Masters Degrees (Event Planning)

This programme is designed for graduates and/or those with recent relevant professional experience to enhance their employability and effectiveness via the development of a range of cognitive, intellectual, practical, personal and interpersonal skills combined with knowledge about the hospitality and event industry. The award provides a contextual knowledge base from which students can interpret relevant concepts and theories and develop ideas to provide solutions to the complex challenges facing hospitality and event organisations.

Why Wolverhampton?

This programme offers flexibility to student in terms of career choice and meets the industry demand because there is a wide appeal amongst employers for students who have both event and hospitality sectors knowledge and expertise. By completing the course you will also be entitled to apply for the MA Hospitality and Event Management within five years of completion offering a bite-size approach to those learners who are going back to formal education after a break. Students will be able to use prior experience and certificated learning to gain credits against the programme.

Career path

In the first instance, the course by design offers an edge in that it enables students to have a wider range of employment sector outcomes in either more traditional hospitality careers, or the event management area. Employability is incorporated in all the modules seeking to engage students with hospitality and event management discourse for future employment and continuing personal and professional development. This course also prepares students who may want to run their own business in event planning, event catering, food service and wedding planning. Advanced Hotel and Accommodation Management (7LI010) for example includes life project simulation which requires student to engage with life location to develop a practically feasible project.

Students also have the option to progress to master’s degree, and subsequently postgraduate research degree if they so wish.

What skills will you gain?

1. Critically engage with hospitality and event management discourse for future employment or continuing personal and professional development.
2. Critically evaluate social, cultural, economic and technological trends in the leisure economy to effectively design and manage sustainable hospitality products/services
3. Synthesise an effective event plan through critical evaluation of current trends, event planning processes and event marketing in an advanced technology driven world.

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The event industry is one of the fastest growing service sectors in both the UK and Internationally. This expansion has increased the requirement for event managers to be trained and qualified to a professional management level.

The Event Management MSc degree at Coventry University aims to take enthusiastic and career driven graduates and educate them up to and beyond the industry level. This degree is designed for those who have prior experience in events, but is also suitable to those seeking to work in this dynamic and exciting industry.

WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?

-A specialist management programme designed to suit the needs of the event industry sector
-The opportunity to attend field trips to experience how events are run both in the UK and abroad
-The chance to showcase and run live events as part of your assessment throughout the course
-Opportunities for work-based research and to undertake a company internship to gain invaluable work experience in the industry
-The opportunity to work with experienced and reputable event managers and event venues

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

A major feature of this degree is the chance to experience, first-hand, how events are run. You will not only have the opportunity to work with experienced and reputable event managers and event venues, but also to be assessed in planning and running your own events.

The MSc in Event Management provides a direct progression route for students studying undergraduate applied management courses in Leisure, Event and Tourism to study Event management at a higher level. However, graduates of any discipline (eg Media, Music, performing Arts but also general management, sociology, engineering etc.) who wish to work in the event industry also have the opportunity to gain a postgraduate degree that offers a global perspective of managing events organisations.

Mandatory areas of study for the MSc in Event Management:
-Event planning and project management
-Event sustainability and risk management
-International event perspectives
-Managing people in the event industry
-Events marketing and sponsorship
-Facilities and events operations management

Optional areas of study include:
-Strategic management
-Entrepreneurship and small business
-Advertising and PR
-E-marketing

[[HOW WILL THIS COURSE ENHANCE MY CAREER PROSPECTS?
The course fully caters for the diverse range of management opportunities that are associated with events. These include:
-Conference and convention managers
-Facility and venue managers
-Event planners
-Music and festival promoters
-Sport event managers

GLOBAL LEADERS PROGRAMME

To prepare students for the challenges of the global employment market and to strengthen and develop their broader personal and professional skills Coventry University has developed a unique Global Leaders Programme.

The objectives of the programme, in which postgraduate and eligible undergraduate students can participate, is to provide practical career workshops and enable participants to experience different business cultures.

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Events play an essential role in the business, cultural and sporting life of all countries. In recent years an exciting new profession has emerged with event planners designing and organising a diverse range of events, and marketing the great variety of destinations and venues in which they take place.

This course is specifically designed for people who want to enter or make further progress in, management-level careers in the fast-expanding field of event management. London is an ideal place in which to study events with many venues on the doorstep. As a regular host of world-class sports and culture events such as Wimbledon, the London Marathon, Notting Hill Carnival and the London Fashion Week, as well as one-off mega events such as the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics games and the 2015 Rugby World Cup, London is widely recognised as a world events capital. With several hundred venues and an abundance of international business and leisure events, London is a world leader in this dynamic industry.

