MSc Events Management

Award:MSc Duration:1 Year School:Lincoln Business School Campus:Lincoln Basic Entry Requirements:Degree and/or professional experience UCAS Code:

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Introduction

Excellent links with industry and an international focus make this programme ideal for students looking to develop their career in the events industry. The continued growth and globalisation of the events industry means that companies and events organisations are continually searching for individuals with the knowledge, skills and reflective capabilities required in managing events.

The MSc Events Management degree offers graduates a vibrant, multi-cultural environment in which to study. There is an international focus to all events-related modules of study and we promote a number of opportunities for links with event-based enterprises. Themes such as sustainability run throughout the programme, which is strongly based in cutting-edge research and management activity undertaken by academics, visiting academics and industry managers, as well as best practice as identified in current literature.

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Aims

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The MSc aims to provide students with an opportunity at an advanced level to develop expertise and skills relevant to the exercising of senior management functions in the events sector.

Content

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Level One (Postgraduate Certificate) 60 credit points

Sustainability of Tourism and Events
Events Management
Arts, Performance and Society
Managing Tourism and Events Enterprises.

Level Two (Postgraduate Diploma) 60 credit points

Politics, Policy and Event Evaluation
The Visitor Experience at Cultural and Heritage Attractions
The New Marketing Environment
Events-based Consultancy Project.

Level Three (Masters) 60 credit points

Research Design and Dissertation.

Teaching & Assessment

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Our permanent team of eight, six of whom have PhDs, are possessors of extensive teaching experience in the leisure-based industries, complemented by practitioner experience. We are rated in the top five out of forty universities for student satisfaction in the leisure and tourism subject area.

We have young colleagues with expertise in sport and event management in the community and commercial sectors, in the sustainable management of events, and in international mobility.

We have senior colleagues who have enjoyed management experience in the organisation of conventions, the management of arts and entertainment venues, and the travel industries. Members of our team present papers at international conferences, undertake research, and publish widely.

We use assessment as a tool to develop intellect, and to simulate the individual, practical and team-working skills required in the workplace. These skills include those of written and oral presentation, numeracy, and the use of software as for presentation and analysis.

Some of the assessed work will be undertaken for events organisations with which the team has links. The third-term dissertation is the opportunity to pursue an individual project with a personal supervisor from the staff team.

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Access to some 45,000 academic journals and several dozen subscription databases is available to desktop via our electronic library. Our physical library is housed in an impressively-converted historic railway warehouse, which is also equipped with state-of-the art pc terminals and study facilities.

Our Faculty Building, the Library and the Students' Union are located within seconds' walk from one another. Our site is a few minutes' walk from Lincoln railway station.

Links With Industry

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Our postgraduate students have come from a number of countries, including Germany, France, Finland and China, as well as the United Kingdom. We find that the sharing of knowledge and perspectives from these different backgrounds adds to the student experience.

We normally organise day-out excursions to particular destinations and/or organisations during the academic year. You will also be welcome to attend student and staff seminars organised within the Business School.

Careers

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The continued internationalisation and growth of the events industry is being accompanied by a growing professionalisation of the workforce with an increased demand for educated executives. These, and other developments in the sector, continue to fuel the demand for internationally relevant postgraduate education.