Master Arts & Cultural Management: FAQ

The Masters programme Arts and Cultural Management is targeted at employees of cultural organizations in different countries who wish to improve in their profession regarding strategy building, entrepreneurship and audience development, taking into account opportunities and risks of fundamental societal changes, for example, societal political challenges, demographic migration, processes of digitalization and globalization. It is also designed for people who would like to work in that field.

You don’t have to know German to study in the Masters programme Arts and Cultural Management. The programme is completely in English.

The Masters programme Arts and Cultural Management is subjected to a full evaluation process that guarantees its quality. As an official Masters Degree from Leuphana University Luneburg it grants international recognition, e.g. for PhD programmes.

No, the M.A. Arts and Cultural Management programme involves two weeks of presence at the Leuphana Universität Lüneburg at the end of September. However most of the time, classes will take place online.

The Masters programme Arts and Cultural Management was developed by the Professional School of Leuphana Universität Lüneburg in close cooperation with the Goethe-Institut including general ideas about the framework, focuses, and crosscutting themes. Five specialists modules dealing with the societal role of cultural management and cultural organizations in transition were also designed by the Goethe-Institut.

Classes are schedules on 5 days in a classroom session. The "offline session" will take place in Lüneburg.
Those classes mark the beginning of the first and the third semester.

The classroom sessions are both schedules in mid-September, so you start the first and the third semester with a 5 day classroom session in Lüneburg.

The first week of the classroom session involves an introduction to the basic modules and to the programme. In the second classroom session there will be workshops as preparation for your master thesis.

The classroom sessions are part of the course structure, where you will re­capture your learning progress and outcome during the online classes and will have additional discussion on the classes with your fellow students as well as the lecturer.

Unfortunately, there are no classical semester breaks, however, since this is a professional study programme, we can individually postpone assignment for your vacation time.

No, since the classroom sessions are once a year, you do not need a residential permit to get accepted in the programme.

No there is no age limit.

The standard period of study for the Masters programme is 3 semesters (60 CP variant) or 4 semesters (90 CP variant). All certificates from the Masters programme Arts and Cultural Management run for 2 to 3 semesters.

There is no accommodation provided for the classroom session as students preferred searching for accommodation themselves in recent years.

Most of your studies can be done during the weekends. However, there are webinars taking place during the week. To adjust to the time differences, we will find suitable times and days using polls.

The Masters programme Arts and Cultural Management is aimed at candidates

• with an undergraduate degree (Bachelor or at least equivalent)
• with generally one year’s relevant work experience after you completed your first university degree and
• with English skills on a sophisticated level.

Please click here for more information on the admission requirements.

The Masters is aimed at candidates with

• an undergraduate degree (Bachelor or at least equivalent) that qualifies them for work in the field from an accredited university in Germany or abroad
• generally one year’s relevant work experience after you completed your first university degree
• advanced English skills

The following tests are accepted as proof of English proficiency:

• TOEFL, IBT min. 92 points
• IELTS (Academic version) min. 6.5 points
• CAE or CPE: Level C1, Grade B
• TOEIC 4 skills test: min. 720 points in listening and reading and 310 points in speaking and writing

No, all undergraduate degrees on at least Bachelor level will be accepted independently from the programme you studied.

Yes, you can study the programme. You might have to acquire additional credit points. We would find individual solutions for you. The recognition of professional experience is possible to fill the CP gap.

The ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) is a system which allows the acknowledgement of credit point from a degree programme all across European Union countries.

Working as a professional for one year or more can be credited with up to 30 CP. Please find more information about earning additional credits on our website.

No. All Masters programmes in the federal state of Lower Saxony are bound to the legal guideline to require an undergraduate degree of at least Bachelor level.

Yes, for the programme you need to have at least one year of relevant professional experience (voluntary and part-time work are also accepted) after you completed your first university degree either in the field of management, arts management, arts administration or similar fields.

The new intake for the Arts and Cultural Management M. A. is once a year in September. You have until May 31^st to complete the online applications.

Here you can find more detailed information. If there are study places left, you may use the late application option.

The application deadlines depend on the certificate you choose. You find more information about the certificates, contents and deadlines here.

You would have to submit your application via the online application system, here.

For the application process we accept all your documents in electronic form:

• CV (table format)
• Certified copy of degree certificate
• Copy of university entrance qualification certificate
• Proof of English skills
• Proof of at least one year’s relevant professional experience (voluntary and part-time work accepted)
• Personal statement: optional, please send it after you completed your application directly to macuma.info@leuphana.de

To be accepted onto the Masters programme, you must meet the admission requirements and respect the application deadline. You will find all information on the requirements and necessary documents can be found here. If the number of applications exceeds the number of study places, the Bachelor grade will be used as an additional admission criterion.

After the application deadline, the admissions committee will decide whether to admit you to the Masters programme. Successful candidates will be sent the documents they need for enrolment.

Late admission is possible until September 15th.

Leuphana University of Lüneburg Professional School will confirm in writing the receipt of your application, and will contact you as soon as possible if we require any other documents. We will examine your application and generally notify you (via email) in June whether or not you have been accepted. An official admission letter will be sent to you latest in July before the start of the course.

After you have been admitted to the programme, you can enrol into the programme online. You will have to accept the study place, pay the semester fee (of approximately 200 €), sign documents like the declaration on the use of Leuphana IT infrastructure, etc. Furthermore, you will be sent preparation materials which give you first insights on the programme.

You will be introduced to a topic through an online lecture with correspondent literature and further study materials. In the course of the classes you are working on assignments to successfully complete the class. Additional to these, you will meet, learn and discuss with your lecture via online seminars which are spread over the semester.

The 90 CP variant includes more content since you study all of the 15 modules from the curriculum. In the 60 CP variant you study 7 mandatory modules plus 2 mandatory elective modules which you can choose.

The Masters programme is entirely taught in English. Therefore, to be eligible, you need to have sophisticated English language skills.

Each certificate is consists of 15 ECTS points.

All certificates of the Masters programme Arts and Cultural Management run for 2 to 3 semesters.

In general, you can exceed the regular length of study (3 or 4 semester) by 4 semesters. The 4 extra semesters do not include periods of sick leave, nursing or parental leave and official leave of absence. An official leave of absence can be granted for another 4 semesters.

The examinations are mostly portfolio exams which are graded by your study activity and assignments. They will be explained in detail in each online course.

No, there is no application fee but we have tuition fees.

Costs depend on the option you choose. For the 3-semester course with 60 CP you pay 7,284 EUR in total. For the 4-semester course with 90 CP it is 9,284 EUR in total. Each certificate costs 2.460 EUR per certificate. Furthermore, you pay the current term contribution of about 210 EUR per semester.

Yes, the tuition fees can be paid in instalment. At the Professional School we also offer a financial advisory service which you can contact via our website here.

The Goethe-Institut prefers supporting people they have gotten to know previously. That gives them a higher certainty that their financial support is well invested. If your looking for financial support, we would recommend to look up the Goethe-Institut website and participate in their offers (courses, evening events, seminars).

At the moment we are still in the process of finding partners who would support the programme with scholarships for both travel expenses and tuition fees, since we cannot offer any scholarships ourselves.