Undergraduate study
Events, Hospitality and Tourism Management 2020/21
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What’s inside Our courses 04 Events Management BA(Hons) 05 Events Management with Digital Marketing BA(Hons) 06 International Events and Tourism Management BA(Hons) 07 Hospitality Business Management BA(Hons) 08 Hospitality Business Management with a Modern Language BA(Hons) 09 Travel and Tourism Management BA(Hons) 10 Hospitality Business Management (Top-up) BA(Hons) 15 Apply to us
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Events Management BA(Hons)
Events Management
Course length: 3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr Entry requirements: BBC/DMM/112
BA(Hons) Your course Events Management covers a wide range of skills. You’ll study the intricacies of branding, identifying the target audience, devising the event concept, planning the logistics and coordinating the technical aspects before you actually execute all your planning and hard work in the final event. During your time on the course you’ll be able to go on field trips, volunteer at events and also take a leading role in organising them. It’s all about giving you the hands-on experience you’ll need to become an event manager in the future. During your course you’ll be taught by lecturers who have worked in the industry. They’ll cover subjects such as creative thinking, business management, sustainability, human resource management, venue selection, catering and crowd management. There are also modules on how to minimise risks, how to get sponsorship and how to fund events. We’ll also look at the technology that companies use in staging and marketing events.
Placements During your studies we’ll give you the opportunity to undertake a placement with a business, either in the UK or abroad. Previous students have undertaken placements in companies like Awesome Events, Jubilee Centre, Sodexo, Wicked on Broadway, Team Spirit, BBC Good Food Festivals, Banks Sadler, Your Event Solutions, MCI Group and many others.
Your future Previous graduates from this subject area have gone on to roles such as International Events Co-ordinator, Conference & Events Supervisor, Marketing Assistant, Conference & Events Executive, Account Executive, Project Co-ordinator and Project Assistant in organisations including Banks Sadler, mci-group, We are Vista, Ashfield Meetings & Events, FC Business Intelligence, Q Hotels, BPP, Ye Ltd, Dallas Burston Polo Club and Vista.** Percentage of graduates from this course who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Survey 2016/17). *
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For detailed module, course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit courses.hud.ac.uk
Events Management with Digital Marketing
Events Management with Digital Marketing BA(Hons)
Course length: 3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr Entry requirements: BBC/DMM/112
BA(Hons) Your course Digital, mobile and social media are changing the world and are at the heart of Events Management. The event industry is increasingly using digital channels to promote, communicate and engage audiences and enhance the experience. You’ll learn the skills required through practical hands-on application and the academic know how required to succeed in a competitive market. Attention to detail, creativity, good communication, being organised, problem solving and constantly striving for excellence are some of the skills required. You’ll find out how social media, web and app design, augmented reality and video design can be used as a marketing and engagement platform for all types of events; Weddings to Conferences, Sporting Events to Cultural Celebrations, Charity Fundraisers to Marketing Campaigns. Working with external clients to create events concepts and marketing content, projects include producing, directing and editing videos to designing, costing and implementing websites and apps alongside volunteering on events throughout the year (e.g. NCRI in Liverpool, CHS in Leeds, Chester Food & Culture Festival).
Example Modules • Events Operations Management • Digital Marketing in the Contemporary World • Consumer Behaviour and Experiential Marketing • Managing the Client’s Event
Your future Previous graduates from this subject area have gone on to roles such as International Events Co-ordinator, Conference & Events Supervisor, Marketing Assistant, Assistant Brand Manager, Business Development Manager, Creative Marketer, Conference & Events Executive, Account Executive, Project Co-ordinator and Project Assistant in organisations including FC Business Intelligence, Q Hotels, BPP, Ye Ltd, Dallas Burston Polo Club, Vista, Canon, Wigan Warriors RFC, Halfords, and JDA Group.** Whilst this is a new course and therefore no graduate statistics for this specific course are available, 90% of graduates from courses in this subject area at Huddersfield who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Survey 2016/17). *
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International Events and Tourism Management BA(Hons)
International Events and Tourism Management
Course length: 3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr Entry requirements: BBC/DMM/112
BA(Hons) Your course Events are huge drivers of tourism, whether it is travelling to attend an event such as Beniccassim, the Olympics or SXSW, or visiting events as an immersive experience whilst travelling to community carnivals or food and drink festivals. The visitor economy is growing and the employment demand for management skills is increasing. Get ahead in this exciting, dynamic industry. With us you’ll learn the skills required through practical hands-on application and the academic know how required to succeed in a competitive market. You’ll study the complex relationships between tourism, events, society and the environment. You could be part of this working for an international organisation travelling the world, working with international clients or communicating to a multi-national audience. You’ll learn through practical application and creatively delivered lectures, workshops, seminars and group work sessions and by coordinating your own event as part of assessment in each year.
