The program's mission is to train a new generation of managers who currently hold positions related to the international dimension of organizations active in the performing arts, in the heritage sector (museums, historic sites), or in cultural industries (film, publishing, sound recording, radio and television). The IM program is designed to: provide insight into management processes and the ways in which arts organizations operate within the various management disciplines, including marketing, fundraising, human resources, finance, production and distribution, and administration identify and encourage the development of best practices in arts and cultural management explore the impact of legal, economic and cultural policy on the arts address issues of international relevance to arts and cultural organizations, rigorously and in detail present students with theory, case studies, hands-on learning and empirical research in the field of arts and cultural management provide a forum for challenging and debating theories and models, as well as their application in global arts and cultural practice