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Marketing Management for Events, Hospitality and Tourism (Taught)

Course details
  • 4 Study options
  • Postgraduate
Course location
University College Birmingham

Course summary

Do you want to work in hospitality, tourism or events? Are you fascinated by the power of marketing? Our Marketing Management for Events, Hospitality and Tourism postgraduate course combines developing your marketing skills with exploring how to apply them to these dynamic industries, giving you specialised expertise for a variety of roles ranging from hotel and business centre management to events companies and marketing positions with major firms.

This marketing course focuses on developing effective marketing management competencies with a range of modules designed to reflect the contemporary environment. You will interact and engage with leading marketing practitioners and academics as well as having access to a wide range of specific marketing resources.

Delivered through flexible learning, our course is hands-on and will arm you with a wealth of practical skills and experience while you study. As well as working on live projects and engaging with industry experts, you will be able to develop a wide variety of valuable media skills for the sector studying in our state-of-the-art Digital Creative Studio on campus.

WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?

  • Practical application – ‘Learn by doing’ through live project work and developing your own business start-up idea, as well as building practical skills in our Digital Creative Studio

  • Expert tuition – Interact and engage with business experts who will mentor you to ensure you develop the skills and knowledge to succeed

  • Flexible learning – Blended delivery provides flexibility for you to weave your study around work commitments

  • Award-winning university – Study at the highest-ranking university in the region according to student choice (Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023)

Entry requirements

Masters Entry Requirements

  • A good UK honours degree (minimum 2:2), or international equivalent, in any/relevant subject.
  • We will also consider your application if you have significant, relevant experience (3-5 years) with degree-equivalent professional qualification.
  • English Language - IELTS Score of 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in each component

Postgraduate Diploma Entry requirements

  • A minimum of a third –class honours degree
  • An equivalent overseas degree from a recognised institution
  • We will also consider an equivalent professional qualification
  • English Language - IELTS Score of 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in each component

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
Cambridge English AdvancedLevel B2MA/MSc/PGDip - Minimum 170 with no less than 160 in any skill
IELTS (Academic)6MA/MSc/PGDip - Overall score of 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in each component
Institution's Own TestB2MA/MSc/PGDip - Overall score of B2 with no less than B2- in in each component

To apply for all undergraduate degrees, if your first language is not English, you will need to sit an approved test in English.https://www.ucb.ac.uk/our-courses/international/english-language-requirements/english-language-requirements-table.aspx

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

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* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

UK Students
English students studying a full master's degree are eligible for a postgraduate loan from Student Finance. Apply here - https://www.gov.uk/funding-for-postgraduate-study
Please note, if you are planning to study the MA/MSc (but will be exempt one or more modules) or if you are planning on studying the Postgraduate Diploma, these courses will not be eligible for a postgraduate loan.

EU and International:
A £500 discount is applied if the fees are paid in full at enrolment.
For more information please visit https://www.ucb.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/international-tuition-fees/

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