Master degree in Events Management with paid internships

On Campus version
This 1 academic year intensive training program is designed to produce professionals in the field of Event Management. This program is  likely to be a particular benefit to students studying courses in hospitality, tourism, project management and related subjects where an appreciation of event management, planning, strategy and project organization is required. Those studying Event Management emerge with business and project management skills of the highest order, ready to face any business challenges. Event management is a professional field of practice that requires sophisticated skills in strategic planning and analysis, risk assessment, marketing, budgeting, cash flow planning, event proposal development and many other topics. The field of Event Management is a business subject with a strong project focus. The skills and knowledge gained in the study of Events Management can be used in a wide range of contexts and can cover such interesting areas as business, sports and the arts. The tourism impact of events is increasingly attracting the interest of governments seeking to maximize domestic and international tourism revenues. All these are working together to develop Event Management as a professional field and contribute  Event Management being one of the most exciting environments to work in.

The main course teaching language is English. The study plan includes an intensive foreign language study module to choose from Spanish for foreigners, French or Russian. After the theoretic modules are completed or simultaneously with it, all students have to complete an internship period in one of the companies of the sector in Spain or abroad.

This training has been specially devised to teach you all the information and skills you need to become a successful events manager. Instruction is in the form of lectures, learning objectives, videoconference classes, case studies and questions of consideration, key ideas, activities and individual assignments. Examination is in the form of written exams and individual and group assignments and workshop exercises.
All foreign students have to do a Spanish language preparation module to take one of the official state exams of Spanish for Foreigners, DELE or SIELE Global, of the correspondent level A1, A2, B1, B2 or C1. HTL International School is an accredited SIELE examination center of the Instituto Cervantes.

Master in EVENT MANAGEMENT STUDY PLAN: 72 ECTS

Module I: Strategic & Operational Management

• Event industry knowledge, event concept, event feasibility, events venues and sites
• Event legal compliance, business and client relationship, marketing strategies
• Sponsorship, budgets
• Business risk and events bids
• Project management, promotion and public relations, event staging
• Human Resources Management, people performance
• On-site services, safety and security, crowd procedures
• Event protocol, event catering
• Environmental Management, event impacts and trends

Module II. Information Technologies in Events Marketing

• Social media for Events promotion
• Effective crowdsourcing
• Events venue design software
• Meeting registration software
• Events promotion tools
• Virtual meetings/events

Module III. Market research

• Introduction to Market research
• Writing for Marketing
• Customer relationship Management
• Affiliate Marketing
• Video Marketing
• Social Media Channels
• Social Media Strategy
• Email Marketing
• Mobile Marketing
• Data analysis and Conversion optimisation

Module IV. Foreign Language Intensive Course (Spanish, French or Russian)

• Official DELE/SIELE exam of Spanish for Foreigners preparation module
• General French or Russian Language test according the initial entrance level

Module V. Spanish/French/Russian Language for the Tourism Sector Module

Module VI. Final Project
·         Project design
·         Research tools
·         Personal reflection
·         Appropriate questionnaire designs
·         Conducting academic research, literature search and review
·         Developing a research question, hypothesis and methodology
·         Managing a research project

Module VII: Internship

Exams
Interdisciplinary Exam
Official Exam of Spanish Language for Foreigners DELE or SIELE
French/Russian language exam

To enrol in the Master Degree, it is necessary:
1. to fill the online application form below
2. submit the requested documents:
– passport copy
– last studies transcript
– CV
– English level certificate, if any. If  you don’t have any proof of your English level, you have to fill the online placement test to be completed online before the online application is done. The direct link is on Admissions page.

Fees

Enrolment fee: 200 euros
Tuition fee: 4.000 euros
or 2 installment payments of
2.250 euros (only for non-visa students)

After the theoretical part of the courses is finished, all students are invited to do an internship. We recommend to join our internship for a minimum of 3 months. HTL International School has signed a huge variety of educational agreements with different hotel chains, companies and travel operators nationally, mainland and islands.  According to Spanish law, it is possible to do a part time (20 h/week) or full time (40 h/week) internship during the study period or after the theoretical part is finished. Normally, the companies provide some grant, its quantity depends on the company policy regarding the interns.  Some of the internship positions are published directly on our Internships&Jobs Portal. In case you have a company interested in you as an intern in Spain or abroad, please contact us to sign the internship agreement with your company.