testing research hypotheses, and verifying the reliability of the data obtained.
- KER-3. Possesses knowledge of key events and major trends in world history, the main types and varieties of historical sources, and the key stages in the development of world culture.
- KER-4. Understands the principles of working with historical sources.
- KER-5. Reads, translates, and comments on original texts in a modern foreign language (other than English) or an ancient language.
Professional competencies developed:
- PC-1. Understands the development of art, the main styles of art;
- PC-2. Knows the basic theories and models in the field of art and culture management;
- PC-3. Knows the basic concepts and models of decision-making by visitors to art institutions;
- PC-4. Knows how to organise work within the framework of the project to fulfil the tasks of art institutions.
The module “Major” provides an opportunity to master the professional competencies necessary to achieve personal student learning outcomes. Students can gain knowledge and competencies in “Art Management”, “Creative Project Management”, “Arts History”, “Analytics in Arts and Culture”, “Curating and Contemporary Art”, “Legal Environment of Arts, Culture and Creative Industries”, etc. There are also elective courses such as “Luxury Marketing”, “Aesthetics of the Luxury Business”, "History of Latin American Art", "Ethics in Business, Culture and Art".
The module “Key seminars” includes Research Seminar "Academic Reading, Writing, and Presenting", Research Seminar "Problems of Scientific Research in Art and Culture", Research seminar "Preparation and Discussion of a Master's Thesis", Mentor’s Seminar "Arts and Culture Management" and Mentor’s Seminar "Soft Skills in Art Management". Research seminars focus on the introduction to principles and methods of an academic study in the field of arts and culture management. Mentor’s Seminars are an active form of training in professional competencies. The courses are designed to ensure the development of the students' understanding of the state-of-the-art practices in the cultural sector and build their individual learning trajectories. Field visits of art institutions, guest lectures, workshops and individual consultations are a vital part of Mentor’s Seminars.
The module “Internship” consists of 3 types of internship: Project Internship, Professional Internship, Research Internship. Project internship implies participation in applied and research projects. Professional internship is a work experience internship. Research internship includes the preparation of a term paper and a master’s thesis.
The module “MagoLego” consists of elective courses that students choose from the university-wide pool of courses during their study period.
2025/2026 Academic year
Arts Management and Curating
- KER-1. Uses modern communication technologies in English for academic and professional interaction, and takes cultural diversity into account during intercultural interaction;
- KER-2. Makes a reasoned selection of methods and, where necessary, software tools for collecting and processing professional information, testing research hypotheses, and verifying the reliability of the data obtained.
- KER-3. Possesses knowledge of key events and major trends in world history, the main types and varieties of historical sources, and the key stages in the development of world culture.
- KER-4. Understands the principles of working with historical sources.
- KER-5. Reads, translates, and comments on original texts in a modern foreign language (other than English) or an ancient language.
Professional competencies developed:
- PC-1. Understands the development of art, the main styles of art;
- PC-2. Knows the basic theories and models in the field of art and culture management;
- PC-3. Knows the basic concepts and models of decision-making by visitors to art institutions;
- PC-4. Knows how to organise work within the framework of the project to fulfil the tasks of art institutions.
The module “Major” provides an opportunity to master the professional competencies necessary to achieve personal student learning outcomes. Students can gain knowledge and competencies in “Art Management”, “Creative Project Management”, “Arts History”, “Analytics in Arts and Culture”, “Curating and Contemporary Art”, “Digital Transformation Practices”, etc. There are also elective courses such as “Luxury Marketing”, “Aesthetics of the Luxury Business”, "History of Latin American Art".
The module “Key seminars” includes Research Seminar "Academic Reading, Writing, and Presenting", Research Seminar "Problems of Scientific Research in Art and Culture", Research seminar "Preparation and Discussion of a Master's Thesis", Mentor’s Seminar "Arts and Culture Management" and Mentor’s Seminar "Soft Skills in Art Management". Research seminars focus on the introduction to principles and methods of an academic study in the field of arts and culture management. Mentor’s Seminars are an active form of training in professional competencies. The courses are designed to ensure the development of the students' understanding of the state-of-the-art practices in the cultural sector and build their individual learning trajectories. Field visits of art institutions, guest lectures, workshops and individual consultations are a vital part of Mentor’s Seminars.
The module “Internship” consists of 3 types of internship: Project Internship, Professional Internship, Research Internship. Project internship implies participation in applied and research projects. Professional internship is a work experience internship. Research internship includes the preparation of a term paper and a master’s thesis.
The module “MagoLego” consists of elective courses that students choose from the university-wide pool of courses during their study period.
