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This course gives you hands-on experience of event organisation and management. It provides academic and vocational preparation for this vibrant and rapidly expanding industry.
School & Campus: Southampton Solent University, Southampton
Duration: 3 years full-time
Work Placement: 6 week work placement between Years 1 and 2
Awards: BA (Hons) Event Management
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), as well as events venues such as the Glastonbury and Glade Festivals, The Harbour Lights, De Vere Hotel conference facilities and the Mayflower Theatre. 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 between Years 1 and 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 Organisational Behaviour for Leisure Services
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
Events Management II
Risk Management in Events plus one option
Year 3
Project
Strategy for Business
CContemporary Issues in Events Management
Plus two options:
Hospitality Management
International Marketing
Integrated Marketing Communications & Strategy
Electronic Marketing
Developing Creativity for Business
Employee Relations
Equality & Diversity
Critical Management Thinking
Small Business Enterprise
Issues & Trends in Europe
Cross Cultural Management
Retail Promotions & Event Management
Small Business Management in the Creative Industries
