About the course
If you are looking for a career in the fun fast-paced events industry then this course is for you. Focus on an area that most interests you – tourism hospitality leisure or sport – and this degree will give you the skills and understanding you need to open the door to an exciting future.
The course combines academic study with actual business practice working on real-world case studies and briefs during practice weeks. You also have opportunities to volunteer for events staged at the University and beyond.
Begin with a general introduction to events management and progress to specialist options and a close focus on planning staging and managing events. Specific study areas may include consumer behaviour; marketing; tourism and events; sport events; and risk and crisis management.
The University of Bedfordshire is a member of the Association for Tourism in Higher Education (ATHE) which represents universities in the UK that are leading providers of tourism programmes.
Why choose this course?
- Learn essential skills for careers in the events industry in a department with close links to local cultural sporting and business organisations
- Manage real events so you put theory into practice and build skills valued by employers
- Gain additional insights through field trips to organisations like Luton Town Football Club Twickenham and Woburn Abbey as well as work on annual events hosted by your department
- Become a self-directed self-regulated and reflexive individual able to plan and manage a project from start to finish
- Benefit from a course that opens up career opportunities as an event manager; festival organiser/co-ordinator; exhibition organiser; events marketing communications manager; or conference and events manager