Academy of Art Management

DBA in Artistic Engineering and Cultural Industries Management

Cultural industry systems, artistic engineering and executive strategic output.

DBA in Artistic Engineering and Cultural Industries Management

Programme Overview

DBA in Artistic Engineering and Cultural Industries Management is designed as a professional pathway for learners and practitioners who need to understand cultural industry system design and artistic engineering as a structured industry rather than as a loose collection of creative activities. The programme examines the economic, institutional and operational conditions that allow projects, assets and audiences to circulate across international markets. It is intended for candidates who want to move from participation in the field toward management, coordination and decision-making roles.

The curriculum studies cultural industry strategy, institution models, creative economy, public culture and large-scale project engineering through management cases, sector mapping, practical project methods and professional communication. Students are expected to connect creative value with financial logic, institutional constraints, audience development and cross-border collaboration. The programme therefore treats professional practice as a system: each project must be framed, resourced, communicated, evaluated and adjusted according to real industry conditions.

Graduates are prepared for senior cultural industry leadership and strategic consulting roles. The programme does not present a state degree claim; it presents an executive professional pathway supported by structured learning, applied coursework and a careful certification note. Its academic value lies in helping participants build a precise vocabulary, a portfolio of methods and a professional judgement suited to international cultural, creative and lifestyle industries.

Programme Highlights

Sector architecture system

This part of the programme studies cultural industry strategy, institution models, creative economy, public culture and large-scale project engineering through professional cases, sector vocabulary and applied decision-making exercises.

Operational model system

This part of the programme studies project workflows, resource planning and institutional coordination through professional cases, sector vocabulary and applied decision-making exercises.

Market and audience logic system

This part of the programme studies audience behaviour, client experience and communication channels through professional cases, sector vocabulary and applied decision-making exercises.

Professional practice system

This part of the programme studies case work, simulation and applied project outputs through professional cases, sector vocabulary and applied decision-making exercises.

International benchmarking system

This part of the programme studies European and global reference models through professional cases, sector vocabulary and applied decision-making exercises.

Learning Objectives

Strategic analysis

Develop the ability to analyse, plan and communicate around sector data, institutional models and competitive positioning in a professional environment.

Project execution

Develop the ability to analyse, plan and communicate around planning, budgeting, team coordination and delivery in a professional environment.

Business development

Develop the ability to analyse, plan and communicate around revenue models, partnerships and brand strategy in a professional environment.

Risk management

Develop the ability to analyse, plan and communicate around legal, financial, operational and reputational risks in a professional environment.

Professional communication

Develop the ability to analyse, plan and communicate around presenting decisions to stakeholders in a professional environment.

Programme Structure

Year 1

Industry foundations and system design

Establish sector-wide diagnosis and structural analysis capacity.

  • Sector architecture
  • Operational model
  • Market and audience logic
  • Professional practice
  • International benchmarking

Output: Industry structure report and ecosystem map

Year 2

Professional modelling and strategic project design

Build executable models for institutions, platforms and industry projects.

  • Strategic analysis
  • Project execution
  • Business development
  • Risk management
  • Professional communication

Output: Strategic project model and implementation plan

Year 3

Doctoral practice and executive output

Resolve a professional industry problem through a doctoral-level applied output.

  • Capstone project
  • Portfolio building
  • Industry mapping
  • Applied research
  • Executive presentation

Output: Doctoral professional project and executive defence

Curriculum Design

Year 1

Industry foundations and system design

  • Sector architecture
  • Operational model
  • Market and audience logic
  • Professional practice
  • International benchmarking
  • Industry structure report and ecosystem map
Year 2

Professional modelling and strategic project design

  • Strategic analysis
  • Project execution
  • Business development
  • Risk management
  • Professional communication
  • Strategic project model and implementation plan
Year 3

Doctoral practice and executive output

  • Capstone project
  • Portfolio building
  • Industry mapping
  • Applied research
  • Executive presentation
  • Doctoral professional project and executive defence

Competency Framework / Core Competencies

01

Sector architecture

02

Operational model

03

Market and audience logic

04

Professional practice

05

International benchmarking

Certification / Academic Note

Professional certification issued by INSTITUTE SAVANTE IDADI. Executive pathway inspired by MBA / DBA-level professional education. Final certification, partner arrangements and admission terms are subject to formal published documents.

Career Pathways

Industry organisations

  • Project manager
  • Operations coordinator
  • Programme officer
  • Development manager

Creative and commercial roles

  • Brand project manager
  • Market analyst
  • Content or product coordinator
  • Client experience lead

International project environments

  • International project coordinator
  • Partnership manager
  • Cross-border operations officer

Consulting and entrepreneurship

  • Independent consultant
  • Founder or project lead
  • Strategic adviser

Academic note

Final certification, partner arrangements and admission terms are subject to formal published documents.