This course explores the strategic development, design and logistical organisation of many different types of event. You will also learn how events and conferences contribute to enriching the lives of communities and improve communications in business, politics and professional life. The dissertation will give you further opportunity to research a conference or events topic in depth. The course is taught by experienced academics and industry practitioners, providing valuable insight into this exciting industry sector.

Course structure

The following modules are indicative of what you study on this course.

Core modules

• Dissertation
• Event Concept and Design
• Event Planning and Management
• Event Strategy
• Research and Communication Skills

Option modules

• Airline and Airport Management
• Creating the Attraction and Event Experiencescapes
• Delivering the Event Experience
• Global Festivals and Events
• Professional Practice
• Tourism, Culture and Society

Field trips

We believe that field trips can make a huge contribution to student learning and course enjoyment and we take full advantage of our superb location to make visits to London hotels, event venues, visitor attractions and cultural sites.

At postgraduate level there is a residential field trip in the first semester to a UK destination, with some assessment work attached to the visit. There are also several London-based visits throughout the course.

Career path

Graduates from this course enter a wide range of careers, in both the private and the public sectors, in Britain and internationally. These careers range from conference and events planning, to venue management, to destination marketing. Some choose to work with specialist organisations, such as convention bureaux, while others opt to work as professional conference organisers, event managers and venue promoters. Some students go on to pursue doctoral studies.

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MA Hospitality and Event Management is designed to equip professionals to undertake a range of diverse operational and strategic management roles within the hospitality and event sectors. Studying on this programme you will be introduced to application of management concepts relating to hospitality and event organisations, including event planning, event catering and hotel related operations. You will also gain knowledge in the use and management of a range of property and venue types, ranging from B&Bs to mixed development properties, and from street theatre to exhibition centres.

You will be able to work with technology and tools associated with the management of hospitality and events to create exceptional consumer experiences. You’ll also be equipped with the skills to manage material, financial and human resources. You will be provided a contextual knowledge base from which you can interpret relevant concepts and theories and develop ideas not only to provide solutions to the complex challenges facing hospitality and event organisations but also communicate these solutions effectively to a range of audiences.

If you are interested in owning and managing your own business, and wish to acquire business skills this is the course for you! You will develop skills in enterprise, employability and entrepreneurship necessary for the creation of event and hospitality business in a wide range of settings.

Why Wolverhampton?

This programme offers flexibility to students in terms of career choice and meets industry demand because there is a wide appeal amongst employers for students who have both event and hospitality sector knowledge and expertise. Students will be able to use prior experience and certificated learning to gain credits against the programme.

The course is unique in bringing together the two subject areas, and teaching on the course is undertaken by experienced practitioners. The teaching team have published widely in both subject areas and the Department has been recognised as a centre of excellence by the Institute of Travel and Tourism.

Career path

Some of our master’s students are in lecturing jobs in HEIs and FEIs in the UK. Students also have the option to progress to higher degree. A master’s qualification prepares graduates for PhD study. Increasingly the department is attracting PhD students in the subject area.

What skills will you gain?

1. Critically analyse key concepts, processes and theories and their application in professional practice to provide effective solutions to operational and strategic issues in hospitality and event management.
2. Critically evaluate social, cultural, economic and technological trends in the leisure economy to effectively design and manage sustainable products/services.
3. Synthesise effective event and catering plans in order to deliver a competitive visitor economy product.
4. Critically evaluate event and hospitality marketing and the role of advanced technology in managing visitor/guest experience.
5. Critically engage with hospitality and event management discourse for future employment or continuing personal and professional development.
6. Synthesise and analyse appropriate secondary and primary data to effectively address contemporary hospitality and event issues.

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Our MSc in International Event Management is one of the longest running event management courses of its type in the UK. The course aims to assist you in developing an open, critical and inquiring mindset for both the social-scientific and the applied study of events and management, while simultaneously aiming to equip you with the skills and knowledge required for a successful career in the events sector.

Within this course you will critically evaluate existing knowledge in the field of event management, debate key issues such as sustainability, ethical event production and legacy planning, and consider strategic responses to the environmental forces impacting the events industry.

Unique aspects of the course include: 

• triple-level study of events at a macro, meso and micro level, covering global issues, event design, management and marketing
• professional-based learning
• an international approach and student body.

