Master Management de la culture, musiques actuelles et réalisation documentaire

Master’s Degree Cultural management

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Type: Master’s

Format: Full-time

Duration: 2 years

Next start date: September 2026

Level: Bac +5 (State-recognized degree)

Language : French

Location: Lille

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Diplôme national de master controlé par l'État.

Degree offered in partnership with Université d’Artois

Coordinate, produce, and fund cultural projects!

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Presentation of the Master's degree Cultural Management

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Working as a manager in the cultural sector requires a detailed knowledge of theory and also concrete practical skills. This Masters in Cultural Management specialises in two particular areas, film studies and contemporary music, including them in much wider programme of cultural knowledge and understanding of the arts today in general. Classes and seminars will be led both by faculty members and by competent professionals who have specialised in these areas.
They will help students to think about culture in an interdisciplinary manner. This course increases students’ grasp of all aspects of performance arts in both theory and practice from several points of view (historical, aesthetic, anthropological legal and economic) making them highly competitive on the job market for all forms of employment in the area of cultural management.

Language of instruction: French
Academic Calendar: Fall semester from mid-September to Christmas, Spring semester from mid-January to mid-May
470 teaching hours in the first year and 412 in the second year.
A research project must be written at the end of each year.

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Personalized Support

Internships

Program cultural management

Program

  • Artistic Approach, Art News, Artistic Culture
  • Cultural Industry, Partnerships and Philanthropy
  • Seasonal Programming,
  • Television Economics
  • Project Management,
  • Public Commissioning
  • Sociology and
  • Management
    Culture and Territory,
  • Financial Management
    History and Cultural
  • Development
    Media Relations, Communication
  • Film Analysis, Screenwriting, and Directing
 

Master's Program, Year 1, Semester 1

Course Title: Case Study

Number of hours:  12h

Course Title: Cultural Music Project Management

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Communication in Cultural Projects

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Sociology of Culture

Number of hours: 18h

Course Title: History of Contemporary Music

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: World Music

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: History and Aesthetics of Cinema

Number of hours:  12h

Course Title: New Artistic Approaches

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Semiotics of Contemporary Art

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Photography and Cultural Mediation

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: The Artist as a Figure

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Workshop/Seminar with an Artist

Number of hours: 12h

Course Title: Audiovisual Techniques

Number of hours:  12h

Course Title: Introduction to Podcasting

Number of hours: 12h

Course Title: English

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Thesis Methodology

Number of hours:  12h

Course Title: Cultural Administration

Number of hours:  16h

Course Title: Case Study on Culture and Development

Number of hours:  14h

Course Title: Private Resource Development

Number of hours:  12h

Course Title: Culture and Ecological Transition

Number of hours:  12h

Course Title: History of Contemporary Music

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: History of Cinema and Pre-Cinema

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Documentary Film

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: World Cinema

Number of hours:  12h

Course Title: The Aesthetics of TV Series

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Introduction to Contemporary Dance

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: History of Contemporary Photography

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Filming and Screening Exercises

Number of hours: 16h

Course Title: Introduction to Film Editing

Number of hours:  14h

Course Title: Creating a Cultural Podcast

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Thesis Defense

Number of hours: –

Course Title: English

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Internship

Number of hours:  –

Course Title: Managing a Cultural Organization

Number of hours:  24h

Course Title: Private Resource Development

Number of hours:  24h

Course Title: Cultural Project Management

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Music Production

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Art and the Public

Number of hours:  12h

Course Title: Seminar on the History and Aesthetics of Cinema

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Animated Film

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Musical Mediation

Number of hours:  12h

Course Title: Contemporary Music

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Documentary Writing/Directing/Screening

Number of hours:  28h

Course Title: Video and Technology Arts

Number of hours:  12h

Course Title: Practical Documentary Photography

Number of hours:  12h

Course Title: Introduction to Podcasting

Number of hours: 12h

Course Title: Methodology and Career Planning

Number of hours: 12h

Course Title: English

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Structures and Venues for Cultural Presentatio

Number of hours:  16h

Course Title: Project Management

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Sociology of Contemporary Practices

