BA (Hons) Event Management at University of Derby

This BA (Hons) Event Management degree is designed to give you the management and operational skills needed to succeed in the 2020s and beyond. As well as learning about events, you'll also cover key topics such as business management, entrepreneurship, sustainability, creativity and design thinking, so you graduate as a modern, adaptable and creative thinker who is not afraid to challenge the status quo and lead on change.

Faculty: Derby Business School  |  Department: Events, Hospitality and Tourism Management  |  Duration: Full-time: 3 years (4 years with placement)  |  Study mode: full-time (placement year option)  |  Intake: September, January  |  Location: Derby, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Understanding People in Organisations, Eventful Societies, Project Design, Planning and Management, Business Environment of the Visitor Economy, Current Scenarios, Future Directions, Service Experience Co-Creation. Year 2 core modules: Innovation in Event Technologies, Sustainable Event Operations, Social and Sustainable Enterprise, Marketing Research. Year 3 core modules: Global Business and Strategy, Crowd Management, Risk, Security and Safety in Events, Event Tourism and Placemaking, Independent Study.

Career pathways

Having learned the latest techniques, processes, and technologies for event management, you'll graduate from this degree as a confident and creative event specialist with strong business acumen. If you want to launch your own business or work for a start-up, you'll have the enterprising attitude and attributes that are needed, including resilience, self-awareness and independent thinking.

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