Master Arts - Parcours Études curatoriales en relation avec le champ artistique contemporain at Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France

Programme overview

Master Arts parcours Études curatoriales (Bac+5, 120 ECTS, 4 semesters) introducing students to the art world, especially contemporary art, and preparing them for professional roles in public and private art institutions. It has a professional track and a research track.

Faculty: ISH - Institut Sociétés et Humanités | Department: Arts | Duration: 4 semesters (120 ECTS) | Location: Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France, France

What you will study

Artistic practice, legal modules (intellectual property, contracts), museography (poïétique, scenography, museology), semiotics, history of artistic institutions, art policy in France and Europe, contemporary art history, art-market introduction, management (associations, accounting), English; exhibition organisation with regional institutions; 564 hours.

Career pathways

Exhibition curator, exhibition registrar, conservation attaché, head of art structures, mediation and communication, publishing, art market; national and territorial heritage competitive exams possible.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Licence in arts, digital creation, history, art history, letters or languages; French B2 (TCF, DELF or DALF B2 minimum). Recommended for M2: Master 1 Arts, preferably in arts. Validation of prior learning possible for other backgrounds.

Domestic applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026-2027). National registration fee (inscription principale), non-scholarship students from EU/EEA; scholarship students pay 0. CVEC (105 EUR) not included. Master cursus. Source

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year (2026-2027). Differentiated fee for non-EU/EEA/Swiss students first registering in a second-cycle degree (master or engineering cycle) in 2026-2027. Source

Duration: 4 semesters (120 ECTS)

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