Industry expertise and application is drawn from areas as diverse as festivals, business events, marketing, consultancy, sport and leisure, all of which enrich the design and delivery of the course.

This is an academic course with a high degree of vocational relevance. Its content and delivery are strongly underpinned by the team's expertise, research activities and, in many cases, first-hand experience and it is regularly reviewed to ensure its curriculum is at the leading edge of knowledge in the event sector.

The course is suitable whether you are looking to convert from another subject area and pursue a future career in events or if you already have a grounding in events or related subject areas, such as business, management, tourism, hospitality or sport. 

Course structure

The course is delivered through a variety of lectures, workshops, presentations, tutorials and case studies with an emphasis on interactive learning. Full-time students usually attend workshops two days per week, while part-time students usually only attend them once per week. Some modules may be delivered intensively over several consecutive days.

A distinctive feature of postgraduate study within the school is the flexibility and choice provided by the final project. Guided by your programme of study and in consultation with an individual supervisor, there are several options open to you. Whether undertaking an academic dissertation, producing a research article, or conducting an applied business project in the form of an enterprise plan or a consultancy project, the final project enables you to pursue your own particular interest in an area relevant to your programme of study.

For international students, the MSc also offers an extended masters route with English language study for between two and sixth months before the course begins.

Syllabus

The course examines the dynamic events sector on global, regional, national and local levels, within which it explores both the significance and the practice of numerous event organisations within the sector.

You'll be equipped with the knowledge and skills required for a successful career in the events sector through its in-depth insight into the relationship between events and processes of globalisation, the immediate event environment and the significance of sustainability as well as its emphasis on the inter-relatedness of the event, tourism and hospitality sectors, event design and management, marketing and professional-based learning.

In addition to the final project, which offers an excellent opportunity to explore your own interests within events theory and/or practice, the course also offers an optional module. 

Modules

• Marketing for Tourism, Hospitality and Events
• Globalisation, Society and Culture
• Professional-Based learning
• Events: Theory and Practice
• Event Design and Management
• Final Project

One from:

• Strategic Business
• Visual Culture: Travel, Tourism and Leisure
• Food and Beverage Business
• Destination Management and Planning

This list of options is an indication of those available at present. They may change in accordance with the latest developments in the international event industry.

Field trips

Field trip opportunities in the UK and abroad will enhance your studies and enable you to apply your knowledge in an external environment. Previous trips have included:

• the Olympic Park in London
• Denbys Wine Estate, the trip included a talk events as a means to create additional income streams
• field study in Leros, Greece
• guided tour and talk at The Brighton Pavilion including an assessment based on the premises
• P2P International Gambia

Careers and employability

The International Event Management MSc provides opportunities to develop skills and knowledge relevant for a multitude of roles within the international events sector. The course is designed flexibly to suit applicants who already have a grounding in events study as well as those wishing to transition from an aligned industry sector, such as business, management, tourism, hospitality or sport.

By studying the masters course you will develop a higher level of transferable skills in research, problem solving, creativity, decision making and leadership that will enable you to stand out from the crowd when applying for a huge range of careers available in the event sector. 

With the development of the experience economy, increasingly diverse leisure event offerings and broadening awareness of the social, cultural and political meanings of events, the industry continues to expand and offer new and exciting career paths across a range of skill sets.

Previous graduates have gone on to secure a wide variety of job roles around the world which include working in events in socially oriented fundraising and LGBT organisations, in marketing and communications departments for multi-national corporations, for world-sporting associations, and running their own business in niche area of events such as party planning or the lucrative wedding industry.

Other graduates have gone on to PhD studies before entering academia.

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Study for a Masters in International Events Management at Liverpool John Moores University. This course will give you a critical, theoretical, strategic and practical knowledge and understanding of the sector on an international basis.

•Course available to study full time over a year or part time over two years
•Ideal for graduates and professionals from events, business and management-related backgrounds
•Explore all aspects of international event management
•Learn from research-active staff and event management professionals
•Benefit from extensive networking and collaboration opportunities via EventStart
•This course will only run subject to minimum numbers

This programme provides a critical understanding of relevant contemporary issues, whilst focusing on the practical application of theory and events management ‘know-how’.

It is delivered by staff with practical and academic expertise, using a variety of learning approaches.

