Course Overview
Professionally accredited by the Institute of Hospitality, the BA Events Management programmes at are designed to equip graduates with the essential skills and knowledge required to enter a wide range of positions within this exciting and dynamic industry. We offer vocationally orientated programmes, with practical hands on experience and a rigorous management underpinning. From the first year of the course you will be involved in the design and delivery of your own event projects, with additional live event projects in the second year also. We have excellent industry links for placements and guest speakers and place employability at the heart of our programmes.
Course Content
Degree:
The Events Management programmes are comprised of a number of core management and events specific modules, with a range of options to enable students to tailor the courses to their specific interests and career ambitions:
Year One:
All compulsory modules:
Year One:
All compulsory modules:
- Venue Management and Operations
- Fundamentals of Events Management
- Event Planning and Production
- Management Theory and Practice
- Finance for Managers
- Personal Development Planning
- Business Applications
Year Two:
Compulsory modules:
- Event Project Management
- Major Incident and Crisis Management
- Event Safety and Licensing
- Marketing for Tourism, Hospitality and Events
- Human Resource Management for Tourism, Hospitality and Events
- Research Skills
- Work Experience
Optional modules:
- Certification module
- Financial Planning for Business
- Developing a Business
- Field Study 2
- Event Production Management
- Social Events and Party Planning
- Large Scale and Event Catering
- Visitor Attractions Management
- Sociology of Tourism, Hospitality and Events
Year Three:
Compulsory modules:
- Legal Issues for Events
- Strategic Management for Tourism, Hospitality and Events
- Employability and Career Development
- Dissertation or Enterprise Project OR
- Independent Study
Choose at least one of the following:
- Festivals and Cultural Events
- Conferences, Exhibitions and Corporate Events
- Fundraising and charity Events
- Global Sporting Events
Optional modules:
- Branding and Advertising
- Field study 3
- Employee Resourcing
- Corporate Finance
- Tourism Ethics
- Public and Media Relations for THE
- Industrial Work Experience
Please note due to the vocational and industry orientated nature of this programme certain modules may be withdrawn and others introduced at any time to maintain vocational currency.
