Tourism, hospitality and events management

Undergraduate degrees

Start your journey into the vibrant world of tourism, hospitality and events management with our specialised degree programs. You'll study within the luxurious settings of a four-star hotel - Wivenhoe Park Hotel, and gain the expertise to orchestrate seamless guest experiences, mastering the art of planning and executing memorable events.

Courses available

Whether you're looking to accelerate your studies and graduate within 2 years, take a more traditional route or top up your professional skills, we have the degree for you.

Accelerate Undergraduate degrees

Our accelerated degrees provide students the opportunity to gain a BA qualification in just 2 years. By condensing the 3 year programme, you are able to join the workforce sooner, or even study a BA and masters in just 3 years.

Undergraduate and Top-Up degrees

The unique design of the degrees with the Edge Hotel School mean you will graduate with years of work experience, connections with leaders all across the hospitality, events and tourism industries and a continued support network from the school and the university as you enter the working world. All of our 3 year undergraduate degrees also offer the opportunity to take a year abroad.

If you already have a related level 5 qualification and are looking to specialise in the hospitality and events industry, or would like to level up your professional career, we offer 9 month top up courses that cover the final academic year of the relevant degrees; you will then graduate with a full BA degree.

Foundation courses

Our Foundation courses cover the first 2 years of our BA degrees. You will have the same opportunities as those on the BA courses including the work placements at Wivenhoe House Hotel. After completing the FdA courses you will have the opportunity, subject to satisfactory performance, to continue with your studies and finish with a BA degree.

Career prospects

At the Edge Hotel School, operate an ‘industry engaged learning’ model. From the beginning of your degree, you will be working various rotations within Wivenhoe House Hotel, giving you experience in various sections of the hotel and events management that will boost your employability options after graduating. Not only are you able to work in a real hotel and on genuine events, serving real customers and facing real challenges, but our courses have also been designed to offer you as much exposure to the industry and its current practices as possible.

With our annual EHS careers fair with representatives from across the UK, the Annual Student’s Conference with a networking event in London in the evening, visiting guest lecturers and field trips to relevant companies. Find out more about careers and employability from the Edge Hotel School.

Masters degrees in Hospitality and Events Management

It takes more than knowledge to succeed – it takes experience, strategy and understanding. Edge Hotel School is the first hotel school of its kind in the UK, with learning and student experience bolstered by the use of its own fully-commercial 4* country house hotel, Wivenhoe House. Our Masters programme, led by Edge Hotel School and delivered in collaboration with Essex Business School, gives its students a deeper understanding and experience of the international hospitality industry alongside the strategies of successful management.

In a sector that is growing in cultural and geographical diversity, this Masters will equip you with the essential skills to manage teams across cultures, build international business strategies and understand the ever-advancing requirements needed to succeed in a management career anywhere in the world.