1. 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.

2. 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 organizations. Also, students may prepare practice-oriented coursework and theses, in which theory-based  solutions to the problems of the respective company are developed.

3. Industry Partnerships

The program collaborates with major museums, theatres, creative clusters and other businesses. Partners serve as providers of research and applied projects, and placements for internships; experts from partner institutions give tailored courses and are members of the programme’s academic board.

4. 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.

5. 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 new modules integrated in the study curriculum, such as Digital Transformation Practices, Intellectual Property Management in the Digital Environment, Digital and Offline Marketing in Arts and Culture, Analytics in Arts and Culture.

6. Double Degree track

The Master's Programme 'Arts and Culture Management' cooperates with Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan. The double degree track is implemented in conjunction with the Master's programme 'Methods and Topics in Arts Management' under the guidance of Professor Chiara Paolino, an internationally acknowledged researcher in the field of arts and culture management. 

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.

All documents of the degree programme are stored electronically on this website. Curricula, calendar plans, and syllabi are developed and approved electronically in corporate information systems. Their current versions are automatically published on the website of the degree programme. Up-to-date teaching and learning guides, assessment tools, and other relevant documents are stored on the website of the degree programme in accordance with the local regulatory acts of HSE University.

I hereby confirm that the degree programme documents posted on this website are fully up-to-date.

Vice Rector Sergey Yu. Roshchin

Summary of Degree Programme 'Arts and Culture Management'