Title: International Event and Festival Management Award: MSc Study Mode: Full-Time Duration: 1 Years

Why choose this course?

Edinburgh is arguably the most famous festival city in the world. Travellers flock to this tourism-friendly city to experience its thriving cultural, seasonal and special events. Where better to study festival and event management? With our close connections within Edinburgh's festival community, and the number of tourist ventures and operations in and near the city, you'll have plenty of options for part-time work and employment after graduation. This advanced degree will equip you with the knowledge you need to successfully co-ordinate and plan international festivals or events, including conferences, or devise policies and strategies for the overall industry.

Skills
In this course, you'll develop business and marketing skills that relate specifically to the management of large and small scale events and festivals with an international focus. Through lectures, guest speakers and case studies, you'll develop an advanced understanding of the issues and concepts involved in the industry. You'll learn broad skills, such as formulating policy and planning for the future, as well as developing your abilities in research, time management and presentation methods.

Career Prospects
As Edinburgh's top university for <a href='http://www.napier.ac.uk/prospectivestudents/undergraduate/Pages/Graduateemployability.aspx' target='_blank'>Graduate Employability</a> (HESA 2010) and one of the top in the UK for Graduate Prospects (The Independent and The Times University Guides for 2009), we can offer you a valuable head-start in your chosen career. As a graduate in festival and event management from Edinburgh, you'll be extremely popular within the industry, whether your career aspirations are local or international. You'll find yourself in demand for a variety of senior management roles in various sectors and organisations, including: festival management event management conference management public sector organisations.

What can Edinburgh Napier offer?

We offer tuition that is supported by highly experienced teaching staff and strong industry links. We combine theory and practice to create a course that offers the specific skills that are sought after by employers. Industry leaders are often engaged to present guest lectures, and visits to relevant businesses are also offered. The course is supported by: an online working environment, giving you instant access to lecture notes, coursework, exams and reading lists 24 hour access to the 500-seat Jack Kilby computer centre, where you will have use of relevant software packages, plus unrestricted email and web access access to our fully-networked library, offering an extensive collection of materials and required course texts specialist staff who are on hand to offer support in learning, language development or personal issues our Library Information Service, which can provide a number of useful aids that will help develop study skills a personal development tutor. This course is based at Craiglockhart Campus, located in a leafy hillside setting just west of vibrant Morningside. It offers advanced resources for business, law and language-based studies, including two large lecture theatres, cyber caf, language labs and computing facilities, in an environment that combines beautiful listed buildings and cutting-edge contemporary design.

What's involved
The course is studied full-time over three trimesters. You will learn by a variety of teaching methods including lectures, tutorials, and through independent study. Trimester 1 International Conference Management, Business Skills for Event Managers, Tourism Marketing, Research Methods. Trimester 2 International Festival and Event Management, Research Methods, Industry Project, Option Trimester 3 Dissertation On successful completion of this course, you are eligible to apply for the Associate (AIH) Grade of membership at the Institute of Hospitality, and following an assessment, you may also meet the requirements for the Member (MIH) Grade.

Professional accreditation

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Entrance requirements
You'll need a recognised honours degree at 2.2 or above, or equivalent for entry into this course. Alternatively, you may be considered if you have equivalent experience. To check the equivalence of your qualification or experience, contact us using the enquiries button. International students normally require an IELTS score of 6.0, or equivalent.

Link to Course 'International Event and Festival Management' on Edinburgh Napier University's web site