MA Hospitality, Tourism & Events Management
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Introduction
We are one of the top universities in the UK for the study of tourism and hospitality, ranked 8th for student experience and 11th overall, according to the Sunday Times, and 10th in terms of career within 6 months of graduation, in the Guardian League Table. We are also amongst the Top 100 universities in the world in the scientific field of Hospitality & Tourism Management, according to ARWU list (ShangÂhai Ranking). According to the Guardian University Guide 2021, the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is ranked in the top 3 universities in the United Kingdom in the field of Hospitality & Tourism.
The MA Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management offers the opportunity to study core modules whilst enabling further academic preference towards either the tourism or hospitality and event management sector. There is a strong focus upon employability within the service sector industries throughout the course and the management abilities required to work and succeed in this demanding and dynamic industry.
From the successful completion of studying principles and practice in tourism, hospitality and events and personal management development, the student progresses onto a specific period of internship within the industry. Appropriate work experience upon which reflective practice may be gathered in any four different, yet complementary forms of independent student learning exists, each reliant upon the individual’s specific knowledge, personal interest and independent/professional career goal. The four forms of industrial practice are: a period of work placement within industry, the opportunity to mentor/shadow key personnel, contribution to a specific consultancy initiative or involvement within an active project management scheme. Our industry links provide scope for organisations to sponsor diligent scholars wishing to undertake this programme.
UCLan Cyprus’s BA (Hons) Hospitality and Tourism Management and MA Hospitality, Tourism& Events Management programmes have received accreditation from the Institute of Hospitality, the professional body for managers and aspiring managers in the hospitality, leisure, and tourism industry.
Career Opportunities
Acquired knowledge covers a range of topics that allows candidates to advance their management and business careers in a diverse range of sectors including, but not exclusive to, sustainability, event planning, tourism and hospitality. Employability is also embedded in this programme, which contains several features that support working lives; an emphasis on continuous learning and personal development, reflective practice, teamwork, client skills, and contact with business through applied projects and cases.
Hotel Manager
Overseeing daily operations, guest services, and staff management in hotels or resorts.
Event Planner
Organizing and managing conferences, weddings, and corporate events
Tourism Development Manager
Promoting tourism destinations and enhancing local tourism experiences.
Corporate Hospitality Manager
Managing corporate events, business travel, and client relations for companies.
Course Benefits
Accreditation by the Institute of Hospitality
The programme is accredited by the Institute of Hospitality, the UK’s professional body overseeing developments, instituting policies and sharing best practices in hospitality, is a testament of the academic quality and market relevance of the programme’s curriculum & reinforces the School’s mission to deliver top quality hospitality, tourism and events management British Higher Education on the Island.
International Career Opportunities
Taught with a global perspective, a global perspective, preparing graduates for careers in international hospitality, tourism, and event management, with strong links to the Mediterranean and global markets.
Hands-On Experience & Internships
Students have the opportunities for internships, partnerships with local businesses, and real-world projects that enhance practical skills and improve employability.
Networking with Industry Professionals
The university's strong ties with global hospitality leaders and tourism organizations allow students to build valuable professional connections and access exclusive networking events.
Advanced Leadership & Management Skills
Students develop advanced strategic management skills tailored to the hospitality, tourism, and events sectors, preparing them for senior leadership roles in these industries.
Cultural Competence & Global Insight
With a diverse student body and a focus on international tourism, UCLan Cyprus helps students gain cultural awareness and adaptability, essential for working in global and multicultural environments.
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Programme Modules
Compulsory
Module Code:
TL4015 (L7)
Credit Value:
20 UK CREDITS / 10 ECTS
Module Aims:
- To provide the students with a critical understanding of international hospitality and the concepts, applications and challenges relating to contemporary practices in hospitality.
Module Code:
TL4029 (L7)
Credit Value:
20 UK CREDITS / 10 ECTS
Module Aims:
- To consolidate personal competencies in a wide range of areas associated with management activity and practice.To encourage the maintenance of a life-long commitment to continuing professional development (CPD) and career development in the tourism, hospitality and events (TH&E) industries.To provide a range of development opportunities to indicate the content and approach taken in management development workshops and sessions aligned to the TH&E industries.