Number of hours:  24h

Course Title: Documentary Production

Number of hours:  9h

Course Title: Documentary Experiments

Number of hours: 16h

Course Title: Image, Music, and Multimedia

Number of hours: 18h

Course Title: Theater Today

Number of hours: 12h

Course Title: Performance Studies

Number of hours: 12h

Course Title: Research-Creation

Number of hours: 20h

Course Title: Theory and Practice of Film Editing

Number of hours:  14h

Course Title: Music Composition

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Creating a Cultural Podcast

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: English

Number of hours:  18h

Course Title: Internship

Number of hours: –

Course Title: Thesis Defense

Number of hours: –

20

Students per class

29h

weekly classes

3 à 6

minimum number of months of mandatory internship each year

What's next cultural management

What's next

Working in the cultural sector is often a labor of love. The cultural world is incredibly rich, and career opportunities are very diverse, whether in the arts or in roles involving the public.

Internships, in particular, are a great way to learn about different careers and develop an interest in specific areas that will help you specialize.

Careers

Cultural Mediator
Public Relations Officer
Cultural Projects Coordinator
Tour Guide
Company Director
Responsable de mécénat culturel
Cultural Sponsorship Manager
Gallery owner
Documentary filmmaker
Programmer or Programming Specialist

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Key skills

The courses, taught by faculty members and professionals specializing in the cultural fields under study, enable students to approach the “cultural phenomenon” from a cross-cutting and transdisciplinary perspective. Similarly, the program aims to explore “production”—particularly through seminars led by filmmakers and other professionals—as an expression of a particular perspective on the world. The program thus builds knowledge through both practical and theoretical aspects (historical, aesthetic, anthropological, sociological, legal, and economic) to facilitate better professional integration.

Les témoignages de nos étudiants

My Master’s degree was a real eye-opener. The programme is highly career-focused, thanks to the work placements, meetings with cultural stakeholders in the Lille metropolitan area, and the numerous practical projects, such as making documentaries or designing exhibitions. Beyond technical and methodological skills, this Master’s degree taught me how to chart my own career path and provided me with a solid toolkit. This cross-disciplinary approach has enabled me to develop a career path at the intersection of documentary filmmaking, cultural mediation and exhibition curation, in line with my commitments and professional aspirations. After five years at the Catholic University of Lille, I also recall the quality of the personal support I received. I was always supported, both by the lecturers and by the administrative staff. I often felt that the Catho was like a real small town, offering an environment conducive to personal, academic and professional fulfilment. These five years taught me to be bold, to experiment and to forge a unique career path, building on a solid foundation and an open-mindedness that continue to guide my practice today.

Rosemitha

alumni du Master Management de la culture

Teachers cultural management

Some of your future teachers

At FLSH, faculty members play a key role in students’ success. They are professionals and/or researchers who passionately share their knowledge.

David Faltot

Researcher MUSE Team

Dr in Contemporary Arts and co-director of the Master’s in Cultural Management

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Erika Thomas

Researcher MUSE Team

Pr in Film, Media and Anthropology; author and director of documentary films

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Zineb Majdouli

Researcher MUSE Team

Dr in Information and Communication Sciences, Head of the Bachelor’s Degree in Performance Arts, Film Studies and Contemporary Music

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Life as a Master's Student

During the two-year master’s program, students work on projects and are offered opportunities to participate in events.

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Administrative contact

Laurent VANDER BRIGGHE
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Program directors

Dr Erika THOMAS

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Dr David FALTOT

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Is this Master’s programme offered as a work-study programme?

No, but internships are required to ensure that students gain sufficient experience in the field of cultural heritage.

Fees are on a sliding scale based on income. For work-study programmes, the costs may be covered by the company’s OPCO..

Yes. CROUS grant holders benefit from a reduced rate. The work-study scheme provides additional income.

Application and interview. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in humanities, history, arts, or communication. Strong interest in the cultural and events sector.

Performing arts, museums, cultural heritage, festivals, creative industries, media, cultural foundations, local governments.

Director of a cultural facility, production manager, distribution manager, festival director, programming manager.