Unique combination
The Master's degree programme "Cultural Education and Cultural Management" is unique in its kind in the Federal Republic of Germany. Like no other, it combines the two pillars of education and management in the field of culture at a high academic level.
Cultural education
// Shaping the living environment and participation in culture
Cultural education is a cross-sectional discipline from educational science, cultural and media studies and the pedagogy of visual and performing arts. Based on aesthetic experiences with the means of the arts, it supports its addressees both in shaping their living environment and in participating in cultural and social processes.
Cultural education is based on an expanded concept of culture that includes everyday cultures and the fine arts in equal measure and can be used for innovative cultural mediation work in educational and cultural institutions as well as in public spaces.
Cultural management
// Organisational and management activities
Cultural management opens up scope for action for culture and secures its factual and financial framework conditions - be it in the planning, organisation and financing of events or in the context of organisational and management activities in municipalities, supra-regional institutions and private cultural institutions.
// Legal foundations
Basic legal knowledge and application skills are highly relevant for project implementation and event organisation and especially for the management of a cultural institution. Constitutional framework conditions, foundation courses in contract and copyright law as well as event law, labour and company law are taught and their application in practical application is practised.
Facts
► Degree // Master of Arts (M.A.)
► Type of study // Full-time
► Standard time to degree // 4 semesters
► Scope of study // 120 ECTS
► Place of study // Mönchengladbach campus
► Costs per semester // approx. €360.00 incl. NRW ticket (as at: 04/24)
► Language of instruction // German
Admission requirements
► Bachelor's or diploma degree in a relevant subject-related degree programme with at least 12 credit points in the subjects "Cultural Education", "Cultural Theory" or "Media Competence" according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Bachelor's degree programmes that qualify for admission can be found in "List I".
► Final grade of at least "good" (2.5)
or
► Bachelor's or diploma degree in a related subject, which has a value of at least 12 credit points in the subjects "Educational Science", "Pedagogy" or "Education" according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), provided that an additional 400 hours of qualified practical work in relevant fields of cultural education or cultural work in relevant cultural education or cultural institutions can be proven. The practical hours must have been completed after the start of the first professionally qualifying Degree programme. Proof of this must be submitted by 31 July of each year. Bachelor's degree programmes eligible for admission can be found in "List II"
► Final grade at least "good" (2.5)
Links
► More information on the MA Cultural Education & Cultural Management programme
► Central Student Advice Centre (ZSB)
► Central Student Services (application, registration, etc.)
► Examination regulations
Downloads
► Module manual 2021
► Module manual 2013
► Degree programmes eligible for admission - List I
Degree programmes eligible for admission - List II
Commencement of studies
The MA Cultural Education and Cultural Management programme generally begins with two compulsory introductory weeks, during which important study-related content is taught right at the commencement of studies. Experience has shown that the Master's year groups are very heterogeneous, i.e. the students usually come from a wide variety of cultural, media and/or educational backgrounds. A multi-faceted introductory programme has proven its worth for a good start to the Master's. Please plan your attendance at the university according to the following overview. The regular, weekly courses take place from Mondays to Wednesdays and begin after the two introductory weeks. The course catalogue is usually available online from July.
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► Binding introductory events
for the introductory weeks for the winter semester 2025/26
Degree Programme Coordinator
Prof. Dr Felicitas Lowinski
Prof. Dr Frank Jebe
