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The course offers students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with event organisation and management. It provides both academic and vocational preparation for this vibrant and rapidly expanding industry. The course emphasises the understanding of, the application of, and the analysis of, management skills applied to live events, and the real world of work.
School & Campus: Southampton Solent University, Southampton
Duration: 3 years full-time
Work Placement: 6 week work placement in 2
Awards: BA (Hons) Event Management (Tourism)
Start Dates: September
Much of the assessment is focused on the planning, organisation and management of live events. To aid with this, there are effective links between the University and the Events Group of Southampton City Council (Tall Ships Race; The Boat Show). Course team members are actively engaged in the development of the body of knowledge that is Events Management, and so are really up to date with the relevant current issues.
Career Opportunities
Most leisure services careers, including events management, sports development, marketing and promotion.
Work Placement
The course emphasises the understanding, application and analysis of management skills in relation to live events, including a compulsory six-week work placement in year 2.
Admission Requirements
220 points of which 120 are from one12-unit or two 6-unit awards OR BTEC National Diploma Merit profile.
Course Content
Year 1
Industry Practice and Research
Leisure Marketing
Financial Planning and Reporting
Introduction to Tourism
Event and Activity Safety and Operations
Introduction to Event Logistics and Staging
Events Management I
Year 2
Service Operations Management
Research Methods
Customer Services Management
Work Based Professional Studies
Tourism Policy and Planning
one option
Options:
Changing Tourism Environments
Cruise and Travel Operations Impacts
Cultural Tourism
Curriculum Plus
Event Sponsorship
Extreme Sports
Interpreting Modern Europe
Introduction to Law for Tourism and Leisure
Languages
Management of Visitor Attractions
Multi media event production
Responsible Tourism
Year 3
Major Project
Strategy for Business
Contemporary Issues in Events
Plus two options:
Curriculum Plus
Ecotourism
Employee Relations
Global Cruise and Travel Operations
Global Heritage Tourism
Hospitality Management
Human Resource Management
Integrated Marketing Communications and Strategy
Issues and Trends in Europe
Languages
Lifestyle Sports
Retail Promotions & Event Management
Small Business Enterprise
Small Business Management in the creative industries
Sport Development
Sport Tourism
These options are being added to continously and are subject to demand and staff availability
