International Events, Leisure and Tourism Management - MSc

at London Metropolitan University

Modular structure

The modules listed below are for the academic year 2022/23 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.

Year 1 modules include:
 

• Financial Decision Making for Events, Leisure and Tourism (core, 20 credits)
• Fundraising and PR for Events, Leisure and Tourism (core, 20 credits)
• Marketing Management for Events, Leisure and Tourism (core, 20 credits)
• Project and Quality Management for Events, Leisure and Tourism (core, 20 credits)
• Business Consultancy Project-portfolio assessment (alternative core, 60 credits)
• Dissertation (alternative core, 60 credits)
• Professional Development and Work Placement (alternative core, 60 credits)
• E Commerce Strategy for Aviation (option, 20 credits)
• Fundamentals of CSR and Sustainability (option, 20 credits)
• Leading and Developing People (option, 20 credits)
• Operations and Technology Management (option, 20 credits)

You will be required to have:
 

• an honours degree with minimum lower second (2.2) in related academic of business-related subjects or two or more years of professional or industry-relevant experience (proven track record, employers’ letter, professional qualifications etc)
• a minimum of GCSE grade C/grade 4 or above in English and Maths, or Functional Skills Level 2 (pass)
• two letters of reference about your suitability to undertake academic studies at master’s level

A full online application will need to be submitted, which includes a detailed supporting statement on why you want to study the course. You should also submit an up-to-date CV and copies of award certificates.

Advanced entry is possible if you hold a Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) from a business and management discipline, awarded no more than five years prior to the application date. Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) for individual modules, (from a business and management discipline), up to 40 credits (with the exception of Research Methodology and Dissertation modules) may also be possible if you’ve achieved those no more than five years prior to the application date. Such applications are also subject to the University’s academic regulations and processes.

Submitting your application will not be a guarantee of admission, and the final admissions decision rests with the course leader.

*If you have a non-related or non-standard academic background will be interviewed face-to-face, or if that is not possible, via video conference technology (interviews via telephone will not be accepted).

UK/Home Fees

Cost
£9,300 per year

Overseas Fees

Cost
£16,500 per year

Please note, in addition to the tuition fee there may be additional costs for things like equipment, materials, printing, textbooks, trips or professional body fees.

Additionally, there may be other activities that are not formally part of your course and not required to complete your course, but which you may find helpful (for example, optional field trips). The costs of these are additional to your tuition fee and the fees set out above and will be notified when the activity is being arranged.

Our International Events, Leisure and Tourism Management MSc offers opportunities to pursue career routes in events, leisure, tourism and the broader creative industries sector, both in the UK and internationally.

On graduation, you should be equipped for executive, management and leadership related positions in the creative industries sector in UK and internationally. Our course is designed for both those already working in the industry (as a career booster) or those seeking to enter the industry or the wider sectors.

For current and aspiring managers, leaders and executives, the course will offer an opportunity to enhance and improve your academic skills and develop industry-specific knowledge.

Potential career routes, destinations and jobs for graduates include:
 

• events management and executives
• leisure executives and managers
• tourism executives and managers
• hotel managers and executives
• conference executives and managers
• entrepreneurships routes