Master’s Degree in Cultural Heritage Management

The Master's Degree in Cultural Heritage Management is a two-year course of the Department of Humanities of the University of Naples Federico II. It integrates humanities disciplines, including archaeology, art history, archival science, music, theatre and landscape, with economic-legal skills. Teaching includes project work and practical laboratories. The management of cultural heritage requires historical and artistic knowledge, but also skills in economics, law and organisation. The course brings them together in a programme that places archaeology, art history, archival science, music, theatre and landscape alongside managerial tools, to train figures able to design and manage cultural initiatives.

The course takes place in person in Naples. Internships are included at museums, theatres and archaeological sites, activated through external agreements. The language is not declared and Italian is presumed. Credits, price and start date are not stated. The project work and the practical laboratories make it possible to apply knowledge to concrete cases. The internships in museums, theatres and archaeological sites, activated through agreements, offer contact with institutions. The page does not state the duration of the internships or whether they are compulsory, aspects to be clarified with the department.

The aim is to train managers able to manage cultural heritage in public and private bodies, developing theoretical-applied abilities and international skills. The career opportunities mentioned are cultural heritage curator, cultural manager, museum curator, heritage manager, cultural marketing expert and cultural project coordinator. The career opportunities are numerous and include conservation, curatorship, cultural marketing and project coordination functions. The course also develops international skills, useful in a sector in which collaboration among institutions of different countries is frequent. The qualification required is not detailed and a bachelor's degree is presumed. Before applying it is advisable to compare this information with that published on the university's official website, which may be more up to date than the page. It is also advisable to contact the department's teaching office to clarify any doubts about attendance, lesson calendar, assessment methods and organisation of the final exam. Those who work should carefully assess the commitment required, in terms of weekly hours and attendance, to understand whether the programme is compatible with other professional or personal commitments. It may also be useful to ask whether information sessions or orientation days are held, in which lecturers present the course and answer candidates' questions. Finally, it is advisable to check the application deadlines and the documents to attach, because enrolment deadlines may be short and vary from one academic year to the next.