Duration
4 semesters
Component
Faculty of Law, Economics & Management
Location(s)
Orleans
Presentation
The Local Management of Cultural Heritage course, offered in the 2nd year of the Public Law Master's program, is designed to provide a solid grounding for students wishing to devote themselves to the management of cultural heritage. Local authorities, private organizations and the State (castles, museums, tourist offices, regional nature parks, the Fondation du Patrimoine, the Mission des Métiers d'Art, the Etablissement Public de Coopération Culturelle, etc.) play a major role in the management of France's cultural heritage, and the associated professions now require a knowledge of law and management.
In terms of programming, special emphasis is placed on the financial, accounting and operational management of cultural heritage, as well as on communication tools (websites and networks, etc.), project development techniques and marketing tools. At the same time, more traditional subjects such as the history of cultural/natural heritage and the notion of landscape, cultural heritage law, cultural and environmental policies, preventive conservation and art history, health and safety conditions in establishments open to the public, and the role of heritage in regional planning, economic development and tourism are developed.
Project work with professionals, a thematic study day, specialized seminars and several professional field visits (to museums, monuments, natural heritage sites, etc.) all contribute to the dynamic nature of the Master's program.
Skills
The holder of the diploma is a lawyer in public law.
Given the organization of the training program, he has additional skills in cultural heritage law and management.
On completion of the course, graduates will be able to :
- know the legislation concerning the heritage sector
- put together a grant application file
- understand a balance sheet and income statement
- mobilize national and European funding to set up a heritage project
- take part in a public procurement procedure
- compiling a press kit
- conduct an audience survey
- set up communication tools
- organize a one-day event, such as a symposium
- take stock of a department's activity and suggest ways forward
- network with partners and approach cultural institutions
- understand the specific features of a built, natural or landscape heritage
- understand the specificities of heritage restoration
- understand the specificities of cultural mediation.
Graduates are autonomous in the organization of their work and responsible. They are also able to synthesize and analyze information. They know how to work as part of a team.
Useful contacts
UFR DEG International Relations Office :
https://www.univ-orleans.fr/fr/deg/international
international.deg@univ-orleans.fr
Tel: +33(0) 2 38 49 47 30
PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION AND INTEGRATION (D.O.I.P.)
https://www.univ-orleans.fr/doip
Tel: +33 (0)2 38 41 71 72
doip@univ-orleans.fr
Organization
Knowledge control
Teaching units are assessed by continuous assessment and/or written and oral final exams. They are definitively acquired once the student has obtained an average grade, and are assigned a coefficient and European credits. Compensations are made over the semester on the basis of the overall average of grades obtained in the various teaching units, weighted by coefficients. Two assessment sessions are organized for each semester.
Special features
Since 2005, the program has been open to apprentices, in particular, to provide students with lasting professional experience (each year, the program offers contracts to students who have not found a host organization on their own).
In terms of curriculum, special emphasis is placed on the financial, accounting and operational management of cultural heritage, as well as on communication tools (websites and networks, etc.). At the same time, more traditional subjects such as the history of cultural and natural heritage, its rules and regulations, its place in cultural and environmental policies, and its role in regional and landscape planning and economic development are developed.
Program
Master of Public Law - Local management of cultural heritage (GLPC) course
The model presented will be effective at the start of the school year in September 2025.
