MSc in Event Management
Course Overview
The MSc in Event Management at LSCAHM is a UK Level 7 postgraduate programme running one year full-time or two years part-time on-campus, online or by distance learning. Where the MA emphasises creative and cultural strategy, this MSc leans into the quantitative and operational discipline of event management — data, measurement, safety, technology and financial modelling — for commercial exhibitions, conferences, sport, festivals and hybrid formats. Alignment references AEO, MPI UK & Ireland and Institute of Hospitality guidance.
By graduation, students have delivered a supervised dissertation grounded in original event data, informed by working conference, exhibition and festival directors active across the UK.
Key Features
- Curriculum aligned with AEO, MPI UK & Ireland and Institute of Hospitality
- Quantitative modules on delegate analytics, sponsorship ROI and CRM
- Advanced safety and crowd-management modules
- Live briefs with UK exhibition and conference operators
- Named dissertation supervisor drawn from working event directors
- Access to a UK event-industry alumni network
What You Will Learn
- Model event P&L, sponsorship deals and delegate acquisition funnels
- Use CRM, ticketing and event-tech platforms at senior level
- Apply UK safety, licensing and crowd-management frameworks
- Design hybrid, virtual and in-person delivery mixes
- Set measurement frameworks for ROI, brand and attendee experience
- Interpret event data to inform strategy and pricing
- Manage suppliers, venues and sponsor commitments contractually
- Deliver a research dissertation on measurable event outcomes
Who This Course Is For
- Event producers moving into director-track roles
- Marketing and CRM leads specialising in live experience
- Venue and agency professionals targeting senior leadership
- Career changers with data or project-management backgrounds
Career Pathways
- Event Manager progressing to Event Director
- Sponsorship Manager (senior)
- Destination Marketing Manager (event portfolio)
- Conference Producer
- Exhibition Director
- Hospitality Brand Manager (event portfolios)
- Sustainable Tourism Consultant (events)
The LSCAHM careers service connects MSc students with UK event agencies, conference producers and venue operators through annual industry-careers days.
Entry Requirements
- A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent international qualification in a business, marketing, hospitality or related discipline.
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers, or equivalent.
- Applicants without a Bachelor's degree but with five or more years of senior professional experience in event delivery are considered on portfolio.
- One academic and one professional reference.
- A 500-word research proposal or professional practice statement.
Why Study at LSCAHM
LSCAHM is a specialist division of Harold International College of London teaching in small, tutor-visible cohorts across culinary arts, hospitality management, tourism, events and food business. Central London places major conference centres, exhibition halls and event agencies within a short tube ride of every classroom.
Three parallel study modes and an annual careers day let working event professionals complete the MSc without leaving the roles that inform their dissertation research.
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