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MSc International Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management with Extended Professional Practice

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    MSc 2 years full-time

Masters Degree Description

MSc International Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management with Extended Professional Practice has been designed to provide you with the enhanced skills and knowledge which are necessary to support key decision-making within the international tourism, hospitality, and event industries. The programme is underpinned by a strong theoretical base across several contexts relevant to tourism, hospitality and event management in contemporary international environments.​ A distinctive feature of this program is that it offers you opportunities to interact with current industry practitioners and therefore enables a hands-on approach. 

The programme requires you to complete a minimum of 30 weeks of full-time work placement. This is a very valuable experience which allows you to familiarise yourself with the day-to-day activities of Tourism, Hospitality and Event businesses, and to use your initiative in dealing with issues of the work environment. 

Why choose this course?

Our Postgraduate studies are sector-leading amongst over 100 Higher Education Institutions in the UK as evidenced by our extraordinary achievement: 

  • 1st out of 85 universities for business and management in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES, Advance HE, 2023). 
  • 1st for Skills Development, 2nd for Support, Resources, Community and Assessment (Advance HE, 2023) 
  • The course offers comprehensive knowledge of the Tourism, Hospitality and Event industries.  
  • It is delivered by a very successful and internationally renowned team of experts, both in terms of their managerial experience and academic knowledge.   
  • It offers a balance of practical input and academic knowledge to support graduates' future careers within these industries.  
  • It provides opportunities to interact with current industry practitioners. 
  • It presents flexibility to study full-time, and part-time and it offers the possibility to undertake a work placement.  
  • Excellent academic and personal support and guidance from our very experienced Careers and Placements Service. 

Entry Requirements

An honours degree (at least 2:2 or above) in aerospace or aerospace systems engineering. Other disciplines may be considered. International qualifications will be considered on the basis of their equivalence to UK qualifications, typically guided by a resource such as the National Academic Recognition Information centre (NARIC). Candidates will be required to demonstrate a suitable level of proficiency in written and spoken English. An IELTS score of 6.0 (or equivalent) would typically be required from candidates whose first language is not English. Candidates who do not satisfy these requirements will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

The University of Hertfordshire offer a range of tuition fee discounts and non-repayable scholarships to support our postgraduate students, visit website to find out more.

Student Destinations

Graduates will be prepared to follow a career in events planning, hospitality, and tourism management as well as marketing, often working for event management organisations, large travel companies, hospitality businesses and airlines. Graduates will be equipped for this type of job thanks to the analytical skills and required industry and managerial knowledge that they will have acquired through their studies with us. These will support in decision-making, essential when working as managers of the tourism, hospitality, and event industries. 

Module Details

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