Module Code:
TL4030 (L7)
Credit Value:
20 UK CREDITS / 10 ECTS
Module Aims:
- This module aims to allow students to determine and evaluate the current trends and contemporary debates and developments in international tourism, hospitality and event management and their implications for people, places, organisations and effective international business. The module applies the concepts and principles of service sector management within a diverse global arena. It further examines a range of practices from an international perspective to develop a broad understanding to the cultural complexity and challenge of working within the service industry.
Module Code:
TL4033 (L7)
Credit Value:
20 UK CREDITS / 10 ECTS
Module Aims:
- The aim of this module is to introduce and critically appraise the conceptual roots, evolution, principles and practice of sustainability and sustainable development. In so doing, it provides a theoretical and practical framework for exploring the relationship between tourism, development and sustainability and the means of managing and developing tourism within a sustainability context. Thus, it enables students to critically appraise the concept of sustainable development through the specific context of tourism.
Module Code:
TL4185 (L7)
Credit Value:
60 UK CREDITS / 30 ECTS
Module Aims:
- To develop your intellectual ability with respect to critical analysis and conceptual thinking by undertaking an in-depth investigation into an area of interest relevant to your programme of study,
- To provide you with the opportunity to apply and develop knowledge and critical understanding, research skills and competencies within the context of an identified area of interest, and
- To enable you to take control of your own intellectual development, with the aid of supervisors, through the process of research, analysis and presentation.
Module Code:
AC4420 (L7)
Credit Value:
20 UK CREDITS / 10 ECTS
Module Aims:
- The module aims to enable the students to master the principles and techniques within the financial and management accounting fields and to develop students’ financial problem-solving skills in respect of both financial and management accounting issues, and to develop the ability to critically appraise accounting solutions to real world problems. Emphasis will be on developing cognitive skills via the critical analysis, interpretation and evaluation of information produced from the accounting process.
Optional
Module Code:
MD4099 (L7)
Credit Value:
20 UK CREDITS / 10 ECTS
Module Aims:
- This module aims to examine both the strategic and operational decisions that managers must make in order to engage in global activities. By engaging with the theoretical literature and examining international business in action, students will assess the links between globalisation and competitiveness, both at corporate and national levels. As a result, students will be able to evaluate the impacts of globalisation and internationalisation. Detailed research into case-studies will also be conducted as a means of explaining the real-time situations they experience.
Module Code:
MK4050 (L7)
Credit Value:
20 UK CREDITS / 10 ECTS
Module Aims:
- To enable postgraduate students to critically evaluate developments in contemporary marketing in relation to principles underpinning the marketing discipline, whilst relating these to the wider commercial context.
Module Code:
TL4019 (L7)
Credit Value:
20 UK CREDITS / 10 ECTS
Module Aims:
- The module aims to provide students with a fast track introduction to the subject of tourism and explore major issues and practice in the context of the rapid growth and changing nature of international tourism as a global activity. The module will focus on a number of key themes and critically examine the response of tourism managers to contemporary and future global challenges.
Module Code:
TL4031 (L7)
Credit Value:
20 UK CREDITS / 10 ECTS
Module Aims:
- The purpose of this module is to allow the student an opportunity to critically evaluate key socio-cultural underpinnings of festivals and special events. The aim is for students to synergise broader conceptual notions of festivals with the successful commercial management of event products.
Module Code:
TL4036 (L7)
Credit Value:
20 UK CREDITS / 10 ECTS
Module Aims:
- This module aims to provide students with a critical understanding of the range of key event management issues required to professionally plan and manage a special event.
