Event Management with Placement Year - BA (Hons)

University of Derby

This event management degree is for people who want to lead and shape the future of this industry Well help you grow into a businesssavvy innovative thinker who also puts sustainability at the heart of their decisionmaking This programme is part of our Centre for Contemporary Hospitality and Tourism which has been awarded the prestigious International Centre of Excellence ICE in Tourism and Hospitality accreditationWhy choose this courseDesigned to give you the management and operational skills needed to succeed in the 2020s and beyond We have a track record of running successful event management degrees and now weve updated our curriculum to be even more relevant to the industry today Is this course for youOn this degree youll cover the full range of modernday event management and business management skills Youll learn to problemsolve and adapt to changing external environments create successful experiences while considering sustainability and plan manage and evaluate projectsHow you will learnYou will build up your knowledge and skills through learning activities like lectures delivered by our tutors and guest speakers seminars and tutorials practical projects fieldtrips placements networking and mentoring opportunitiesBoost your employability with a placement yearYoull have the opportunity to take a placement year to put the skills youve learned into practice in a realworld environment Well support you to find your placement and throughout your year in industry Placements allow you to gain valuable experience to add to your CV make industry contacts and help you to narrow down what kind of role you may be interested in after graduationOpportunities and experiencesYoull learn how events tourism and hospitality overlap to make up the wider visitor economy and work closely with Tourism and Hospitality students this will broaden your career options You can study abroad for a semester in year two and take a placement year before year threeCareers and employabilityHaving learned the latest techniques processes and technologies for event management youll graduate from this degree as a confident and creative event specialist with strong business acumen Youll be wellsuited to a range of roles in the tourism event or hospitality sectors as well as allied industries such as marketing PR or HR Several years into your career we think youll be leading inspiring and shaping the future of the visitor economy