MSc International Events Management
University of Surrey
Key Information
Campus location
Guildford, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 19,800 / per year *
Application deadline
01 Jul 2024
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* for Overseas students; for UK students: £10,800
Introduction
Why Choose This Course
Events entertain, inform, and inspire people across the world. Joining our International Events Management MSc puts you in a position to understand how they are designed, planned, produced, and tailored to global audiences. Events play a significant role in the development of countries and cities, and this course will also help to develop a strategic understanding of the political, economic, and social impacts of events around the globe.
Alongside our international reputation and impressive global connections, studying with us will mean you’ll learn from tutors with experience spanning business events, festivals, experiential marketing and brand activation, sports and non-profit events, and from talks by top industry experts.
You won’t need to have an events background at an undergraduate level to study our International Events Management MSc. With continuous positive student feedback, our School of Hospitality and Tourism Management is one of the best in the world. We are ranked 1st in the UK and 2nd globally in the Shanghai Ranking&rsquo's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023 for hospitality and tourism management.
What You Will Study
International events are an exciting, dynamic, and ever-changing sector of the global economy, which demands creative problem-solvers. Our course and facilities provide an engaging environment in which you can develop and understand the challenges faced by event professionals.
The course covers valuable management skills such as business analytics, services marketing, and strategic planning, and also includes modules that are designed to help you graduate with specialist events management skills and knowledge.
You will have the opportunity to take part in challenging industry-relevant assessments that will teach you how to design and evaluate different types of events. Importantly, you will produce your own live event as part of a small management team, helping you to develop vital practical skills for your career as an event professional.
In the classroom and beyond, the course team is committed to enhancing your learning in a range of contexts. This also includes opportunities, through field trips and opportunities that we promote to you, to work on a range of live events. Chances like these offer you a valuable opportunity to gain important experience and develop your event industry networks.
Admissions
Curriculum
Academic Year Structure
The academic year is divided into two semesters of 15 weeks each. Each semester consists of a period of teaching, revision/directed learning, and assessment.
Modules
Modules listed are indicative, reflecting the information available at the time of publication. Please note that modules may be subject to teaching availability, student demand, and/or class size caps.
The University operates a credit framework for all taught programs based on a 15-credit tariff. Modules can be either 15, 30, 45, 75, and 120 credits, and additionally for some masters dissertations, 90 credits.
The structure of our programs follows clear educational aims that are tailored to each program. These are all outlined in the program specifications which include further details such as the learning outcomes:
Year 1
Full-time
- Event Design and Production
- Research Methods
- Services Marketing for Events, Tourism and Hospitality
- Understanding the Events Industry
- Accounting & Finance for Business
- Business and Cultural Event Strategies
- Business Plan for Hospitality, Tourism and Events
- Dissertation
- Ethics and CSR
- Event Portfolio and Destination Marketing
- Post-graduate Live Event Project
- Strategic Human Resource Management
Timetable
Course timetables are normally available one month before the start of the semester.
New students will receive their personalized timetable in Welcome Week, and in subsequent semesters, two weeks prior to the start of the semester.
Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week (Monday – Friday). Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities. Part-time classes are normally scheduled on one or two days per week, details of which can be obtained from the Academic Hive.
Career Opportunities
We offer career information, advice, and guidance to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University. Our graduates have lifetime access to Surrey Pathfinder, our online portal for appointment and event bookings, jobs, placements, and interactive development tools.
We aim to prepare you for a successful career at the heart of one of the world's most exciting industries. The events sector is a very broad and resilient one, and our graduates are highly employable across a wide range of organizations.
95 percent of our School of Hospitality & Tourism Management postgraduate students go on to employment or further study (Graduate Outcomes survey 2023, HESA).
Some of our graduates have gone on to start their careers in the following roles:
- Conference Services and Facilities Manager
- Project Manager at an event agency
- Senior Executive (in destination management services).
Program Tuition Fee
English Language Requirements
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