Overview

Tourism and Events Management at The University of the West Indies research in a wide cross section of areas related to tourism and hospitality. These areas include sustainable tourism development, postcolonial discourses on tourism, sport tourism, pro-poor tourism, second homes development, medical/health tourism and foreign direct investment in tourism.

Key features

What Will I Study?

The event management cycle

How to manage a range of events within the hospitality and tourism industry to a globally accepted standard of quality

The challenges facing the tourism and hospitality industry

ow to create winning integrated marketing communications plans

Keys to reducing risk and increasing resilience in the management of events, accommodations and tourist sites

How to develop the tourism industry while protecting the environment, people and culture

Careers

Events and Catering Manager

Sports Events Manager

Destination Manager

Tourism Marketing Manager

Sales and Marketing Manager

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Tourism Destination Management

Sustainable Tourism Development

Strategic Marketing for Tourism and Hospitality

Sports and Event Management

Events Operations Management

Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-31 00:00:00

More details

Expressions of interest are accepted throughout the year.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

82

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IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bridgetown, Barbados
Bridgetown, Barbados

Disciplines

Event Management Tourism & Leisure View 5 other Masters in Tourism & Leisure in Barbados

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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82

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a university or college acceptable to the University of the West Indies, with at least Second Class Honours.

Students are expected to have a good grounding in a business subject such as tourism, management, marketing, finance, or economics.

Students with 'Pass' degrees will be considered on the following conditions: they are currently working in a tourism, business or management related field, and; they are successful at an interview conducted by the entrance committee within the Department.

Two letters of recommendation

Application Processing Fee (BDS $30 for applicants from contributing countries OR US $30 for applicants from a non-contributing countries)

Birth Certificate (certified or notarized copy)

Curriculum Vitae (2 copies)

Two (2) Referee reports (PDF)

Professional Certificates/Diplomas

Marriage Certificate (where applicable) (certified or notarised copy)

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

20000 BBD / year

≈ 20000 BBD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

20000 BBD / year

≈ 20000 BBD / year

Living costs

Bridgetown

Barbados

1960 - 2590 BBD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Bridgetown

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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