The programme is built on self-directed study and independent learning. You will need to read around highlighted materials, identifying and critically appraising important themes. Lectures and tutorials will require active participation and you will also be involved in task-oriented activities featuring guest speakers and group discussions.
The course has a strong emphasis on work-related learning. Modules such as ‘Planning and Resourcing Events’ and ‘Staging and Evaluating Events’ are particularly ‘hands-on’ in nature.

Course links with EventStart mean you can engage with the wider events community through volunteering and paid work opportunities, securing a broad range of employment-related skills and insights into the events industry.
In terms of support, you will be appointed a personal tutor who will provide academic and pastoral care. Additional academic guidance is available from module leaders, whilst generic study support comprises sessions on topics such as critical analysis, presentations skills and academic writing.

Please see guidance below on core and option modules for further information on what you will study.

Research Methods

This module provides students with insights into methodologies and methods for their own research.

Individual Research Project

This module will help students to develop the skills necessary to plan and execute a research project that demonstrates critical and holistic knowledge and deeper understanding of the chosen subject area.

Events in a Global Society

The module provides students with critical perspectives of contemporary issues within the international events industry.

Planning and Resourcing Events

This module provides students with the theoretical knowledge, critical understanding and practical skills needed to plan and resource a live event. Students will experience the practical implementation of the different concepts and theories relevant to event planning and management.

Staging and Evaluating Events

This module provides students with the theoretical knowledge, critical understanding and practical skills needed to stage and evaluate a live event. Students will experience the practical implementation of the different concepts and theories relevant to staging and evaluating events and event impacts.

International Event Studies

The module provides students with a theoretical understanding of international event studies by exploring the historical and sociological development of international events as well the context of international event policy environments.
Learning and Managing at Masters Level

he module provides students with knowledge and understanding of conceptual frameworks and the learning skills necessary to perform successfully at Masters level.

Promoting Events

This module focuses on the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to promote events using effective communication tools.

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By enrolling in the Event Management program, you study the segment of the industry that many identify as the essence of the hospitality spirit.

The backdrop of Centennial College's Event Management courses is a new 350,000-square foot facility that includes a spectacular 20,000-square foot event centre perched on the top of a new building with a view of Toronto's skyline and Lake Ontario. As it is the only dedicated experiential learning site for event management in Canada, the event centre contributes to this being one of the country's most unique event management programs.

During your time in the Event Management program, you lead all aspects of Centennial College's event centre — from planning to execution — and work alongside a world class hospitality and culinary team. As such, you develop your skills while enjoying a one-of-a-kind experience.

Some people argue that the foundation of the hospitality industry is built on the concept of gatherings to share ideas, food and experiences. From a small but significant meeting, to a large and dynamic event, or even an international festival or conference, the event industry is truly one of the most diverse in the world. And with training from this program, you will be at the centre of it all.

Career Opportunities

Program Highlights
-With a 20,000-square feet dedicated event space, this is the only experiential learning operation of its kind in Canada that is exclusively for event management education.
-You learn from industry-selected faculty members who have years of experience.

Articulation Agreements
Qualified graduates may be eligible to participate in pathway programs with partnering institutions. These pathway programs allow students to receive degree credit for learning obtained at Centennial College. Our partner includes: Vancouver Island University, BC

Career Outlook
-Event Manager
-Festival Planner
-Conference Planner

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This course provides a specialist understanding of the relationship between urban design and planning by focusing on issues that are of international significance.

The course is fully accredited by the RTPI and will provide you with the core knowledge and competencies needed to become a chartered planner and specialise in urban design and international planning.

Informal enquiries, prior to applications, are welcomed. Please contact: Dr Phil Black (Programme Director) | Tel: +44(0)161 275 2815 | Email: [email protected]

Special features

An overseas field visit is an optional part of the programme if students choose to undertake the relevant optional course unit: International Planning (Field Visit). The cost of the visit is partly covered by the course fee but there is a student contribution towards the cost of the trip, depending on the venue. Recent fieldtrip locations have included Barcelona, Amsterdam, Belfast, Dublin and Toronto. Countries to be visited may change their immigration and visa regulations at short notice. The School of Environment, Education and Development cannot guarantee that where visas are required for the field course, they will be granted but will ensure that, in the unlikely event that a visa is refused, affected students are not academically disadvantaged. 

Teaching and learning

Part-time Study

Part-time students complete the full-time programme over 27 months. There are no evening or weekend course units available on the part-time programme, therefore if you are considering taking a programme on a part-time basis, you should discuss the requirements with the Programme Director and seek approval from your employer to have the relevant time off. Timetabling information is normally available from late August from the Programme Administrator and you will have the opportunity to discuss course unit choices during induction week with the Programme Director.

