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International Hospitality, Events and Tourism Management
MSc
Key facts
Start dates
January 2021 / September 2021 / January 2022 / September 2022
Location
Course length
Full time: 1 year or 2 years in sandwich mode which includes one year's full-time paid supervised work experience (a work placement).
Part time: Part-time: MSc: 24 months for UK and EU students (teaching normally structured to provide one day or two half days each week in the semester)
Department
Overview
With our MSc Hospitality, Events and Tourism Management, you’ll gain an introduction to key concepts including:
- psychology of consumer behaviour
- how to create a marketing plan
- hospitality operations
- strategic financial management.
You don’t need to have studied hospitality, events or tourism management and prior work experience is not required.
Our unique Bacchus Mentoring Programme gives you one-to-one support from a senior professional. They will help to develop your professional skills and advise you on your future career. You will also have opportunities to interact with professionals, employers and alumni. This means you can develop your networking skills and gain useful, global contacts for the future.
If you apply for the sandwich mode, you will undertake a one-year, paid work placement, after completing the taught part of the course. You will be fully supported in finding a placement and supervised throughout.
How to apply
Entry requirements
Specific entry requirements
Normally a minimum of a second-class honours degree or equivalent in any subject. Entry will be subject to two satisfactory references (one of these must be an academic reference). Please note that although useful, prior work experience in the hospitality and tourism industry is not a requirement for this course.
Please also see the University's general entry requirements.
English language requirements
If English is not your first language you will need to satisfy the university's 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
Please also see the University's standard English language requirements.
English requirements for visas
If you need a student visa to enter the UK you will need to meet the UK Visas and Immigration minimum language requirements as well as the University's requirements. Find out more about English language requirements.
Pathways courses for international and EU students
We offer a range of courses to help you meet the entry requirements for your postgraduate course and also familiarise you with university life in the UK.
Take a Pre-Master's course to develop your subject knowledge, study skills and academic language level in preparation for your master's course.
If you need to improve your English language, we offer pre-sessional English language courses to help you meet the English language requirements of your chosen master’s course.
Terms and Conditions of Enrolment
When you accept our offer, you agree to the Terms and Conditions of Enrolment. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.
Application process
Tuition fees
Please see the fees note
Questions about fees?
Contact Student Finance on:
Tuition fees
2020 / 21
Home/EU full time
£8,500
Home/EU part time
£4,250
Home/EU sandwich (placement)
£2,550
International full time
£15,400
International sandwich (placement)
£4,600
2021 / 22
Home (UK) full time
£10,000
Home (UK) part time
£5,000
Home (UK) sandwich (placement)
£2,000
International / EU full time
£15,900
International / EU sandwich (placement)
£2,000
The full-time fees quoted are for the taught Year 1. Fees will be charged for the placement year in Year 2 and are available on request from finance-fees@brookes.ac.uk. For approximate fee levels of the placement year see the placement fee above.
Financial support and scholarships
Global Scholarships for January Starts
To support our students starting in January and help them get prepared early, we are offering a £2,000 scholarship to students who accept their places by 6 November 2020.
To find out more, please go to our Global Scholarships page
For general sources of financial support, see our Fees and funding pages.
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, if any, 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 destination varies from year to year, so it is not possible to give a precise cost. As an example, the fee for the Boston USA field trip in July 2019 was £1580 and included: accommodation for 7 nights in the Boston area, insurance, company visits (e.g. Facebook, Dunkin Brands, Trip Advisor, Microsoft, Bank of America), group transportation for all activities and some of the meals. This fee did not include international airfare, visa application fee (if relevant), dinners and activities during your free time.
Learning and assessment
You will study compulsory modules which enable you to develop a deeper understanding of the complexity of international hospitality, events and tourism management.
You will learn from recognised experts in their fields - those who write the books that support your learning. You will also engage with industry experts through our range of events and international visiting speaker programme.
Our students and staff come from all over the world. This gives you a multicultural learning and social environment in Oxford, one of the world's great student cities. And it prepares you for working in a culturally diverse industry.
Study modules
Please note: As our courses are reviewed regularly as part of our quality assurance framework, the modules you can choose from may vary from that shown here. The structure of the course may also mean some modules are not available to you.
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.
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 carry an additional cost. Please see the Additional costs section of this page for details.
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.
Our Staff
Rachel Wang
Rachel is a member of the Global Conference on Hospitality, Tourism, Events and Leisure Management and teaches numerous modules while supervising Postgraduate student dissertations.
Read more about RachelRebecca Hawkins
Rebecca is a researcher and consultant in Hospitality, focusing on developing strategies for sustainable tourism and has been involved in the practical implementation of sustainability projects.
Read more about RebeccaProgramme Changes: On rare occasions we may need to make changes to our course programmes after they have been published on the website.
For more information, please visit our Changes to programmes page.