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  • Know the perspective of the sociology of culture.
  • Know the applicable legislation in the field of cultural management.
  • Know the different keys to cultural policy at local, regional, national and European levels.
  • Understand the evolution of cultural practices in Spain in recent decades, with special emphasis on the impact of new technologies and the rise of digital culture.
  • Acquire knowledge of the application of a legal framework required for public administrations and citizens in general, for the protection of heritage and museum management.
  • Know the different organisational models and structures present in cultural management, and the systems and techniques to optimise them.
  • Know how to handle information and communication technologies applied to the field of cultural management.
  • Know how to apply market and environmental information in the field of culture and its implication in strategic management and decision-making as an information system.
  • Acquire a global view of the application of marketing management contents in the specific field of cultural entities.
  • Learn all the resources and concepts necessary to set up a research and/or management project in cultural entities: museums, cultural centres, services and themed spaces.
  • Learn how to contextualise cultural management activities in the performing arts sector within the framework of the scenic organisation of a given territory.
  • Know the fundamentals of organising, managing and conducting activities related to the dissemination of ethnological heritage, festivals and street performances, associationism and popular culture.
  • Understand the specific management and dissemination mechanisms applied by museums.
  • Learn resources for managing cultural tourism and planning cultural heritage destinations and products.
  • Have knowledge of different techniques of social research and of access to information sources to carry out research and/or professional projects in the field of cultural management.