Module Code:
TL4038 (L7)
Credit Value:
60 UK CREDITS / 30 ECTS
Module Aims:
- The module aims to facilitate a range of postgraduate and managerial skills to be demonstrated and assessed within a specific vocational work-based environment. Appropriate experience and practice may be gathered in several different, yet complimentary forms all dependent upon each student’s knowledge, personal interest and individual career goals. Examples of differing forms of industrial practice might include a period of internship within industry, the opportunity to mentor/shadow key personnel, contribute to consultancy initiatives or be involved within active project management scheme. Universal module aims include;1.To assimilate knowledge of work and exposure to a diversity of experiences in a work environment, with its diverse mix of social and cultural implications, together with its associated disciplines, responsibilities, and ethics.2.To correlate techniques of reflective learning with work internship in order to illustrate experience and skills appropriate to tourism, hospitality and events and its associated environments.3.To ascertain a deeper awareness of the relationships that exist between theory and practice within management to form a perspective from which personal and professional benefit can be gained.In practice, the postgraduate module offers the opportunity to gain valuable experience at an industrial level. This vocational experience contributes directly to the overall academic postgraduate course. Such internships are valued highly by many employers, as they show a student’s ability and aptitude to use skills and experience in a professional environment.For example, the three month internship will form a precursor to the empirical element of the student’s thesis. Postgraduate students undertake a project-based internship that will form the basis of a Masters degree dissertation and should contain a substantial element of analysis, which is then completed within approximately three months following the internship period.
Learning Outcomes
A1. Gain an extensive range of knowledge and problem solving approaches towards the subject of tourism, hospitality and events and be able to evaluate contemporary issues in tourism, hospitality and events and related areas.
A2. Critically assess the importance of theory and practice for effective tourism, hospitality and event management in a global business environment.
B1. Be able to exercise judgement as to the appropriateness and potential value of concepts, models, paradigms and ideologies to the understanding and management of organisations in the area of tourism, hospitality and events management and related sectors.
B2. Appraise a range of strategies for the determination, implementation and control of management policies, structures and plans at a strategic level in tourism, hospitality and events and be able to offer and apply rationally-constructed ideas and solutions.
C1. Critically evaluate the theoretical aspects of tourism, hospitality and event management and develop a critical appreciation of the varying vocational contexts in which management and service sector policy decisions are made within the tourism, hospitality and events industries.
D1. Appraise personal and career development needs through self reflection, action planning and implementation. Appreciate the importance of management development.
Entry Requirements
The minimum entry requirements for this programme are:
Requirement 1
Bachelor's degree, with at least Lower Second Class grade or equivalent.
Requirement 2
Proof of English Language knowledge to a score of at least IELTS 6.5, or other equivalent according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Academic Faculty
Dr Aspasia Simillidou
Assistant Professor in Tourism and Emotional Leadershipand Course Leader MSc Human Resources Management
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Dr Konstantinos I. Kakoudakis
Lecturer in Tourism Management/Consumer MarketingCourse Leader of BA (Hons) Hospitality and Tourism Management
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Dr Fanos Tekelas
Assistant Professor in Innovation and EntrepreneurshipCourse Leader of BA (Hons) Business Administration / Director of CEDAR
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Dr Katerina Antoniou
Assistant Professor in Tourism and International RelationsCourse Leader BA (Hons) Hospitality and Tourism Management
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Dr. Iordanis Katemliadis
Lecturer in Destination Marketing and TourismCourse Leader MA Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management
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Dr Christos Anagnostopoulos
Visiting Assistant Professor in Management (with specialization in sports) & Director of UNESCO ChairLEARN MORE
How To Apply?
Step by Step Application Process.
Complete the UCLan Cyprus application FORM.
Provide copies of:
– School Leaving Certificate & Marksheet
– Bachelor’s Degree & Transcript
– English Language Qualification (see Entry Requirements)
– CV & Personal Statement
– 2 Reference Letters
– ID/Passport
Payment of €50 application fee (non-refundable) for the Admissions Department to officially evaluate your application and if successful to receive your Offer for a Place to Study at UCLan Cyprus.
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The British University of Cyprus equipped me with the essential skills and knowledge that significantly enhanced my career prospects. From my first visit on Open Day, I was impressed by the modern facilities, especially the well-equipped library. My first day as a student was an incredible experience—welcoming, supportive, and inspiring. The academic staff were not only knowledgeable but also genuinely approachable and eager to help. Studying here was truly a rewarding journey.
