Hospitality and Event Management
Primary
In Telford
Description
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Type
Primary
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Location
Telford
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Duration
12 Years
MA Hospitality and Event Management is designed to equip professionals to undertake a range of diverse operational and strategic management roles within the hospitality and event sectors. Studying on this programme you will be introduced to application of management concepts relating to hospitality and event organisations, including event planning, event catering and hotel related operations. You will also gain knowledge in the use and management of a range of property and venue types, ranging from B&Bs to mixed development properties, and from street theatre to exhibition centres.
You will be able to work with technology and tools associated with the management of hospitality and events to create exceptional consumer experiences. You’ll also be equipped with the skills to manage material, financial and human resources. You will be provided a contextual knowledge base from which you can interpret relevant concepts and theories and develop ideas not only to provide solutions to the complex challenges facing hospitality and event organisations but also communicate these solutions effectively to a range of audiences.
If you are interested in owning and managing your own business, and wish to acquire business skills this is the course for you! You will develop skills in enterprise, employability and entrepreneurship necessary for the creation of event and hospitality business in a wide range of settings.
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Critically analyse key concepts, processes and theories and their application in professional practice to provide effective solutions to operational and strategic issues in hospitality and event management.
Critically evaluate social, cultural, economic and technological trends in the leisure economy to effectively design and manage sustainable products/services.
Synthesise effective event and catering plans in order to deliver a competitive visitor economy product.
Critically evaluate event and hospitality marketing and the role of advanced technology in managing visitor/guest experience.
Critically engage with hospitality and event management discourse for future employment or continuing personal and professional development.
Synthesise and analyse appropriate secondary and primary data to effectively address contemporary hospitality and event issues.
2019 Entry
A first or second class (2:2 minimum) undergraduate honours degree from a UK university or overseas equivalent, or a professional qualification and/or experience considered to be equivalent to the above;
A reference from a tutor who has supervised the applicant’s undergraduate studies and/or employer;
Students may apply for recognition of prior learning (RPL) subject to the guidelines set out in the RPL Handbook. RPL includes accreditation of prior certificated learning and /or accreditation of prior experiential learning. a minimum of 5.5 in each area (unless otherwise...
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Subjects
- Hospitality
- Event Management
- Entrepreneurship
Course programme
September start (full time)
Semester 1
7BU004 Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Culture
7LI010 Advanced Hotel and Accommodation Management
7MK022 Service Sector Marketing
7MG001 Independent Business Analysis Project (12 months in length)
Semester 2
7BU005 Delivering Customer Experience
7LI016 Advanced Food and Beverage Studies
7LI006 Managing events in a digital world
Hospitality and Event Management