Master’s Degree in Management of Arts Education Centers
Blended learning course specifically aimed at professionals who work or want to become managers or directors of arts education centers.
| ECTS | 60 |
| Calendar | From September 26, 2025 to July 10, 2026 |
| Title | Master in Management of Arts Education Centers. ESMUC's diploma. |
| Teaching language | Spanish |
| Mode | Blended learning |
| Fees | 71,70€ |
Informative Meeting (Online): March 25, 2025 – 09:30 AM
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The current reality of arts education, with increasingly complex projects, closely linked to the territory and in many cases interdisciplinary, requires specialized management professionals. The importance of team management and an approach to innovation compels the center to respond to the needs of the territory while consolidating a stable and motivated team aligned with the project of the center.
This Master’s Degree in Management of Arts Education Centers is an opportunity to train and professionally improve those who want to meet the challenges of this reality in both public and private art education centers, through research in educational organization.
At the time of registration, all applicants must send through the contact email gestiocentresmaster@esmuc.cat:
To access this master’s degree it is necessary to be in possession of an official Spanish university degree or another issued by an institution of higher education of the European Higher Education Area that authorizes, in the country of issue, the title for access to master’s degrees.
The degrees of access to this master are:
In the case of not having any of the above qualifications, the Academic Commission of the Master’s Studies (CAEM) of the center may accept the admission of the applicant, if it shows a background and skills for the completion of the master. If at the time of completing the master’s degree, the student continues without having one of the qualifications required for access, a certificate of achievement will be given, but in no case of the master’s degree.
The admission is resolved by the Academic Commission of the Master’s Studies (CAEM) of the Center. This commission is formed by:
Once the admission is finished, the allocation of places will be based on the following criteria:
| Subject | ECTS | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals of educational organization | 6 | 1 |
| Organization planning | 4 | 1 |
| Corporate communication | 2 | 2 |
| Economic, financial and resource management | 3 | 2 |
| Academic and administrative management | 3 | 2 |
| Organization culture | 3 | anual |
| Leadership and team management | 5 | anual |
| Team and human resources management | 2 | 2 |
| Management models and tools | 5 | 2 |
| Objectives and challenges in the management of institutions | 5 | 2 |
| Quality and evaluation | 6 | 1 |
| Innovation and research. Organizational development | 6 | 1 |
| Center / teams observation (practicum) | 2 | anual |
| Master's Thesis | 8 | anual |
The reality of the management of artistic educational institutions is usually between educational management and cultural management, and that is why we propose a training that feeds from both fields and accompanies in the construction of this professional profile.
Ability to use a strategic perspective in relation to the institution, its service and the environment
Ability to lead teams and people, in a positive relational environment, in a creative, effective and efficient way in accordance with the guiding principles of the project
Ability to focus the organization on quality and continuous improvement through research.
Ability to develop educational, cultural and artistic projects with a desire for advocacy, impact or community transformation
The consolidation of the professional and labor career as a manager through a second cycle academic accreditation, the acquisition of the necessary bases for the creation, transformation or management of an artistic educational center and the training for the exercise of managerial positions, management or responsibility within an artistic educational center, lead to professional outings such as:
Direction: Ignasi Gómez Margarit
Coordinator: Prof. Joan Fargas Castanys
The teaching staff of the master’s degree is made up of professionals with experience in the creation and management of artistic educational centers who are currently active in their field of expertise: teaching staff of the departments of Pedagogy and Production and Management of the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya, with the regular collaboration of university faculty and other renowned professionals.
Serafín Antúnez: Fundamentals of educational organization
Enric Aragonès: Objectives and challenges for center management
Ester Bonal: Objectives and challenges in the management of institutions
Ruben Bes: Organization planning | Master’s Thesis | Innovation, research and organisational development
Maite Carol: Economic, financial and resource management
Javier Duque: Fundamentals of educational organization
Carles Farràs: Organization planning | Economic, financial and resource management | Team and human resources management | Objectives and challenges in the management of institutions
Joan Fargas: Observation of projects and teams | Center culture | Leadership and Team Management |
Begonya Folch: Quality and evaluation
Blanca Gallo: Modelos y herramientas en la dirección de centros | Objectives and challenges in the management of institutions
Ignasi Gómez: Fundamentals of educational organization | Master’s Thesis
Manel Gonzalez Piñero: Objectives and challenges in the management of institutions
Judith Pi: Corporate communication
Alberto Sampablo: Economic, financial and resource management | Team and human resources management
Núria Sempere: Fundamentals of educational organization | Objectives and challenges in the management of institutions
Jordi Umbert: Academic and administrative management | Management models and tools | Objectives and challenges in the management of institutions
The Master’s is held from September to June and is designed in a practical way so that the student can link learning to their reality or their projects.
There will be three types of sessions:
TIMETABLE
CALENDAR
Face-to-face periods at ESMUC
NOTE: The master’s can be completed:
> In one year (including the final project).
> All subjects in one year and the final project in the following year.
> In two years, completing part of the subjects and the final project in the second year.
(If you have any questions regarding these options, please feel free to contact the master’s coordination for clarification).
The Master in Management of Arts Education Centers is mainly aimed at:
The profile of the master’s student is defined, among others, by the following identity notes and requirements:
DIBA
The Diputació de Barcelona offers two grants that partially cover the Master’s Degree Tuition. The application must be made by a town council in the Province of Barcelona that has a music school, and it is recommended that the music school in question is a member of the DIBA Network of Music and Arts Schools.
Fundació Carasso
DGCEA Master students can apply for the scholarship offered by the Carasso Foundation for advanced studies in cultural mediation Complemento Directo. Programa de apoyo a la formación superior en mediación cultural.