Filippos Ioannou
BA (Hons) Accounting & FinanceSchool of Business & Management
I have completed my studies at UCLan Cyprus and gained the BA (Hons) English Language & Literature degree. I have my own tutorial center for some years now for english language courses, which goes very well so far. As i was working while studying the professors at UCLan Cyprus were aware and have supported me through my studies, we had a very good communication with all the lecturers something that cannot be provided at other universities with very big groups. My dream has always been to teach to children and teenagers, and UCLan Cyprus has helped me reach my goals.
Christina Mina
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Studying at UCLan Cyprus has been an amazing experience, offering me countless opportunities, continuous academic support, and a welcoming environment that fosters both personal and professional growth.
Vasileiana Andreou
BA (Hons) Accounting and FinanceSchool of Business & Management
As a fourth-year student at UCLAN Cyprus, I can confidently say that my experience here has been incredibly positive. From the very beginning, I felt a strong sense of community among the staff and fellow students. The supportive environment has allowed me to thrive both academically and personally.
The courses have been engaging and relevant, with professors who are not only experts in their fields but also genuinely invested in our success. I’ve developed essential skills and knowledge that I know will be invaluable as I step into my future career as a marketeer. I’m truly grateful that I am a part of UCLan Cyprus, and I believe that my time here is setting a solid foundation for my professional journey ahead.
Zain Nader Adnan Alarmouti
BA (Hons) Advertising and Marketing CommunicationsSchool of Business & Management
I am so pleased that I chose UCLan Cyprus as a place to do my studies. I study Hospitality and Tourism Management and I really enjoy it. It is a modern environment with friendly staff. You can find and meet so many enthusiastic students from all around the world with different nationalities, which is perfect to interact and learn so many things from each other. Other than that, Cyprus is a beautiful island and I really love being here.
Morteza Mehdi Zadeh
BA (Hons) Hospitality & Tourism ManagementSchool of Business & Management
I do really enjoy studying at UCLan Cyprus as it gives me an amazing opportunity to improve my English. Moreover, I have a chance to meet people from all around the world.
Alesia Sidorkevich
BA (Hons) Business AdministrationSchool of Business & Management
I have had a great experience here at UCLan Cyprus!
Jinta Zeng
BA Business AdminstrationSchool of Business & Management
At UCLan Cyprus I have made new friendships!
Wei Lun Wen
BA (Hons) Business AdministrationSchool of Business & Management
Cyprus was the ideal choice for my studies, as it offers Hospitality and Tourism Management and provides first-hand experience in a sector vital to its economy. UCLan Cyprus has a diverse student community, allowing collaboration with people from various backgrounds. What I love most is the warm and hospitable atmosphere, where student-tutor interaction is personal, ensuring individualized support throughout the academic year.
Alessia Poncia
BA (Hons) Hospitality & Tourism ManagementSchool of Business & Management
We are living in a demanding world with increased uncertainty. To overcome these obstacles it is only wise to invest in knowledge. Therefore choosing to study at a British University within my own country was the best lifetime investment.
Eva Karayianni
MBA Master in Business AdministrationSchool of Business & Management
My choice of university was driven by my belief that British universities are among the best in the world. UCLan Cyprus, with its 150-year tradition, gave me the opportunity to receive UK education right here in Cyprus.
George Kyriakou
BA (Hons) Business AdministrationSchool of Business & Management
Choosing UCLan Cyprus as a university to study was a great opportunity for me. The format of British education was quite attractive; especially on an island with such beautiful weather and the perspective to work in the Tourism and Hospitality industry. The environment of a higher education establishment is determined by the people and I realize now that UCLan Cyprus is a great example. I feel very confident with my tutors and peers; I see how thoughtful the staff is. As a course representative, I was very surprised to see how the university follows the British standards and I’m proud of it. I will be very glad to see new comers in our UCLan Cyprus!
Sofya Kurepina
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