Example modules • Events Operations Management • Fundamentals of Tourism • The Travel and Tourism Industry • Destination Marketing and Management
Your future Previous graduates from this subject area have gone on to roles such as International Events Co-ordinator, Conference & Events Supervisor, Marketing Assistant, Travel Agent, Conference & Events Executive, Account Executive, Project Co-ordinator and Project Assistant in organisations including FC Business Intelligence, Q Hotels, BPP, Ye Ltd, Dallas Burston Polo Club and Vista.** Whilst this is a new course and therefore no graduate statistics for this specific course are available, 90% of graduates from courses in this subject area at Huddersfield who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Survey 2016/17). *
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For detailed module, course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit courses.hud.ac.uk
Hospitality Business Management
Hospitality Business Management BA(Hons)
Course length: 3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr Entry requirements: BBC/DMM/112
BA(Hons) Your course Dynamic, fast paced and international, the hospitality industry is a thriving business sector offering you plenty of exciting career opportunities. This course is designed to prepare you for a management career in world-class hotels, country clubs, theme parks, leisure centres, exhibition venues or catering services and is designed around what the hospitality industry wants, ensuring that you are in the best possible position to go directly into challenging and rewarding positions within multinational organisations nationally or globally. You’ll be taught by lecturers who have experience in the industry, and who’ll help you explore areas of finance, marketing, human resources and operations management alongside hospitality specific options such as nationally recognised short courses in licencing law, food safety and the level 1 award in wine alongside principles of strategic management and how it is applied to industry practice. You could also study how to minimise risks, how to get sponsorship and how to fund events. We’ll look at the technology that companies use in staging and marketing events too.
Placements During your studies we’ll give you the opportunity to take a placement with a business, either in the UK or abroad. Previous students have undertaken placements in companies like Marriott, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Hilton, White Lodgings, De Vere and Park Plaza as well as Greenwich Country Club in Connecticut, Broken Sound Club in Florida and Ovolo in Hong Kong.
Your future Previous graduates from this subject area have gone on to roles such as Sales & Marketing Manager, International Account Executive, Sales Manager and Food & Beverage Manager in organisations including Wyndham Worldwide, Inventive Leisure, Optimum Medical, Radisson Hotel, Q Hotels, Marriott Hotel (US) and Mitchells and Butler.** Percentage of graduates from this subject area at Huddersfield who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Survey 2016/17). *
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92% For detailed module, course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit courses.hud.ac.uk
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Hospitality Business Management with a Modern Language BA(Hons)
Hospitality Business Management with a Modern Language
Course length: 3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr Entry requirements: BBC/DMM/112
BA(Hons) Your course The hospitality industry is a thriving business sector offering you plenty of exciting career opportunities. This course is designed to prepare you for an international management career in world-class hotels, country clubs, theme parks, leisure centres, exhibition venues and hospitality services worldwide. You’ll have the opportunity to learn how to organise business operations, how to get your ideas across and how to manage other people. Studying a foreign language alongside Hospitality will give you a unique perspective on the importance of language. You’ll study two language options from a variety of modern language modules depending on your prior knowledge and experience. Options include French, German and Spanish. Studying a foreign language will give you the opportunity to look at the society and cultures of the countries where the language is spoken. It could prove invaluable when you come to look for a career, as many potential employers have overseas offices and do business around the world.
