SDA Bocconi School of Management

Master in Arts Management and Administration (MAMA)

Master in Arts Management and Administration (MAMA) is a full-time, international, one-year program that is taught entirely in English and attracts 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 on 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.


Program Structure and Calendar

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.

Grand tour in Italy. In the second part of the program, students participate in a study tour of some of the most important cultural institutions based in Italy. The MAMA Grand tour gives participants an opportunity to understand a managerial perspective of Italian best practices in the arts sector. During the Grand Tour, participants will experience the strategic role of Italian culture at national and international levels, through visits and meetings with top practitioners


Partners and collaborating institutions

Partners and collaborating institutions share MAMA's mission: supporting and innovating the arts through the development of specific and art-respectful managerial skills. Main partners meet MAMA's participants during visits to their facilities, during seminars with their own practitioners and managers, through assigned field projects and have the opportunity to select MAMA participants for internships.


MAMA is the Master for you if

You are passionate about arts and culture.

You want a career as a professional, manager, consultant or entrepreneur in arts and cultural fields.

You want to improve your managerial expertise in one of Europe’s leading Schools of Management.

You want to learn about the Italian and European artistic traditions and how they are supported and developed.

What MAMA can offer you

Solid foundations in management, including practical, creative and professional skills.

Specific knowledge to operate successfully in the arts and culture sector.

Direct contact with top Italian and International arts organizations and their leaders, who are often guest speakers in the program.

A stimulating environment, focusing on an international market with a multidisciplinary approach.

A dedicated arts management faculty, who has close ties with the arts world and the arts management community.

The MAMA Grand Tour, taking you out of Milan to experience world-famous centers of Italian culture.

MAMA Internships – a chance to work for one of MAMA’s main partners or collaborating institutions.

Coaching program
The office of Career Services is designed to support your professional development throughout the program. SDA Bocconi also coordinates events and initiatives dedicated to the larger community of specialized Master programs, which MAMA candidates are welcome to attend.


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About SDA Bocconi

The leading School of Management in Italy and the only Italian School present in all of the most important International rankings (Financial Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Economist, Forbes), SDA Bocconi has established itself as a European leader in higher education.

SDA Bocconi School of Management is part of Università Bocconi, the first Italian University to grant a degree in economics. For over a century, Bocconi has played a leading role in Italy’s social and economic modernization.

SDA Bocconi has been engaged in the promotion and organization of executive education since 1971, with an International approach. The School’s vision, Designed for your World, lies behind its program offerings: Executive Education Open and Custom Programs, MBA and Master Programs, for the development of individuals, companies, institutions and economic systems.

Choosing SDA Bocconi and coming to Milano means choosing a vibrant environment, the entrepreneurial, financial and industrialized center of Italy, a doorway to Europe. In short, a wealth of international contacts and opportunities.

And Milano, of course, is culture, fashion, design, food and the art of living.

Latest SDA Bocconi Rankings

The leading School of Management in Italy and the only Italian School on the top of the charts of all main International Rankings, SDA Bocconi has established itself as a European leader in higher education.

Accreditations: AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS

Current ranks:

BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK:
#1 European B-Schools Ranking 2023, Bloomberg Businessweek

FINANCIAL TIMES:
#6 European B-School Rankings 2024
#3 WW - #2 EU Global MBA Rankings 2024
#1 WW Environmental Impact Global MBA Rankings 2024
#7 EU - #9 WW Custom Education Rankings 2023
#13 EU - #14 WW Executive Education Open Rankings 2023
#8 EU - #10 WW Executive Education combined Rankings 2023
#13 EU - #21 WW Executive MBA Ranking 2023

THE ECONOMIST:
#2 EU Full-Time MBA Ranking 2022
#13 WW Full-Time MBA Ranking 2022
#3 EU for Faculty Quality Full-Time MBA Ranking 2022

QS - TOP MBA
#10 EU QS Global MBA Rankings 2024 - Europe
#21 WW QS Global MBA Rankings 2024
#1 WW Return on Investment QS Global MBA Rankings 2024
#8 WW QS Executive MBA Rankings 2023: Joint Programmes

FORBES:
#4 The Best International MBAs 2019 (1-year, non-US Programs)