Coursework and assessment

Assessment methods are largely individual-based, but may also involve some elements of group work and submission. You are continually assessed via a range of methods including essays, portfolios, presentations, and topic papers. You will be required to submit a dissertation of approximately 15,000 words that can focus on crucial planning debates in an international context, urban design debates or a combination. Alternatively, students may submit a Design Study supported by a report of 10,000 words.

Additional fee information

All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of courses lasting more than a year for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for International students, for the course duration at the year of entry). For general fees information please visit: postgraduate fees . Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your qualification award and method of attendance.

Self-funded international applicants for this course will be required to pay a deposit of £1000 towards their tuition fees before a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) is issued. This deposit will only be refunded if immigration permission is refused. We will notify you about how and when to make this payment.

Facilities

The Arthur Lewis Building provides excellent resources including analytical laboratories, studio facilities, workshops, seminar rooms, an on-site cafe and dedicated computer clusters including GIS facilities.

Disability support

Practical support and advice for current students and applicants is available from the Disability Advisory and Support Service. Email: [email protected]

Career opportunities

This course has been specifically designed to equip you for professional practice in urban design and planning in a fast moving international market. Oportunities will arise in both the private and public sectors across global consultancies, development companies, government departments and agencies, and third sector organisations.

A number of professional practitioners are engaged in teaching on this course making for a theoretically informed, practice-orientated approach to teaching and learning. Our overseas fieldtrip provides an opportunity for you to gain knowledge and experience of urban design and planning in practice in an international setting.

Accrediting organisations

The course is fully accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute.

You will gain:

• A framework for knowledge in the fields of urban design and planning, enabling you to engage in professional and inter-professional debate on the nature, purpose and methods of successful urban design and planning projects from an international perspective.
• An understanding of the cutting edge theoretical and practice-related debates in urban design and planning from an international perspective.
• Analytical and practical skills needed to deepen your knowledge of urban design and planning to enable you to identify, investigate, and critique existing theoretical, methodological, and analytical approaches to urban design and planning in different international contexts.

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The MSc in Urban Planning: Developing and Transitional Regions is concerned with the theory and practice of urban planning in societies undergoing rapid economic, social, technological, environmental and spatial change.

The emphasis of the course is on institutional aspects of planning and management interventions in the urban sector and the scope of various policy instruments and planning modes to manage the emerging spatial patterns, impacts and processes of urban growth.

The MSc is RICS- and RTPI-accredited.

Why choose this course?

It is a fully accredited RTPI and RICS course which is viewed as the first choice for urban and development planning training by a range of employers throughout the world - especially governments, local authorities, development and planning consultancies.

Benefit from the success of our courses in delivering highly skilled professionals. Our graduates get employment in the private and public sector, international development institutions, NGOs, research institutions and consultancy. Engage with and benefit from teaching staff who are active in research and practice; drawn primarily from the Department of Planning but with some contributions from the wider university community. In REF 2014 69% of our research was rated as either world leading or internationally excellent.
Visiting speakers from business and industry, local government, and consultancies and research bodies provide a major contribution to the teaching programme.

Study in our newly redeveloped Headington campus, ultra modern spaces and facilities in Abercrombie building and John Henry Brookes building; access to top of the range studios, IT suites and computer programs, library and 24/7 online databases. As well as being one of the world's most famous centres for learning, Oxford is a city with a great urban heritage and is within easy reach of London and other urban centres. Its excellent transport links make it a convenient place to take up a day release part-time course.

Professional accreditation

The MSc Urban Planning: Developing and Transitional Regions is fully accredited by:
-The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
-The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). This means that on successful completion of the MSc, graduates can register for the Assessment of Professional Competence procedures of RICS and RTPI and work towards becoming full members.

This course in detail

The course is offered as a master's degree (MSc), a postgraduate diploma (PGDip) or a postgraduate certificate (PGCert).

The MSc course is based on the completion of the following compulsory modules, plus elective specialisations and a 15,000-word master's dissertation.

As courses are reviewed regularly, the module list you choose from may vary from that shown below.

