Event Management

BA Hons Event Management
Mode: full-time

You can structure your course to gear it towards particular sections of the industry in which you are most interested.

The department has excellent links with employers in the industry and you will have opportunities to combine classroom-based activities with work experience.

The third stage offers the opportunity to specialise in a range of areas and to focus on strategic management of event management-related businesses.

Areas of study include:

• The Business of Events
• Hospitality and Event Operations
• Tourist Marketing and Behaviour
• Visitor Attractions Management
• Sport Tourism Management
• Project Management
• International Olympic Studies
• Issues in Event Management

Why choose this course?

• Concentrates on the events industry as well as the growing societal role of events
• Combines the area of tourism events with sporting events
• Underpinned by the work of world-class researchers based at the University
• Rated 21st in the UK for our Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation, Sport and Tourism courses courses - 2008 Independent 'Good University Guide'
• Leads to a career in event management or related fields
• Excellent links with industry
• Opportunity to combine classroom-based activities with work experience

Career Opportunities

Our graduates have progressed into successful careers as conference organisers, outdoor activities organisers, and as managers of nightclubs, music venues, theatres, hotels, restaurants and bars. Excellent
career opportunities exist for graduates, both in commercial companies and within public sector organisations.

Assessment

Course work, exams, individual and group-based written assignments (reports/essays/portfolios), and group presentations.