Events Management BA (Hons)

Year 1 (Core)
Introduction to Tourism and Events
Management Skills (Enhancing your Career and Personal Success)
Resourcing Events and Tourism Organisations (Human Resources and Accounting and Finance)
Entrepreneurial Marketing
Year 2 (Core)
Professional Development (Enterprise, Entrepreneurialism and Citizenship)
Tourism and Events Service Operations Management
Fundraising for Events Management
Legislation and Human Resources in the Events Context
New Media Marketing in Tourism and Events
Year 2 (Options)
Professional Choice – choose from a range of business-related module areas such as:
Marketing
Accounting and Finance
Human Resource Management
Enterprise
Optional placement year in industry at the end of year 2.
Year 3 (Core)
Events Planning and Strategy
Events Management Project
Contemporary Issues in Tourism and Events
Managing Events Communications
Year 3 (Options)
Professional Choice – choose from a range of business-related module areas such as:
Marketing
Accounting and Finance
Human Resource Management
Enterprise
Work Experience

The world of events management is a diverse one. During this course we’ll give you a deep understanding of the industry and the skills needed to pursue a variety of careers within it.
Different people learn in different ways. To help everyone get the most out of their studies, we teach students through a blend of:
Lectures
Guest speakers
Tutorials
Workshops
Seminars
Virtual Learning Environment
In your first year, you’ll learn explore the various types of events and how they relate to tourism and gain an understanding of accounting and finance for events. You’ll also focus on entrepreneurial marketing and how to manage employees in events. You’ll then move on to learn about the planning and strategy of events before carrying out your own event management project.
You’ll be given opportunities to go on work placements. This gives you the chance to put your new skills into action and can help you fine-tune your future career choice.
With the guidance of our teaching team, we’ll also help you develop the soft, but crucial skills needed in this industry, such as how to communicate effectively with colleagues and customers, time management and decision-making.