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DESU Entrepreneuriat et management des musiques actuelles at Aix-Marseille University

Aix-Marseille University, France

Programme overview

A specialisation diploma created with the OTACC Chair applying entrepreneurship and management to the live and contemporary music sector. It prepares for service management or direction of music venues.

Faculty: IMPGT (Institut de Management Public et Gouvernance Territoriale)  |  Duration: 1 year; 6 weeks of teaching and assessment at IMPGT in Aix-en-Provence  |  Study mode: initial or continuing; French  |  Location: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

What you will study

Six weeks: strategy, diagnosis and steering; cultural law and taxation, legal responsibility, artists' social rights; financial management, accounting and funding; responsible programming and production in a music venue, audience analysis, marketing and public relations; risk management, permanent team management, artist emergence support and cultural mediation; final evaluations and jury.

Career pathways

Director of contemporary music venues; service director.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bac+4 level or equivalent professional experience, typically Bac+4 or Master 1 with professional experience in the cultural sector. Selection is by application file and interviews before a jury. Intake is mainly initial-training students (75%) and music-sector professionals (25%).

Duration: 1 year

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