The International Master in Arts and Culture Management is delivered by Chancellor Institute’s global facilitators and designed and accredited by Rome Business School.

The International Master in Arts and Culture Management, a one-year program taught in English, is designed to equip you with the skills to assume leadership roles in the global arts and culture sector. This program introduces and deepens your understanding of cultural management principles, concepts, and techniques, while emphasizing strategies to address the contemporary challenges facing the industry.

Throughout the program, you’ll gain practical insights from a wide network of professionals and organizations in the field. You’ll have the unique opportunity to engage with industry leaders through expert-led lectures, which in previous years have included representatives from prestigious institutions such as UNESCO, the Rome Opera House, the National Gallery of Modern Art, the MAXXI Museum, and many more.

Delivered through Chancellor Institute, the International Master in Arts and Culture Management features:

World-Class Faculty – Learn from international industry experts
Flexible Learning – Complete online in one year full-time or two years part-time
Global Recognition – Earn a degree from Rome Business School
Capstone Project – Apply real-world business solutions through research-driven strategy
Networking & Career Growth – Connect with a global network of professionals and leaders

Accreditation

Students who successfully complete the program will receive their qualification from Rome Business School, one of the leading and most international business schools in Italy.

Duration

1 Year Full-Time,
2 Years Part-Time

Mode

100% Online
in English

Intakes

February
June
September*

Tuition Fees

US$8,608
EUR€7,400
AUD$13,230
for whole program

*Scholarships Available

Rome Business School

Rome Business School is one of the leading and most international business schools in Italy.

It is the first and only Italian Business School in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

We are committed to creating future managers, entrepreneurs, and professionals to a level of excellence and ethics in their competences to take the world to the next age of modernity and progress.

The quality of our programs is underpinned by a working atmosphere always connected to the professional world in which the participants share experiences and learn from their classmates. If you are or want to become a proactive person, full of energy, charismatic, a leader to guide your company to success, you are one of us.”

Top Awards & Recognitions

  • Top 3 Business school in Italy according to international Rankings (QS & Eduniversal)
  • #1 The most International Business School in Italy​
  • 7 of Rome Business School’s Masters are among the top 50 Masters globally

Top-Tier Research Status

Rome Business School is the only Italian business school included in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2025. It joins as a Reporter thanks to its Dissemination Research Center, awarded for its innovative and multidisciplinary approach, numerous international collaborations, and recognition in the academic research landscape as a promoter of knowledge exchange and dissemination worldwide.

Program Overview

The one-year online Arts and Cultural Management Master is designed to develop key managerial skills for leading creative organizations, cultural events, and art products. Throughout the program, you’ll acquire essential competencies to communicate dynamic cultural brands and emerge as an innovative, creative, and responsible leader in the global Arts and Culture industry.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Identify the tools and techniques involved in a successful cultural management strategy.
  2. Develop extensive skills in tools and techniques used to effectively manage cultural organizations.
  3. Apply management skills and concepts when writing a business plan for cultural companies.
  4. Analyse qualitative and quantitative data from cultural and creative industries for market research.
  5. Evaluate the alignment of the business plan with the organization’s strategy and competitive international environment. 

The program employs authentic learning tasks, real-world scenarios and case studies, live workshops and client-based projects to provide students with hands-on experiences.

Career Pathways

 

  • Artistic Curator ​
  • Cultural Manager​
  • Event Planner​
  • Project Manager in artistic and cultural organizations ​
  • Creative Director​
  • Gallery Manager​
  • Cultural Mediator ​
  • Head of Cultural Events​
  • Fundraising expert for Cultural Organisations

Courses for the International Master in Arts and Culture Management

  • Start with managerial core
  • Get into focusing and specializing
  • Become an innovative and responsible leader
  • Leadership program
  • Electives
  • Business in action
  • Capstone project
  • Optional – Global Bootcamps

*Electives subject to availability

 

Entry Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of professional experience or 5+ years of relevant professional experience.

Course Details

Core courses within the International Master in Arts and Culture Management include the following:

Develop core managerial skills to strengthen: communication, management and art market skills.

During the first module of the International Master in Arts and Culture Management, students will learn how to:

  • Managerial Economics
    This module aims to prepare students by providing them with the essentials of entrepreneurship and business planning.
  • Management Accounting for Decision Making
    The course focuses on the financial aspects of business decisions giving students an overview of the accounting tools useful and most used for short and long-term decision making such as cost management, budgeting, CVP analysis, and investment appraisal techniques.
  • Business Strategy
    Through this module, students will know how to understand the long-term direction and strategy of a company, and will be able to identify the strategic business units of organizations.
  • Financial Statement Analysis
    This course aims at equipping students with an understanding of financial statements and their usefulness for decision making.
  • Project & Operations Management
    With this module, students will be able to manage projects, examine data and information, and have a diagnostic approach in solving problems.
  • Marketing: Traditional and Digital
    Students will learn the application of marketing principles in organizational decision making.
  • Human Resource Management
    This subject area focuses on strategic human resource issues such as workforce acquisition, development, motivation and retention.
  • Data Analytics ​for Managers
    This course is designed to equip students with the basic knowledge needed to analyze and interpret large sets of data, to make effective business decisions and strategies.

