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Arts Management

Programme presentation

What does it involve?

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Programme presentation

What does it involve?

BU MET's Arts Management programme is aimed at both arts professionals and applicants who do not have the time or resources to pursue a full postgraduate programme or who already have a degree in another field and wish to be cross-trained.

Basic information

Certificate

Graduate Certificate in Arts Management

Modality

In-person

Location

Boston (USA)

Length

4 months

Language

English

Compatibility

Bachelor's degrees in Humanities, History, History of Art and associated simultaneous degrees

Features and benefits of the programme

Arts Management

This programme, taught by Boston University faculty, offers a unique opportunity to develop professional experience in the field of the Arts through project management activities, while fostering opportunities for collaboration with industry professionals and leading institutions in the Arts world.

Students have access to the full resources of the department, including an extensive network of visual and performing arts organisations and the university's internship and employment services.

In addition to specialising in arts management at an American university, students will demonstrate language proficiency, initiative, independence and a different kind of experience.

Upon completion of the programme and graduation from CEU, the student obtains a postgraduate certificate: “Graduate Certificate in Arts Management” issued by Boston University.

Advantages: 

  • Simplified admission process to the partner university as a CEU student.
  • Compulsory medical insurance from Boston University during the stay in the USA.
  • TOEFL ITP exam preparation course and two ITP exams
  • Assistance from programme coordinators at USPCEU and Boston University
  • Credit recognition
  • Academic preparation and counselling, before and during mobility
  • Issuance of grade reports and programme diplomas
  • Reduction of the official CEU fees during the course of the mobility programme

Estructura del programa

During the second semester of their 4th year of undergraduate studies at CEU (or 5th year of a double degree), students in the programme will take the following courses in Boston:

  • The Art World
  • Financial Management for Nonprofits
  • Legal Issues in Arts Administration
  • Una asignatura optativa
Methodology

Students on the programme benefit from two distinct and complementary educational methods which, combined, provide them with a global vision and an ability to adapt that will be highly valued when it comes to entering the job market.

The destination university

Boston University, Boston

Universidad de destino Boston
The destination university

Boston University, Boston

Boston University, the 4th largest private university in the United States, has 180 years of history and one of the most traditional and internationally recognised campuses.

Boston University boasts 8 Nobel Prizes, 23 Pulitzer Prizes and the National Book Award, among others. It also boasts New York Times best-selling authors and hundreds of nationally renowned scholars in every discipline. It ranks among the world's top universities in employability.

BU is ranked in the following major university rankings:

  • No. 42 best U.S. university. U.S.News-Best National University Rankings 2022.
  • 62nd best university in the world. Times Higher Education-The World University Rankings 2022.
  • 94th best university in the world. Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) 2020-2021.
  • 95th best university in the world / 37th best American university. Shanghai Ranking-Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2021.
  • 112th best university in the world. QS World University Rankings 2022.

Boston University Metropolitan College (MET) was founded in 1965. For half a century, its mission has been to expand the influence of Boston University, ensuring that the resources of a leading research university are accessible to the community and the world through the exchange of ideas and a spirit of innovation.

Degrees to which the programme applies

This international programme is aimed at students enrolled in the following degree programmes at la Universidad CEU San Pablo:

Dual Degree

History + Journalism

Esta doble titulación ofrece una sólida formación humanística y tecnológica que te permitirá adaptarte en un futuro a la investigación histórica y al ámbito de la comunicación.

Dual Degree

Humanities + Advertising and Public Relations

El doble Grado en Humanidades y Publicidad y Relaciones Públicas te forma de manera integral en estrategias persuasivas en el ámbito de la comunicación y las diferentes manifestaciones culturales y artísticas.

Dual Degree

Humanities + Digital Communications

El doble Grado en Humanidades y Comunicación Digital te formará para un futuro profesional de personas creativas, con capacidad crítica y alto dominio de las herramientas comunicativas.

Dual Degree

Humanities + Audiovisual Communications

Esta doble formación te preparara para un adecuado desempeño, tanto en medios audiovisuales como en la gestión cultural o los diversos ámbitos de difusión del patrimonio histórico-artístico.

Degree

History

Estudia la carrera de Historia y conviértete en un historiador capaz de relacionar los acontecimientos del pasado con los del presente y de discernir la forma en que influyen en estos.

Degree

Art History

El Grado en Historia del Arte te capacita para diseñar una actuación integral en la gestión, conservación y difusión del Patrimonio artístico, así como para la docencia e investigación.

Dual Degree

History + Art History

Este doble Grado en Historia e Historia del Arte se convierte en la mejor opción para formarte de la manera más completa en todas las ramas del conocimiento histórico. 

Degree

Humanities

El Grado en Humanidades te da un profundo conocimiento de la cultura humanística, con una amplia base científica y metodológica, y te capacita para una intervención crítica en el ámbito cultural y social.

Admission requirements

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Academic level
  • Be a student in the 3rd year of a degree or in the 4th year of a double degree in one of the CEU degrees or double degrees associated with the programme.
  • Have passed 180 ECTS of your degree at CEU
Required level of English
  • English level: C1
  • TOEFL: 84 IBT / 560  ITP
  • IELTS: 6.5
Administrative requirements
  • Fill in the application form available on the programme's intranet.
  • Comply with all administrative and legal requirements that Boston University requires of international students.
  • Accept the rules of permanence in the programme.

Economic conditions

We invite you to learn about the financial conditions of the international programme. Find out about the approximate costs of participation.

Estimated cost of the programme

The student of the programme has special economic conditions, enjoying a discount on the CEU fees during the academic year of the mobility (the student continues to pay the CEU academic fees according to the university place he/she occupies) and a reduced price on the official fees of the partner university. Estimated mobility fee in 2025-26: 20,665€ (updated annually).

Price of the programme for promotion 2025-26: 20.665€ (se actualiza anualmente).

Do you need more information?

International Relations Officer and Administrative Coordination - International Mobility

Mrs. Verónica Matilla Julián

Vice-Rectorate for Internationalization Tel: (+34) 915 14 01 05 Ext. 14653