Program Overview

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International Hospitality, Events and Tourism Management

MSc

Overview

Imagine a career where 2 days are never the same. Where you’ll meet new people, travel to new places and maybe even learn new languages. On our International Hospitality, Events and Tourism Management MSc, you’ll do exactly that.

If you want to work in hospitality, events or tourism, but aren't sure which area, this course is for you. It doesn’t matter if you don't have experience – we’ll teach you everything you need to know to stand out.

Helping you secure the job you want is really important to us. You’ll get hands-on experience through live projects and field trips, and help finding a one year paid placement. Past placement organisations include Marriott and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).

Thanks to our unique Bacchus Mentoring programme, you’ll receive support from a senior professional working in the hospitality, tourism or events industry who can help you navigate your career path. We’ll also introduce you to other professionals, employers, and alumni. All of this will help you grow your network and build connections.

Why Oxford Brookes University?

• Industry placement
• Unrivalled support
• City of opportunity
• Explore your options
• Freedom to shape study

Course details

Course structure

We prepare you for a variety of roles in the hospitality, tourism, and events industries.

You’ll look at the global visitor economy, examining how these 3 areas depend on each other to survive. Following this, we’ll look at the role of digital marketing and consumer experience. You’ll think about how to use different platforms and get to know the impact of review sites.

What makes this course stand out is the range of optional modules. You might decide to plan and deliver a sustainable event. Maybe you’ll design a new visitor attraction for a dark tourism destination. Or perhaps you’ll learn more about revenue management.

For your final project, you’ll either complete a dissertation or carry out a client project. This will put your research skills to the test and give you the opportunity to apply your expertise to a challenge facing the industry.

Learning and teaching

We use a range of teaching methods including:

• multicultural group work
• case studies
• workshops
• seminars
• lectures
• events
• one-to-one tutorials.

Your learning experience will be innovative, student-centred and interactive.

Alumni and senior industry professionals contribute to the programme through guest lectures. You will also have the opportunity to be mentored by an industry leader.

Assessment

You will be assessed on individual coursework and your dissertation. As well as an examination for the responsible financial management module.

Field Trips

The International Business in Practice Study Trip module allows you to experience ideas and practices of global business. During the trip you will have direct interaction with management executives and practices. You will:

• attend presentations from local management executives and experts
• go on site visits to major corporations and agencies.

This study trip is voluntary and you will need to fund all costs associated with the trip. It is not linked to university assessments in any way.

We also run a study trip to Chengdu, China. If you choose the study trip (which runs in July), we will give you all the details by March so that you can make your decisions ahead of the trip in July.

If you successfully complete this non-credit bearing module, it will be recorded on your transcript as P58335 International Business in Practice: Study Trip.

Throughout the course you can choose to go on field trips to events such as:

• the world travel market
• destinations and attractions
• hotels
• museums
• the corporate office of a leading international hotel company.

Field trips may carry an additional cost.

Start this course in January or September

You can start this course in January if a September start doesn't suit you or is not currently offered for this course.

If you start in January you will study a range of modules between January and May. During the summer months of June, July and August you will study further modules and begin work on your dissertation. Between September and December you will complete your final modules and focus on your dissertation.

Study modules

Taught modules

• Global Visitor Economy
• Digital Marketing and Consumer Experience
• Responsible Financial Management
• Research Methods in Hospitality, Events and Tourism Management
• Mentoring and Leadership Development

Optional modules

• Dark Tourism
• Global Events and Society
• Planning and Delivering the Sustainable Event
• Revenue Management

Core optional modules

• Global Event Operations
• Hospitality Operations Management

Work Placement (sandwich mode)

• Enterprise Work Placement

Final project - choose one of:

• Research Project

Research

96% of the research conducted by The Oxford School of Hospitality Management is internationally recognised. Our aim is to conduct research that advances academics' understanding of hospitality management.

Careers

Tourism is one of the world’s largest industries, so you’ll never be short of opportunities when you graduate. Your degree could take you anywhere in the world.

Our graduates secure a range of rewarding roles including:

• operations manager
• visitor experience manager
• hotel manager
• events manager
• food and beverage manager.

Want to expand your expertise? Completing a PhD with us is a great option if you’re eager to join the academic community or teach the next generation of industry professionals.

Entry requirements

• Normally a minimum of a second-class honours degree or equivalent in any subject.
• Entry will be subject to one satisfactory reference (academic).
• Please note that although useful, prior work experience in the hospitality and tourism industry is not a requirement for this course.

English language requirements

• minimum 6.0 (with a minimum of 6.0 in reading and writing and 5.5 in listening and speaking)
• if you have completed your undergraduate degree in the UK (at least one full year of study) you will automatically meet our English language requirements

Tuition fees

2025 / 26

• Home (UK) full time: £11,600
• Home (UK) part time: £5,800
• Home (UK) sandwich (placement): £2,200
• International full time: £17,750
• International sandwich (placement): £2,200

2026 / 27

• Home (UK) full time: £11,750
• Home (UK) part time: £5,875
• Home (UK) sandwich (placement): £2,300
• International full time: £18,250
• International sandwich (placement): £2,300

Additional costs

Please be aware that some courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees. Specific additional costs for this course are detailed below.

We offer an International Business in Practice Study Trip module. This study trip is voluntary and all costs associated with the trip will need to be funded by you.

The International Study Trip modules allow you to experience ideas and practices of global business. During the trip you will have direct interaction with management executives and practices. You will attend presentations from local management executives and experts and go on site visits to major corporations and agencies. These study trips are voluntary and you will need to fund most of the costs associated with the trip. We have run study trips to Boston, Chengdu, Kuala Lumpur and Budapest.

As an example of costs, the fees in 2020 varied between £350 - £1500 and included: accommodation for seven nights, insurance, company visits and group transportation for all activities. This fee did not include international airfare, visa application fee (if relevant), dinners and activities during your free time.