Guida ai Corsi di studio e specializzazione
Professioni della Cultura, dei Media e dell'Insegnamento

Specialized master degree

Milan

Candidates are required to have:
- University Degree in any discipline;
- International profile with at least two years professional experience;
- Fluency in English. Candidates whose mother tongue is not English are required to submit a TOEFL, IELTS, PTE or CPE result;
- SDA Test. Details on the SDA Test will be communicated by the Admissions Service once the pre-selection is complete;
- Admissions interview.

The application is available exclusively online.
Applications are examined on a rolling basis. Those received much in advance of the deadline have a greater chance of being admitted. Therefore, it is in the interest of all candidates to submit their application as early as possible.
When the School receives your application, it carries out a pre-selection based on documents received. The Admissions Committee lets the candidates know if they are considered suitable to proceed with the selection process. The final selection result is communicated to the candidate once the application is complete, which implies all documents received and tests completed.

Documents:
- CV
- Photo
- Copy of your passport or ID
- Payment of EUR 120 admissions fee (payment to be processed through the online application)
- Degree Certificate and Transcript
- Proficiency in English
- Two letters of reference
- SDA TEST
- Interview
- Application from Sponsor companies: if your company intends to financially support your participation in the MAMA program (through partial or total payment of the tuition fee), an additional document must be completed by a company representative. A special form is available on our online application.

25/09/2024

One year

The total fee is 28.000 € to be paid in four instalments.

Every year SDA Bocconi makes available some partial merit-based tuition waivers to MAMA candidates with an outstanding profile.

The Master in Arts Management and Administration (MAMA) is a full-time, international, one-year program that is taught entirely in English designed for students from all over the world.
MAMA aims to support artistic innovation and cultural development worldwide, by strengthening the leadership and management skills required for arts organizations to thrive.
Leveraging Italian excellence in cultural heritage and artistic production, the program will strengthen your cultural background as well as your professional skills, which will allow your career to flourish.

MAMA is an intense full-time program. The learning model provides class sessions and case studies together with many active methods such as assignments, simulations, company visits etc.
You will meet experienced SDA Bocconi Arts Management faculty, but also international visiting professors from leading business school from all over Europe and the USA, as well as professionals, artists, and executives in the field. Extra-curricular activites, such as Italian course for non-Italian speakers, or Excel course, are also offered to students.
MAMA wants to offer you solid foundations in management, by creating a stimulating environment, focusing on an international market with a multidisciplinary approach, and enriching it all with unique experiences such as the Grand Tour in world-famous centers of Italian culture, or MAMA internships, a chance to work for one of MAMA's main partners or collaborating institutions.

Internships are an opportunity to put theory into practice, broadening horizons and enabling change and innovation in arts and cultural institutions.
The internship lasts at least three months and it will take place between June and December. Students may also search for an internship on their own should this better fit their personal and career goals. Independent internships must be approved by the MAMA Director after presenting a detailed internship proposal.
Instead of getting and internship, you can become arts entrepreneurs by implementing your own start-up under the supervision of one of our faculty members. All field or start-up projects will have a final presentation the day before graduation in front of MAMA participants and faculty.

Many Institutions in the fields of Heritage and Performing Arts are participating in the MAMA program with lectures, company visits, research projects and internships to students.
The strong relation between MAMA and its partners started with 10 founding partners which share the education project and increased months after months with new connections and agreements.

MAMA Partnerships
Many Institutions in the fields of Heritage and Performing Arts are participating in the MAMA program with lectures, company visits, research projects and internships for students. The strong relationship between MAMA and its partners started with ten founding partners and have increased month after month with new connections and agreements.

MAMA Founding Partners
Balich Worldwide Shows, Christie's, Filarmonica della Scala, Fondazione Musei Civici Venezia, Fondo Ambiene Italiano, Musei Vaticani, Skira, SkyArte, Teatro Franco Parenti, The Art Newspaper

In collaboration with:
Archaeological Site of Paestum, Artribune, Biennale di Venezia, Bonhams, Carlo Colla Puppet Company - Milano, Cenacolo Vinciano, Cologni Foundation for the Métiers d’Art, Christie’s Education London, Festival di Santarcangelo, Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, Fondazione Museo delle Antichità Egizie di Torino, French Academy in Rome - Villa Medici, Gallerie d'Italia - Milano, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Istituto di Studi Musicali 'Claudio Monteverdi', LAC - Lugano, MUBA, Museo dei bambini - Milano, Museo Cappella Sansevero - Napoli, Museo di Filangieri - Napoli, Museo del Violino - Cremona, Fondazione Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro Sinfonico di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Palazzo Ducale - Mantova, Piccolo Teatro di Milano, Pinacoteca di Brera - Milano, Pio Monte della Misericordia - Napoli, Querini Stampalia Foundation, Rossini Opera Festival - Pesaro, Scavi di Pompei - Napoli, Sferisterio - Macerata, Teatro Filodrammatici, Teatro di San Carlo - Napoli, Uovo Festival, Where Milan.