Example modules • Markets and Marketing • Management Theory and Practice for Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Industries • Food, Culture and Society • Strategic Management for the Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Industries
Your future Previous graduates from this subject area have gone in to roles such as Finance Officer, Audit Associate, Assistant Management Accountant and Commercial Finance Analyst with companies such as Cranford Group, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, KPMG UK, Outokumpu and Sykes Cottages to name but a few.* *
For detailed module, course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit courses.hud.ac.uk
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Travel and Tourism Management
Travel and Tourism Management BA(Hons)
Course length: 3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr Entry requirements: BBC/DMM/112
BA(Hons) Your course With over one billion international trips taken every year and generating 1 in 10 jobs* , tourism is one of the biggest industries in the world and plays a key strategic role in the development of many destinations. Our course will give you an insight into the international tourism sector where you’ll have the chance to learn the fundamentals of successful business through the lens of travel and tourism. We’ll look at the issues affecting tour operators, travel agencies, online retailers, accommodation providers, visitor attractions and tourist boards. One of the distinctive elements of this course is the opportunity to focus on the transport and air-transport sectors allowing you to explore the dynamic links between travel and tourism. You will be taught by lecturers who have experience in the industry covering essential business areas such as human resources, marketing and finance. Furthermore, during your study you’ll have the chance to specialise in languages, air or land passenger transport as your interests and career aspirations develop.
Placements You’ll have the chance to apply the principles you’ve learnt if you go on a placement in your third year. Previous students have taken placements with Greenwich Country Club (Connecticut), Sandals (Antigua), Ovolo Group (Hong Kong), PMG Asia (Singapore), Leger Holidays, Golf Breaks, Country Club of Darien (USA), White Lodgings (USA) and Intercontinental Hotel (Bangkok).
Your future Previous graduates from this subject area have gone on to roles such as Passenger Service Agent, Business Travel Consultant, Project Executive, Travel Advisor and Travel Agent in organisations including Swissport, Clarity Travel, PMG Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Travel by Inspire or the Graduate Development Programme with Principal Hotels.** *
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Meet our graduates “The highlight of my degree has definitely been my placement year. It really helped me in my studies and I developed as an individual. I now understand all the theory I have been taught in my lectures and know how to put it into practice.” Anastazja Pawlus Travel and Tourism Placement
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Hospitality Business Management (Top-up) BA(Hons)
Hospitality Business Management (Top-up)
Course length: 1yr full-time Entry requirements: Foundation degree/120 ECTS credits in a Business related subject
BA(Hons) Your course Develop your knowledge, management skills and gain a solid understanding of the hospitality industry on this top-up course. It aims to help you understand global hospitality management so you can find your own rewarding path in your desired career. You’ll have the opportunity to learn how to organise business operations, how to get your ideas across and how to manage other people. The course focuses on the corporate level of hospitality, tourism and leisure. You’ll have the chance to study things like operations, strategy, organisation and management and you’ll become familiar with the key issues that affect the strategic development of companies in the hospitality sector. We also give you the chance to carry out a project in an area that interests you. It’s all about giving you the hands-on experience you need to have the chance to become a hospitality manager in the future.
Example modules • Strategic Management for the Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Industries • Management of Organisations for the Hospitality Industry • Hospitality Operational Analysis • International HRM for the Hospitality Industry
Your future Previous graduates from this subject area have gone on to roles such as Sales & Marketing Manager, International Account Executive, Sales Manager and Food & Beverage Manager in organisations including award winning boutique hotel chain Red Carnation, Wyndham Worldwide, Inventive Leisure, Optimum Medical, Radisson and Marriott Hotel (US) and Country Club.* Here at Huddersfield, you’ll be taught by some of the best lecturers in the country. We’ve been the English university with the highest proportion of professionallyqualified teaching staff for three years running.**
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Supporting you to become employable is right at the heart of our courses Rory Capel, Events Management BA(Hons) “The best experience of university was definitely my placement year as it helped me develop as a person and I came back for my final year with a much more mature view on everything, from my studies to just general student life”
Robyn Potter, graduated from Events Management in 2016, now Project Coordinator at Sharman Shaw Exhibition Ltd “I think that my degree prepared me for the world of work in terms of learning to adapt to your surroundings, work and colleagues. Team work is a big part of university life and is also critical in the work place. I am now on my second graduate role (my first was with an events management agency in Halifax as a Project Executive) my current role is at an exhibition company in Leeds.”
Vicky Chan, Hospitality Business Management BA(Hons) “Coming to university has definitely boosted my confidence and convinced me that change is not necessarily a bad thing. I proved to myself that I can be independent by moving away from home. I even went to the USA for my placement and really enjoyed my time there.”
