Yeditepe University

What you'll study

The curriculum takes an interdisciplinary approach spanning Art Management and art studies. Core topic areas covered in the programme include:

• Cultural and organisational management: cultural management techniques, organisational structure and personnel management, basic business administration relevant to art management.
• Curatorial and exhibition practice: curatorial studies, exhibition design and management, gallery management, museum management.
• Contemporary art and theory: contemporary art issues, knowledge of movements, artists, styles, materials and technical features across visual and performing arts.
• Funding, legal and commercial aspects: fundraising, sponsorships and donations, copyrights, sales revenue, arts law and related legal knowledge.
• Audience, marketing and communication: audience profiling, arts marketing, public relations and communications in art and culture.
• Specialist fields and new media: public art, performing arts management, music industry production, art writing and criticism, new media art including NFT and metaverse fields.
• Research and documentation: research methods, documentation and archiving, plus project planning and team formation for national and international cultural projects.

Entry requirements

The programme page lists application requirements but does not specify them in detail; applicants should consult the official program admissions information for exact criteria and required documents.

Career prospects

Graduates are prepared for roles such as museum and art gallery managers, curators, exhibition managers and festival/biennial managers, and for positions that require combining artistic knowledge with organisational, legal and fundraising expertise in the arts and cultural industries.

Scholarships & funding angle (general)

Students typically explore university scholarships, research/teaching assistantships, and external funding from cultural foundations or sponsorships tied to project work; the programme’s emphasis on project creation and partnerships can help when pursuing sponsorship, grants or collaborative funding for cultural initiatives.