Compulsory element (indicative modules):
-Development and Urbanisation
-Urban Land Policy and Urban Management
-Globalisation: Environment and Development
-Urban Policy in Practice: Programme and Project Implementation
-Research Methods

MSc students are offered choice and flexibility in terms of specialist elective modules, of which two must be chosen from the following indicative list:
-Armed Conflict and International Humanitarianism
-Principles of Environmental Assessment
-Environmental Management Systems
-Designing the City
-World of Refugees
-International Transport Planning
-Strategic Environmental Assessment
-GIS and Environmental Modeling
-Designing the Neighbourhood
-Global Institutions
-Delivering Sustainable Futures
-Destination and Event Development
-Statistical Research Using SPSS
-Independent Study.

Please note that not all electives may be available in any given year.

The PGDip course is based on the completion of the following compulsory modules as in the MSc programme:
-Development and Urbanisation
-Urban Land Policy and Urban Management
-Globalisation: Environment and Development
-Urban Policy in Practice: Programme and Project Implementation.

A similar choice of two elective modules from the same options as the MSc course is required.

The PGCert is based on the completion of the following compulsory modules as in the MSc course:
-Development and Urbanisation
-Urban Land Policy and Urban Management or Independent Study
-Globalisation: Environment and Development or Independent Study

Careers and professional development

Today our alumni can be found in senior positions in some of the largest international planning and environmental consultancies, in government agencies, in large NGOs and campaigning organisations across the globe.

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Gain the vital knowledge and practical skills to develop a career in international festivals and events in one of the world’s most famous festival cities.

Edinburgh is arguably the most famous festival city in the world. Visitors from all over the globe travel to this tourism-friendly capital city every year to experience its thriving cultural, seasonal and special events making it a great place to study event and festival management.

This higher degree will equip you with the knowledge you need to successfully coordinate and plan international festivals or events, including conferences and devise policies and strategies for the overall industry and contributes towards professional accreditation with the Institute of Hospitality.

See the website http://www.napier.ac.uk/en/Courses/MSc-International-Event-and-Festival-Management-Postgraduate-FullTime

What you'll learn

You’ll learn broad skills, such as formulating policy and planning for the future, as well as developing your abilities in research, time management and presentation methods.

You’ll also develop business and marketing skills that relate specifically to the management of large and small-scale events and festivals with an international focus.

Through lectures, guest speakers and case studies, you’ll develop an advanced understanding of the issues and concepts involved in the industry.

With our close connections within Edinburgh’s festival community, and the number of tourist ventures and operations in or near the city, you’ll have plenty of options for part-time work and employment after graduation.

Modules

• International Business Event Management
• Business Skills for Event Management
• International Festival and Event Management
• Experience Design and Management for Tourism, Hospitality and Events
• Two options
• Research Methods
• Dissertation

Study modules mentioned above are indicative only. Some changes may occur between now and the time that you study.

Careers

As a graduate in event and festival management from Edinburgh Napier University, you’ll be well placed to progress within the industry, whether your career aspirations are local or international.

Career opportunities may include:
• festival management
• event management
• conference management
• public sector organisations

How to apply

http://www.napier.ac.uk/study-with-us/postgraduate/how-to-apply

SAAS Funding

Nothing should get in the way of furthering your education. Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) awards funding for postgraduate courses, and could provide the help you need to continue your studies. Find out more: http://www.napier.ac.uk/study-with-us/postgraduate/fees-and-funding/saas-funded-courses

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The MSc Tourism and Event Management programme offered at Canterbury Christ Church University is established upon a firm foundation of research-led teaching, innovative and blended learning methods, expertise-driven insights, as well as a clear commitment to guiding and supporting student and employability development at the postgraduate level.

The MSc aims to provide you with the opportunity to gain both comprehensive conceptual knowledge and an indispensable practical understanding of the key subject areas identified in this programme.

It also provides a rounded study of the principles of management and is designed to have immediate relevance and application in the current market, whilst also providing potential for future progression in both study and career.

The programme has been carefully designed with the input of a variety of organisations from the tourism and events industry in both title and content.

Visit the website: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/courses/postgraduate/tourism-and-event-management.aspx

Course detail

The structure aims to be both simple and comprehensive. You will follow four core modules, which will provide an overall foundation for management in the relevant industries, clearly introducing basic concepts, working approaches and methodologies.

• The content of the programmes which comprises tourism and events has been designed in such a way that it underpins:
• The interdisciplinary of our approach to the study of tourism and event management
• A research informed up to date curriculum, embedded in the real world of tourism and events

We organise field trips and visiting speakers to put your learning into context. The mix of academic rigour and vocational relevance is designed to give you a long-lasting career advantage.