Sharpen your leadership potential by leading cultural & creative industries & cultural institutions

During the second module of the International Master in Arts and Culture Management ​, students will learn how to:

1) The Art of Managing International Arts & Culture

  • Step Into the Arts and Culture Management in the Global Era
  • Social & Economic Impact of the Arts & Culture: An Overview

2) Management of Cultural Heritage and Creative Industries

  • Elements of Cultural Heritage Management
  • Principles of Music Industry and Artist Management
  • Filming industry: from the Idea to Production
  • Publishing Industry Management
  • Preservation of cultural heritage
  • Urban redevelopment
  • Web Series Management in the Digital Age

3) Management of Cultural Events and Institutions

  • Cultural Event Management
  • Museum Management
  • Theatre Management
  • Principles of Performing Arts Consultancy

4) Entrepreneurship in the Arts:

  • Art Galleries Management
  • Principles of Visual Arts Consultancy
  • Creative Entrepreneurship

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Creative entrepreneurship, digital crypto art & new tendenciesDuring the third module of the International Master in Arts and Culture Management ​, students will learn how to:

5) Legal and Economic Perspectives of Arts & Culture

  • Introduction toBusiness and the Law of Arts
  • Get into Fundraising and Crowdfunding in the Arts

6) Innovation & Creativity in the Arts 

  • Arts Markets: New trends and tendencies
  • Digital, Crypto, and AI Arts
  • Education, Digital Technology, Meta Design and Arts
  • Building ethical and responsible organizations
5 Interactive Courses to Improve Your Soft SkillsSoft skills are personal attributes that can affect relationships, communication, and interaction with others, which are crucial for business success and effective leadership in the high-tech world and digital transformation in which we live. None of the new technology and innovation can be applied without proper leadership. The Leadership Program is a path towards self-discovery, empowerment and reinvention, enabling participants to become leaders of the future. The program is practice-based, consisting of 5 interactive courses, including a self-assessment test, role plays and quizzes.

  • Communication & Persuasion in the Digital Age
  • Team Work Effectiveness
  • Agile Leadership
  • Negotiation & Conflict Management
  • Emotional Intelligence

Why Electives?The goal of Rome Business School is to develop future managers, entrepreneurs, and professionals who are ready to capitalize on the benefits of digitalization, go global, and have a positive impact on society.

Electives are ideal tools for students to improve their employability by focusing on high-demand skills. ​

  • Electives assist students in carving out a niche for themselves and becoming more competitive.
  • Electives expose students to courses they might not have encountered otherwise.
  • Electives provide a one-of-a-kind curriculum that fosters life and career skills.
  • Elective courses are organized in 7 main areas of interest:

Macro Area I ​

Next Gen Business: Innovation, AI and Digital Growth

  • Area 1: Innovation & Growth
  • Area 2: AI4 Business: Shaping the Future ​
  • Area 3: Tech & Digitalization

Macro Area II​

Global Business Excellence

  • Area 4: Industry Business Excellence
  • Area 5: International Business
  • Area 6: Global Electives with RBS international partner Business Schools
  • Area 7: Introduction to preparation for professional certifications​

Practice Lab | In partnership with Teatro Regio di Torino

Rome Business School Practice Lab is the place where theoretical concepts are put in practice and participants learn through experience. The Lab is run by Teatro Regio di Torino managers who will examine different specialist knowledge, work on exercises and network, while sharing their experience and expertise with the students. This Lab is entirely run by Teatro Regio di Torino managers with whom you will create strategy to guide customers through the customer’s journey of Teatro Regio di Torino.

Capstone Project

At the end of your educational experience, you will have the chance to prove your abilities by tackling a real business challenge. Use your talent to identify opportunities and create a truly innovative strategy.

Tackle a real company challenge. You can choose to be part of a small team and design a Marketing plan for a new business or develop a strategy to increase online sales or create a loyalty offering for different generation.

You will be given two case studies from two real companies that will allow you to test your knowledge learnt during the master’s course.

Students within the International Master in Arts and Culture Management can elect to undertake a Global Bootcamp as an optional extracurricular activity. Additional fees apply. Bootcamps are subject to availability. Checkout the Bootcamp page for more information.

Bootcamps are an intensive and highly engaging experience that allow participants to fully immerse themselves in a given topic or sector. During a bootcamp, students have the opportunity to deepen their skills, acquire new knowledge and put into practice what they have learnt through a combination of theoretical lectures, practical workshops and collaborative activities.

Throughout the week, you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in an intensive and engaging business experience. You will face stimulating challenges, interact with experienced managers, students and lecturers, and have the opportunity to develop your own project. This project, the result of your commitment and creativity, will be presented at the end of the Bootcamp Experience, allowing you to showcase your skills and ideas in front of an audience of experts and industry professionals. It will be a unique opportunity to test your skills, receive valuable feedback and deepen your knowledge of the corporate world, contributing to your professional growth and development.

Among Rome Business School’s partners

Top 3

Business school in Italy (QS & Eduniversal)

98%

Student placement rate

36%

Average salary increase upon master completion

* Data on employment rate and salary increase refer to Rome Business School figures

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Disclaimer

The International Master in Arts and Culture Management is available online only.

Program structures are subject to change and students must check with their course advisors for the latest approved curriculum.

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