Why choose Herts?

• Industry accreditations: The University is a member of the Tourism Management Institute (TMI), the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), and the Association for Event Management Education (AEME)pl.
• Employment?prospects: Graduates?work?as?hotel customer relations managers,?travel?agents, and?airline staff?for organisations including?Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts,?Expedia Group,?and?TUI.
• Real world experience: Gain real world experience  by taking on a 30-week minimum work placement.

 

About the course

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.