FdA Business Management with Event Management - Part time
Foundation degree
In Hereford and Hatfield
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Foundation degree
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2 Years
This course is available to UK/EU students only.
Please note that this course is suspended at North Herts College, Hertford Regional College, West Herts College and withdrawn at Oaklands College.
This two-year programme is designed to give you the skills, knowledge and expertise necessary to enter a career in event management. Additionally, it will develop your understanding of the role of business in society and develop knowledge of the main functional areas; accounting, marketing and human resources.
You will develop an understanding of how to manage different events within different areas, such as sports, tourism, arts and theatre. You will examine the importance of incorporating health, safety and security issues into event planning and design as well as identifying potential risks and proposed solutions. You will also look at the importance of event management within society and analyse the political, economic and environmental costs and benefits of events.
You don’t need any prior knowledge of business studies or accounting before choosing this subject. You will gain a broad introduction to the subject in your first year and study more specialist subjects in the second year. You will also be able to work on a work based learning project, giving you hands-on experience.
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About this course
This programme will provide you with:
An excellent grounding in business and management relevant to the needs of a wide range of organisations.
An opportunity to develop knowledge in a vocational and work based context.
An opportunity to gain a nationally recognised qualification in two years of full-time study.
A progression route to appropriate degree programmes at the University of Hertfordshire.
It has been designed in consultation with employers, and is for those who already have some relevant experience on which to build on or those who are interested in developing their business management knowledge and skills.
This Foundation Degree is available full-time at Oaklands College (Welwyn Garden City), North Hertfordshire College (Stevenage), West Herts College (Watford), and Hertford Regional College (Broxbourne). And part-time at North Hertfordshire College (Stevenage), West Herts College (Watford), and Hertford Regional College (Broxbourne).
48 or more UCAS points which must be made up of at least one A level (A2), a BTEC QCF Subsidiary Diploma or equivalent. IB - 48 points with a minimum of 1 HL subject at grade 4 or above (with the remaining points to come from a combination of HL, SL and Core). GCSE English Language at Grade C and Maths at Grade D (Grade 4 for both if completed from 2017 onwards). For Business Management and Accounting only, GCSE Maths and English Language at Grade C (Grade 4 if completed from 2017 onwards).
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Subjects
- Planning
- Economics
- IT Law
- Business Law
- Business and Management
- Risk
- Event Management
- Risk Management
- Ethics
- Design
- Marketing
- Global
- Law
- Project
- Systems
- Industry
- Event Planning
- Resource Management
- IT risk
- Global Business
Course programme
Module
- Accounting for Managers (HRC)
- Accounting for Managers (NHC)
- Accounting for Managers (WHC)
- Methods and Systems for Business Decisions (NHC)
- Methods and Systems for Business Decisions (HRC)
- Developing the Business Professional (HRC)
- Methods and Systems for Business Decisions (WHC)
- Developing the Business Professional (NHC)
- Developing the Business Professional (WHC)
- Economics for Business (HRC)
- Economics for Business (NHC)
- Economics for Business (WHC)
- Introduction to Human Resource Management (HRC)
- Introduction to Human Resource Management (NHC)
- Introduction to Human Resource Management (WHC)
- Principles of Marketing (HRC)
- Principles of Marketing (NHC)
- Introduction to Research Methods (HRC)
- Principles of Marketing (WHC)
- Introduction to Research Methods (NHC)
- Introduction to Research Methods (WHC)
- Business Law (NHC)
- Business Law (WHC)
- Business Law (HRC)
Module
- Exploring Business Ethics (HRC)
- Exploring Business Ethics (NHC)
- Exploring Business Ethics (WHC)
- Enterprise (HRC)
- Enterprise (NHC)
- Event Planning, Design and Community Engagement (HRC)
- Enterprise (WHC)
- Event Planning, Design and Community Engagement (NHC)
- Event Planning, Design and Community Engagement (WHC)
- Exploring the Event Industry (HRC)
- Exploring the Event Industry (NHC)
- Exploring the Event Industry (WHC)
- Global Business (HRC)
- Global Business (NHC)
- Global Business (WHC)
- Risk Management and Security for Events (HRC)
- Risk Management and Security for Events (NHC)
- Risk Management and Security for Events (WHC)
- Work Based Learning Project (HRC)
- Work Based Learning Project (NHC)
- Work Based Learning Project (WHC)
Additional information
£770 per 15 credits for the 2020/2021 academic year
FdA Business Management with Event Management - Part time