Suitability

The programme is designed for those who have an interest in the tourism sector generally and are also keen to focus on the growing field of event management. Events have become synonymous with tourism in recent years. They have become major destination attractors and contribute hugely to community pride and identity. Events range from conferences to arts festivals, to major sporting tournaments designed to regenerate post-industrial cities.

The programme is of particular relevance, though not exclusive, to recent graduates of event management, tourism management or related disciplines.

You can study MSc Tourism and Event Management Programme on a full­time (one year) or part­time (two year) basis at our Canterbury campus.

Content

The four core modules have been carefully written to prepare you for employment or study whilst being employed, and then fully prepare for the dissertation that completes the totality of the programme.

You will also select two optional modules which offer you the chance to study two bespoke areas of management. To prepare you for employment and/or career enhancement, employability skills and attributes are embedded into each module.

Events related tourism is growing at an incredible rate and this programme has been developed in consultation with leading professionals to meet the need for specialist managers who can apply their skills to this interlinked field.

The programme will also offer you a variety of workshops to help you prepare and/or enhance your career in the tourism and events management industries.

Core modules (140 credits)

• Research Methods in Social and Applied Sciences (20 credits)
• Event Design and Production (20 credits)
• International Tourism Policy and Planning (20 credits)
• Applied Management Contexts in Tourism and Events (20 credits)
• Dissertation (60 credits)

Optional modules

You must choose two from:
• Managing Resources (20 credits)
• Visitor Management (20 credits)
• Contemporary Marketing (20 credits)
• CSR and Ethics (20 credits)
• Creative Destinations (20 credits)

Format

You will work on industry related scenarios and realistic simulations to understand the practice of tourism and events in the context of management, and develop the problem-solving and decision-making skills you will need to succeed in this industry.

This programme utilises a wide range of cutting-edge teaching and learning methods, including:
• Interactive lectures
• Practical classes
• Workshops
• Virtual learning environments
• Seminars
• Problem based learning group work
• Tutorials with supervisors

Assessment

Assessment is by a range of written coursework including research essays, presentations and a dissertation. There are no exams.

What can I do next?

This MSc is designed to enhance and/or further your career prospects in the tourism and events management industry.

How to apply

For information on how to apply, please follow this link: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/how-to-apply/how-to-apply.aspx

Funding

-Masters Loans-

From 2016/17 government loans of up to £10,000 are available for postgraduate Masters study. The loans will be paid directly to students by the Student Loans Company and will be subject to both personal and course eligibility criteria.

For more information available here: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/funding-your-degree/funding-your-postgraduate-degree.aspx

-2017/18 Entry Financial Support-

Information on alternative funding sources is available here: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/funding-your-degree/2017-18-entry-financial-support.aspx

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Our MSc Planning course will provide you with the range of skills necessary for a career in urban or environmental planning. Accredited by the RTPI and RICS, it is aimed at graduates who intend to pursue a career in planning and development, either in the public or private sector.

The course will provide you with the core knowledge, competencies and skills necessary to become a chartered planning and development professional and member of both the RTPI and the RICS. Alongside the core requirements for a planning and development professional, we also offer you the opportunity for specialist study in urban regeneration, urban design, environmental planning, infrastructure, international urban development planning, or property valuation.

You will gain an understanding of the full range of professional skills relevant for practice, as well as the competencies appropriate to your chosen specialism.

Informal enquiries, prior to applications, are welcomed. Please contact: Dr Phil Bell (Programme Director) | Tel: +44(0)161 275 3627 | Email: [email protected] .

Special features

An overseas field visit is an optional part of the programme if students choose to undertake the relevant optional course unit: International Planning (Field Visit). The cost of the visit is partly covered by the course fee but there is a student contribution towards the cost of the trip, depending on the venue. Recent fieldtrip locations have included Barcelona, Amsterdam, Belfast, Dublin and Toronto.

Fieldcourses may be scheduled at any point during the twelve-month period of the degree programme and this may include time during University vacations. Successful applicants are expected to be available to attend. Countries to be visited may change their immigration and visa regulations at short notice. The School cannot guarantee that where visas are required for the field course, they will be granted. The School will ensure that, in the unlikely event that a visa is refused, affected students are not academically disadvantaged.

The programme also includes a module that introduces students to the excitement of working within a professional, 'real world' context on a 'live' consultancy project. Working with industrial partners, students will be asked to complete a piece of work on an area of planning, urban regeneration, or environmental management - depending on their chosen specialism - to a standard that is expected and demanded in the planning, environmental management or development professions. This core module is highly regarded by employers and students alike.