2024/2025 Academic year
Arts Management and Curating
- KER-1. Uses modern communication technologies in English for academic and professional interaction, and takes cultural diversity into account during intercultural interaction;
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- KER-2. Makes a reasoned selection of methods and, where necessary, software tools for collecting and processing professional information, testing research hypotheses, and verifying the reliability of the data obtained.
- KER-3. Possesses knowledge of key events and major trends in world history, the main types and varieties of historical sources, and the key stages in the development of world culture.
- KER-4. Understands the principles of working with historical sources.
- KER-5. Reads, translates, and comments on original texts in a modern foreign language (other than English) or an ancient language.
Professional competencies developed:
- PC-1. Understands the development of art, the main styles of art;
- PC-2. Knows the basic theories and models in the field of art and culture management;
- PC-3. Knows the basic concepts and models of decision-making by visitors to art institutions;
- PC-4. Knows how to organise work within the framework of the project to fulfil the tasks of art institutions.
The module “Major” provides an opportunity to master the professional competencies necessary to achieve personal student learning outcomes. Students can gain knowledge and competencies in “Art Management”, “Creative Project Management”, “Arts History”, “Analytics in Arts and Culture”, “Curating and Contemporary Art”, “Creative Place Branding”, etc. There are also elective courses such as “Luxury Marketing” and “Aesthetics of the Luxury Business”.
The module “Key seminars” includes Research Seminar "Academic Reading, Writing, and Presenting", Research Seminar "Problems of Scientific Research in Art and Culture", Research seminar "Preparation and Discussion of a Master's Thesis", Mentor’s Seminar "Arts and Culture Management" and Mentor’s Seminar "Soft Skills in Art Management". Research seminars focus on the introduction to principles and methods of an academic study in the field of arts and culture management. Mentor’s Seminars are an active form of training in professional competencies. The courses are designed to ensure the development of the students' understanding of the state-of-the-art practices in the cultural sector and build their individual learning trajectories. Field visits of art institutions, guest lectures, workshops and individual consultations are a vital part of Mentor’s Seminars.
The module “Internship” consists of 3 types of internship: Project Internship, Professional Internship, Research Internship. Project internship implies participation in applied and research projects. Professional internship is a work experience internship. Research internship includes the preparation of a term paper and a master’s thesis.
The module “MagoLego” consists of elective courses that students choose from the university-wide pool of courses during their study period.
- Uniqueness
'Arts and Culture Management' is a unique English-taught master’s programme that is aimed at training future market leaders in management of the cultural industry and creative entrepreneurship. Throughout the programme, students get a comprehensive understanding of the global trends and business processes required for running creative industries, receive hands-on experience in using top-notch analytical and management tools, as well as learn what it takes to become curators of art projects.
- Practice-oriented teaching
The learning process is based on solving case studies and developing individual business projects related to the arts and culture management. The latter is developed by students in collaboration and under the practitioners mentoring.
Guest lectures, workshops, company visits form an integral part of the programme. In addition to that, students get an opportunity to do internships at reputable art institutions. Students may do practice-oriented research in which theory-based solutions to the problems of a particular organisation are developed.
- Industry partnerships
The programme collaborates with major museums, theatres, art galleries, creative clusters and other businesses. Partners serve as providers of research and applied projects, and placements for internships. The experts from partner institutions give tailored courses and are members of the programme’s academic board.
- Perfect location
Being the cradle of Russian culture and a major tourist attraction, St. Petersburg offers the programme a rich socio-cultural environment that facilitates the learning process, as well as finding business contacts, ensuring immediate employment after graduation.
- Digital skills
The programme places special attention on teaching cutting-edge digital skills in analytics, marketing, business process management, and intellectual property management. This is achieved through educational modules integrated in the study curriculum, such as Creative and Digital Economy, Digital Transformation Practices, Analytics in Arts and Culture, Marketing in Arts and Culture.
- Opportunities for international exposure
Being a fully English-taught master’s programme, it offers the students a multicultural environment with students coming from Asia, Latin America, Africa and Europe. HSE cooperates with a plenty of high-ranked universities across the globe. The students may pursue an international mobilityprogramme during their third semester. Some favourite study destinations of our students are Italy, France, China and Thailand.
This degree programme of HSE University is adapted for students with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities. Special assistive technology and teaching aids are used for collective and individual learning of students with SEN and disabilities. The specific adaptive features of the programme are listed in each subject's full syllabus and are available to students through the online Learning Management System.
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Vice Rector Sergey Yu. Roshchin
