MSc International Event and Festival Management

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. You’ll also 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. This is a full-time course split up into three trimesters. You can choose to start in either January or September. You’ll learn by a variety of teaching methods including lectures, tutorials and independent study. With our close connections within Edinburgh’s festival community, and the number of tourist ventures and operations in or near the city, you’ll have plenty of options for part-time work and employment after graduation. Subjects include International Business Event Management Business Skills for Event Management International Festival and Event Management Experience Design and Management Two options Research Methods Dissertation Study modules mentioned above are indicative only. Some changes may occur between now and the time that you study. You can view a list of all current modules in our module catalogue.