Dominica Kesanova, Travel and Tourism Management BA(Hons) “In the future I would like to become a destination manager. Being responsible for development of tourism products, organising special events and festivals is what I will be looking for in the future.”
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Student Support Huddersfield Business School provides a wide range of support services to assist our students during their studies in the School and are on hand to provide advice and guidance on a whole range of academic and non-academic areas. Located in the Student Hub, an area situated in the centre of the School to ensure that the services are easily accessible to all of our students, we offer;
Student Guidance & Support The team are here to support you with any non-academic issues which may be having an effect on your ability to study. We can offer practical advice and support on a wide range of issues which may arise during your time with us, such as homesickness, loneliness, disability support, financial problems, health issues and dealing with stress and anxiety. We can also offer guidance on Extenuating Circumstances and Extension requests, signpost you to other University Wellbeing Services, act as a link between you and academic members of staff and help in resolving problems that you may be facing.
Learning Development Group (LDG) The LDG Academic Skills Tutors are here to help you fulfil your academic potential. We offer a one – to – one tutorial service where you can discuss your learning, assessments, and specialist areas such as Dyslexia, this is tailored to your needs. We cover a wide range of topics to help you achieve the best grades possible and work with you to reach your learning goals. Here are some of the topics we can support you with: essay writing, research skills, time management, presentations and information technology.
Employability and Placement Team Our team are always on hand to guide and support you through recognising your skills, understanding how to promote yourself to an employer and developing your employability potential. We are here to help you secure a placement year as part of your degree and help you on your path towards your future career. We have built strong relationships resulting in repeat placements year on year with companies including Hewlett Packard, NHS, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Buckingham Palace. Some students are also coming back in their final year with offers of graduate roles from companies such as Microsoft.
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The legal bit This brochure was prepared in the Spring of 2019 for courses starting in September 2020 and is up to date as at the date of publication. Any subsequent changes to information will be published in the course information listings on our website www.courses.hud.ac.uk and you should check our website for the latest information before you apply. Changes to a course you have applied for If we propose to make a major change to a course that you are holding an offer for, then we will tell you as soon as possible so that you can decide whether to withdraw your application prior to enrolment.
Where your course allows you to choose modules from a range of options, we will review these each year and change them to reflect the expertise of our staff, current trends in research and as a result of student feedback or demand for certain modules. We will always ensure that you have a range of options to choose from and we will let you know in good time the options available for you to choose for the following year.
Major changes would usually be made with effect from the next academic year, but this may not always be the case. We will notify you as soon as possible should we need to make a major change and will carry out suitable consultation with affected students. If you reasonably believe that the proposed change will cause you detriment or hardship we will, if appropriate, work with you to try to reduce the adverse effect on you or find an appropriate solution. Where an appropriate solution cannot be found and you contact us in writing before the change takes effect you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the University without liability to the University for future tuition fees. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.
Major changes
Termination of course
We will only make major changes to the core curriculum of a course or to our services if it is necessary for us to do so and provided such changes are reasonable. A major change in this context is a change that materially changes the services available to you; or the outcomes, or a significant part, of your course, such as the nature of the award or a substantial change to module content, teaching days (part time provision), classes, type of delivery or assessment of the core curriculum.
In exceptional circumstances, we may, for reasons outside of our control, be forced to discontinue or suspend your course. Where this is the case, a formal exit strategy will be followed and we will notify you as soon as possible about what your options are, which may include transferring to a suitable replacement course for which you are qualified, being provided with individual teaching to complete the award for which you were registered, or claiming an interim award and exiting the University. If you do not wish to take up any of the options that are made available to you, then you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the course without liability to the University for future tuition fees and you will be entitled to a refund of all course fees paid to date. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.
Changes to your course after you enrol as a student We will always try to deliver your course and other services as described. However, sometimes we may have to make changes as set out below: Changes to option modules
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For example, it may be necessary to make a major change to reflect changes in the law or the requirements of the University’s regulators; to meet the latest requirements of a commissioning or accrediting body; to improve the quality of educational provision; in response to student, examiners’ or other course evaluators’ feedback; and/or to reflect academic or professional changes within subject areas. Major changes may also be necessary because of circumstances outside our reasonable control, such as a key member of staff leaving the University or being unable to teach, where they have a particular specialism that can’t be adequately covered by other members of staff; or due to damage or interruption to buildings, facilities or equipment.
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