Business and Events Management (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)

In a Foundation year (Year zero) the content is designed to develop your academic skills. It also raises awareness of the relevance law, economics, accounting, plus business and management, will play in your future, professional lives.

You are encouraged to develop as reflective learners and will gain an understanding of the attributes that graduates of UWE Bristol attain, such as being self-reliant, enterprising, future-facing, collaborative and globally responsible citizens.

Much of the scheduled class time will be spent in rooms equipped for technology-supported work in groups.Teaching methods will be engaging as staff use the latest techniques and technologies to enhance the learning experience.

The four modules will have three hours of teaching each week (12 hours of scheduled class time in total). On four occasions during the year, the whole 12 hours will be spent team-working on a joint project. One of the weeks will result in an exhibition of assessed group posters, another will produce individual personal development plans.

Foundation year (Year zero)

You will study the following compulsory modules:

• Becoming a Professional
• Introduction to Organisations, Enterprise and Management
• Economics and Accounting for the Real World
• Introduction to Law in a Social, Business and Global Context.

You will study the Foundation year alongside students from other business and law courses and so you may transfer to another course in one of these areas at the end of a successful Foundation year. The normal expectation is that you must pass all Year zero modules before progressing to Year one. Students seeking transfer to BA(Hons) Business (Team Entrepreneurship) would be required to pass an interview process. Transfer to BSc(Hons) Economics (as distinct from BA(Hons) Economics) would require an A level in Mathematics.

Year one

In the first year of the course, you will be introduced to events and key business functions, and develop the intellectual and practical skills associated with making the transition from studying at school or college to studying at university.

You will study the following compulsory modules:

• Introduction to Management
• Economics for Events and Marketing
• Understanding Business and Financial Information (Marketing, Events and Tourism)
• Understanding the Principles of Marketing (Marketing, Events and Tourism)
• Business Decision Making for Marketing and Events
• Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
• Events in Society
• Understanding Organisations and People (Marketing, Events and Tourism).

Year two

In the second year of the course you will be exposed to more specialist knowledge within the fields of events (planning and management) and business studies, and develop higher order academic and professional skills through engaging in research enquiry and professional practice modules.

You will study the following compulsory modules:

• Managing People
• Management Skills (Marketing and Events)
• Research Methods for Events and Marketing
• Planning and Managing Events
• Introductory Research Project (Marketing and Events)
• The Business of Events
• Financial Aspects for Marketing, Events and Tourism.

In addition, you will study one of the following optional modules:

• Good Business, Bad Business and Sustainability
• Integrated Marketing Communications
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business.

All students are encouraged to spend their third year on placement and the curriculum in the second year provides support for the process of securing a business and events related placement.

Final Year

In your final year you will complete a major enquiry or work-based project, testing your ability to independently produce a substantial piece of research work. You'll also specialise in modules and elements within modules in accordance with your interests and career aspirations, with a particular emphasis on learning through reflection and managing complexity and change. Additionally, you will acquire knowledge and vital experience of staging and evaluating a live event.

You will study one of the following major final year projects:

• Critical Business Enquiry Project
• Enterprise Project
• Work-based Enquiry Project
• Applied Business Project
• Business Project.

In addition, you will study the following compulsory modules:

• Professional Practice of Events
• Contemporary Issues in Events
• Staging and Evaluating Events
• Strategic Management (Marketing, Events and Tourism).

In addition, you will study two optional modules from the list below OR one if a Study Year Abroad (SYA) or Placement Year has been completed:

• Marketing Services
• Organisational Leadership
• Project Management
• Entrepreneurship: Ideas and Practices
• Work-Integrated Learning Project.

The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved, we will inform you.

As a student on this course, you'll get the opportunity to study thought-provoking and topical modules led by well-connected and research active staff, take part in field trips and site visits designed to reinforce what you've learnt in class and, if you wish, undertake a year-long placement in industry or a study year abroad.

Our teaching and learning approaches are student-focused, with the emphasis on helping you to pro-actively find things out for yourself. You'll be expected to apply theory to practice, so that you can appreciate the relevance, applications and limitations of the concepts you have learnt. The placement or study year abroad can assist with this; there are also other personal development opportunities, for example becoming a Student Ambassador or a PAL (Peer Assisted Learning) Leader, or volunteering.

For more details see our full glossary of learning and teaching terms.

Independent learning is a key aim. Lectures, seminars and workshops, and tutorials account for 12 hours class contact per week (some of which may be facilitated in an online environment). You are expected to spend at least as much time again undertaking essential reading, preparing for classes, reviewing lecture content, completing written work and revising for end-of-module examinations.

You will be assessed through a combination of coursework and examination, designed to test not only what you know but also your ability to evidence graduate attributes that employers are looking for.

Coursework comes in many different forms, including essays and reports, business plans and applied research projects, portfolios and weekly diaries, group and individual presentations, and posters. You will also be required to reflect and comment on your own learning and personal development.

For more details see our full glossary of assessment terms.