Event Management with Tourism BA (Hons)
Overview
Events are hugely important attractions for tourism and play a key role in the marketing of destinations. This course looks at the important role of the event manager as a part of the wider tourism industry.
We take advantage of our London location, giving you the opportunity to attend high-profile events and a variety of venues to gain exposure to the industry in action. As well as live event projects, you’ll learn through practical teaching such as case studies and team projects, to understand the fundamentals of event management.
Why choose this course?
You will learn marketing, human resources, entrepreneurship, risk and change management and accounting and finance to give you the grounding needed to understand the scope of practical planning for events. You will also study the travel and tourism sector with an understanding of planning and policy measures, as well as the impact of events for legacy and regeneration.
Our established links with event industry associations such as Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the Event and Visual Communication Association (EVCOM), the International Live Events Association (ILEA), and the Association for Events Management Education (AEME) gives you networking opportunities for work experience and career development.
Teaching and learning has been designed with the student in mind to provide a foundation for the work environment. You will complete a range of:
client briefs
work-based case studies
risk assessments
design presentations
essays
project work
team work
live event projects
client bidding
workshops
industry reports
All supported by academic research.
Our staff are a mixture of practitioners and academics, all of whom have considerable event management experience at both international and national level. This includes corporate travel planning with GlaxoSmithKline, corporate hospitality with Epsom Racecourse, Twickenham and Wimbledon, consultancy work with MPI, Business Director for Weddings, representative for cycling at the Atlanta Olympics and management of a host of gala, festival and fundraising events.
All our staff are currently actively engaged with industry, each running their own events each year. In addition we can boast excellent academic profiles with a National Teaching Fellow, Master in Teaching and Learning, publication of ground breaking text book, contributions to essential event management textbooks and publication of research articles in major academic event journals.
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Employers in the events and tourism industries express the need for professionals possessing a combination of practical and theoretical skills. In addition, employers recognise the merits of diverse skills in marketing, HR, operations and finance, all of which are developed whilst studying for an events management with tourism degree.
By developing a strong management background in the context of events management, you will also gain transferable skills that you will be able to apply to a range of careers including:
Event Organiser
Event Planner
Fundraising Officer
Festival Manager
Event Designer
Event Logistics Manager
Venue Manager
Event and Project Coordinator
Event Client Coordinator
Event Assistant
In addition, many graduates have gone on to start their own successful events business with support from the University.
