Overview
Hospitality and Event Management considers the management of people and services in the hospitality, residential, food service, events, leisure and tourism industries. This degree provides an opportunity for students to study the expanding and diverse hospitality sector. Guest lecturers, site visits and the opportunity to get involved in real projects in large and small organisations within the sector, help make the degree relevant to the industry. Students learn academic and practical skills in the working environment and the classroom.
Full-time students will be expected to arrange suitable work placements and assistance is available for this. For part-time students who are employed in the hospitality or event management sector, a substantial part of the required coursework will be based on the students' specific work contexts
Staff teaching on the degree have experience of working in the hospitality and event management industries.
The degree teaches students a set of core principles which are essential for any management related career.
Assessment is through a combination of coursework, practical work, presentations and examinations.
Content and Modules
This course includes core management modules along with the professional based modules that requirements of the sector.
Management modules include: Personal development, Work based learning, Principles and Functions of Management and Principles of Event Management.
Hospitality and Event Management modules include: Hospitality in Context, Food and Beverage Management, Licensed Retail Management, Events Project Management, and Hospitality in Context.
Further Information
Career opportunities specific to the hospitality industry include conference, event or exhibition management in organisations such as English Heritage, local councils and private companies. Alternatively, students can progress directly to the final year of BA (Hons) Business Management, or continue to relate their study to specific aspects of the hospitality and event management sector on the final year of BA (Hons) Event Management at UCS.
Student Case Study
Lucy Brett, UCS Bury St Edmunds
“My managers at ITFC were quick to see that I wanted to progress higher. With their support, I decided to continue my studies on a Foundation degree in Hospitality and Events Management at UCS Bury St Edmunds. The university staff guided me through and gave me great support. The structure of the course enabled me to continue working, and during the second year I was given the opportunity to work full-time. This was something I had striven for since my job started at the club. With dedication and support I completed the Foundation degree. There have been some challenges balancing work and my degree but the pride and self-confidence I have gained from achieving both has been immense, and a huge factor in getting my career started. My grandparents had their own catering business and seeing them still working at 70-plus inspired me to think this was something I could do as a full-time job. Eventually I hope to take over the business and build on the family name.”
Lucy currently aims to go higher – and possibly to progress to a Premier Division football club, such as Chelsea or Arsenal.
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What is included in your tuition fees
At UCS your tuition fees provide access to all the usual teaching and learning facilities that you would expect. However, there may be additional costs associated with your course that you will need to budget for.
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