MBA in Tourism and Event Management
Course Overview
The MBA in Tourism and Event Management is a UK Level 7 research-informed senior-practice qualification running one year full-time or two years part-time, with online and distance routes available. Sitting inside the LSCAHM Executive and Integrated Hospitality Studies department, the programme is aligned with Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT), Association of Event Organisers (AEO), Meeting Professionals International (MPI) UK, Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and UKHospitality themes used across UK tourism boards and event operators.
By graduation you can direct tourism and events portfolios at group level, run integrated commercial-and-operations reviews, and close with a substantial dissertation, capstone or sponsor consulting project for a UK tourism board or event operator.
Key Features
- Curriculum aligned with ITT, AEO, MPI UK, CMI and UKHospitality themes.
- Dissertation, capstone or sponsor consulting project supervised by senior directors.
- Integrated tourism-and-events strategy modules.
- Live sponsor briefs from London tourism boards, event operators and venue groups.
- Small tutor-visible cohorts across on-campus, online and distance modes.
- Alumni network across senior tourism and events leadership functions.
What You Will Learn
- Direct integrated tourism and events portfolios at group or destination level.
- Interpret visitor-economy, event-impact and yield frameworks.
- Design commercial-and-operations strategy across venues, destinations and operators.
- Manage stakeholder complexity across public, private and community layers.
- Apply CMI-aligned leadership frameworks at MBA level.
- Lead cultural, sustainability and technology change across tourism and events.
- Apply Level 7 research methods to a dissertation or capstone.
- Present strategic recommendations to a senior board.
Who This Course Is For
- Bachelor's graduates progressing to an MBA-level award.
- Working tourism and event managers stepping up to director-level roles.
- Consultants entering the tourism-and-events advisory market.
- Portfolio-route applicants with 5+ years of senior tourism or event experience.
- International applicants seeking a UK-recognised integrated MBA.
Career Pathways
- Tourism Programme Director
- Event Portfolio Director
- Group Operations Manager (Tourism & Events)
- Destination Marketing Director
- Venue Group Manager
- Tourism Board Programme Manager
- Innovation Manager (Tourism & Events)
- Hospitality Sustainability Lead
The LSCAHM careers service supports MBA candidates with sponsor introductions, dissertation partnerships and an annual industry-careers day featuring senior tourism and event functions.
Entry Requirements
- A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent international qualification in a relevant discipline.
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
- Applicants without a Bachelor's degree but with 5+ years of senior professional experience in tourism or events are considered on portfolio.
- One academic and one professional reference.
- A 500-word research proposal or professional practice statement outlining your MBA focus.
Why Study at LSCAHM
LSCAHM teaches tourism and events as one integrated discipline, which is exactly how the visitor economy actually behaves. MBA candidates study alongside senior hospitality and culinary peers, so their strategy stress-tests across every part of the guest journey.
Central London places ITT, AEO, MPI UK, tourism boards and event operators within a short tube ride of every classroom.
Apply for MBA in Tourism and Event Management
Applications for the MBA in Tourism and Event Management are reviewed on a rolling basis with named admissions support. Enrol on an LSCAHM Master's programme where dissertation, capstone or sponsor projects are supervised by practising chefs, hoteliers, event directors and industry executives. Enrol Now.
