Master of Business Administration, Arts and Cultural Management
Advance your leadership career in the arts and cultural sector with this professional Master's degree from Turku University of Applied Sciences.
Best for:Best for arts and cultural sector professionals seeking formal leadership qualifications and strategic management skills.
Overview
This 90 ECTS Master's programme is designed for experienced professionals in the arts and culture sector who wish to elevate their expertise in strategic management, leadership, and operational development. Delivered jointly by the Arts Academy and the Business Sector at Turku University of Applied Sciences, the curriculum focuses on leadership identity, financial and legal aspects of cultural organizations, human resource management, and digital transformation. Students shape their educational path through elective studies and a practice-oriented thesis that addresses real-world workplace challenges. The degree provides equivalent competence to a university-level Master's degree while catering specifically to working professionals.
What you'll do
- Develop strategic initiatives for arts and cultural organizations
- Design and implement innovative arts-related products and services
- Manage financial, legal, and human resource challenges within cultural workplaces
- Formulate and execute a personalized study and professional development plan
- Conduct a workplace-oriented master's thesis addressing real industry challenges
Requirements
Degree required: Bachelor's degree or equivalent higher education qualification
Degree offered: Master of Business Administration
Language: Finnish; adequate proficiency as instruction is in Finnish
Instruction: Finnish
- Professional experience in arts, culture, or related organizations
- Interest in executive duties, supervision, and organizational leadership
- Ability to undertake independent applied research and workplace development
- Hold an eligible higher education degree
- Possess relevant professional work experience in arts and cultural organizations
Funding & terms
Programme and admissions
Admissions not verified
A catalogue listing does not mean applications are open or funding is guaranteed. Check the source for your intake.
- Intake
- Not confirmed by the source
- Duration
- Not confirmed by the source
- Teaching language
- Not confirmed by the source
- Taught / research mode
- Not confirmed by the source
- Study mode
- Not confirmed by the source
- Campus
- Not confirmed by the source
- Prerequisites
- Not confirmed by the source
- Application instructions
- Not confirmed by the source
- Tuition
- Not confirmed by the source
- Funding
- Not confirmed by the source
How to apply
Review the official application criteria and submit your application through the national admissions portal.
- Degree certificates
- Transcripts of records
- CV
Create a free profile to unlock your personal match score, the full requirements, funding details and how to apply — in English or Persian.