Teaching and learning

Part-time Study

Part-time students complete the full-time programme over 27 months.  There are no evening or weekend course units available on the part-time programme, therefore if you are considering taking a programme on a part-time basis, you should discuss the requirements with the Programme Director and seek approval from your employer to have the relevant time off. Timetabling information is normally available from late August from the Programme Administrator and you will have the opportunity to discuss course unit choices during induction week with the Programme Director.

Coursework and assessment

Taught elements of this course are assessed on a continuous basis by a variety of methods, including essays, seminar papers and project reports.

Facilities

The Arthur Lewis Building provides excellent resources including analytical laboratories, studio facilities, workshops, seminar rooms, an on-site cafe and dedicated computer clusters including GIS facilities.

Disability support

Practical support and advice for current students and applicants is available from the Disability Advisory and Support Service. Email: [email protected]

Career opportunities

The course prepares you for employment in professional practice in planning in the UK or overseas, and will provide you with the academic knowledge and professional skills for employment in the private (consultancy, development industry) and public (local authorities, development agencies) sectors.

Accrediting organisations

The course fulfils the criteria for full dual accreditation from both the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Accreditation from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is under the Planning and Development (P&D) specialism.

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The internationally focused MSc in Events Management is designed to prepare you for a career in the events industry. Despite economic volatility and political uncertainty, the events industry remains a significant contributor to global, national and regional economies and labour markets.

The size and dynamics of the events workforce and culturally diverse audiences means there is a continual requirement for sophisticated managers and analysts. As a key component of the service and experience economies, the event sector continues to require adaptable and highly skilled professionals who understand not only the processes of event planning and management, but a capability to manage in the challenging environments within which events are staged.

This programme provides students with the opportunity to develop their understanding of the dynamic socio-cultural, economic and political contexts within which events are conceived and executed. The syllabus is infused with important contemporary themes such as sustainability, the new marketing environment and the role of events in society. Moreover, aims to develop an understanding of and skills in the processes of event management, equipping graduates with high order managerial and intellectual skills.

Through a combination of theoretical and practice-oriented study, students have the chance to develop the knowledge and skill set required to conceive, promote and manage events successfully. There is an emphasis on strategic insight and a critical understanding of the operating environment.

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We teach the students the skills, work techniques, attitudes and behaviors necessary to become an “allroad” professional.

The Diploma in Food & Beverage and Restaurant Management is part of the  Master in Hospitality Management (English).

This course is a Master’s concentration, that let the student specialize in Food & Beverage and Restaurant Management.

Study plan

Diploma in F&B and Restaurant Management, 12 credits

Food & Beverage Cost Control, 3 credits

• The role of cost control
• Calculating real Food & Beverage costs
• Control analysis
• Corrective action and evaluation
• Revenue control
• Labour cost control

Food & Beverage Process Management, 3 credits

• Strategic management in Food & Beverage processes
• Measurement and control in Food & Beverage process management
• Innovation inproduct and service processes in F&B
• Quality implementation in Restaurant management

Event Planning and Management, 3 credits

• The basics of event blanning and management
• Event systems, operations and logistics
• Program design
• Cost and budget

Food & Beverage Sales Management, 3 credits

• Identifying prospective retailers
• Positioning your brand product
• Defining your target audience
• Identifying buyer's motives to purchase

Qualification

Completion of the module entitles students to the Specialized Diploma in Food & Beverage and Restaurant Managementby the University College of Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts Sant Pol de Mar.

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We teach the students the skills, work techniques, attitudes and behaviors necessary to become an “allroad” professional.

The Diploma in Hotel Management is part of the  Master in Hospitality Management (English).

This course is a Master’s concentration, that let the student specialize in Hotel Management.

Study plan

Diploma in Hotel Management, 12 credits

Food & Beverage Management, 3 credits

• Food & Beverage cost control
• Food & Beverage process management
• Event planning and management

Room Division Management, 3 credits

• Front office operations
• Front office management
• Maintenance management

Hotel Real Estate and Valuation, 3 credits

• Business valuation
• Real state valuation
• Contracts and agreements

Hotel Facilities and Design, 3 credits

• Management tools for hotel facilities
• The environment and sustainability
• Accommodation planning and design
• Food & Beverage planning and design

Qualification

Completion of the module entitles students to the Specialized Diploma in Hotel Management by the University College of Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts Sant Pol de Mar.

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