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Semester 7 |
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Common core |
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Local authority law |
6 |
30 |
12 |
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History of decentralization |
2 |
20 |
- |
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Law and management of public employees |
3 |
30 |
- |
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Living language |
2 |
- |
8 |
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Local Cultural Heritage Management GLPC |
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Utility law without TD |
3 |
30 |
- |
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Planning law without TD |
3 |
30 |
- |
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Heritage and urban planning institutions |
2 |
14 |
- |
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Contemporary iconographic sources 1 |
3 |
- |
24 |
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Land and water landscapes: a societal context |
2 |
9 |
6 |
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Natural and cultural water heritage |
2 |
9 |
6 |
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Summary note |
2 |
2 |
12 |
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FRAC mediation |
- |
7,5 |
- |
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Semester 8 |
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Common core |
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Aid and social action law |
4 |
20 |
- |
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Environmental law and policy |
4 |
30 |
- |
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Living language |
2 |
- |
8 |
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Optional training of your choice |
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Optional internship |
- |
- |
- |
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Optional volunteer work |
- |
- |
- |
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Optional associative project |
- |
- |
- |
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Local Cultural Heritage Management GLPC |
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Public procurement without TD |
4 |
30 |
- |
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Public law of economic regulation without TD |
4 |
18 |
- |
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Contemporary iconographic sources 2 |
6 |
- |
24 |
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Museum professions |
6 |
20 |
- |
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FRAC mediation |
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7,5 |
- |
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Semester 9 |
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Block 1 - Heritage law, institutions and policy |
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Heritage law and institutions |
4 |
- |
33 |
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History of heritage |
4 |
- |
22 |
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Public procurement |
3 |
20 |
- |
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Cultural policy |
3 |
- |
22 |
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Block 2 - Heritage, tourism and development |
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Coefficient/Credits at 5, alternative control by drawing lots |
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Heritage, tourism and development |
5 |
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20 |
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European programs and funding |
5 |
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21 |
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Block 3 - Audiences and cultural mediation |
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Coefficient/Credits at 5, alternative control by drawing lots |
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Study and reception of the public |
5 |
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12 |
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Cultural mediation |
5 |
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15 |
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New mediation and communication tools |
5 |
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12 |
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Block 4 - Project development |
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Project development methodology |
2 |
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12 |
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Case studies in project management |
2 |
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15,5 |
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Management of digital information systems and social networks |
2 |
15 |
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Job search techniques workshops |
- |
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9 |
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Topical seminar |
- |
- |
- |
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Semester 10 |
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Block 5 - Audit and management of a heritage department |
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Audit, control and financial management |
5 |
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30 |
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Administrative management methods and project financing |
4 |
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20 |
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Block 6 - Local heritage |
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Coefficient/Credits at 4, alternative control by drawing lots |
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Cultural heritage typology and diversity |
4 |
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20 |
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Protecting landscapes and natural heritage |
4 |
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20 |
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Art history |
4 |
21 |
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Block 7 - Heritage conservation and marketing |
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Coefficient/Credits at 4, alternative control by drawing lots |
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Preventive conservation and restoration |
4 |
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24 |
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Wealth marketing |
4 |
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16 |
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Hygiene and safety at heritage sites |
1 |
3 |
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Block 8 - NTIC applied to heritage |
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Image processing |
1 |
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10 |
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Content management systems/Web sites |
2 |
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10 |
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Block 9 - Professional work |
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Conducting a professional project (collective dissertation) |
5 |
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5 |
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Individual or internship report |
5 |
- |
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Apprenticeship or professional report |
5 |
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Admission
Admission requirements
Hold a bachelor's degree relevant to the course content.
Recommended fields of study are : Law, General Law, European Law, History, History, Political Science, AES, Art History, Geography, Tourism
Access to M1 and M2 :
Admission to 1st and 2nd year Masters programs is selective. Applications are made via the e-candidat application.
How to register
Tuition fees
For students:
https://www.univ-orleans.fr/fr/univ/formation/droits-dinscriptions
For apprenticeship training :
https://www.cfa-univ.fr/la-demarche-apprentissage/apprentis/
For adults returning to school, for professionalization contracts and for VAE, consult the: SEFCO.
And then
Professional integration
The Local Management of Cultural Heritage course provides access to responsible local jobs in museums, castles, cultural services, etc., including :
- Head of Cultural Policy
- Heritage mediator
- Wealth management advisor
- Heritage coordinator
- Cultural/natural heritage project manager
- Management in public cultural cooperation establishments (EPCC)
- Director of cultural services for local and regional authorities
- Curator in museums and castles