Events Management and International Tourism (Hons) University of Chester

Overview

Events Management and International Tourism (Hons) degree at University of Chester will equip you with much more than subject knowledge. Your future employers are seeking all the skills that we develop with you from day one, and when you graduate you will leave with valuable hands-on experience that will give you an edge at interview and in the workplace.

Everything you study on this combined honours degree will be anchored to today’s business world. You will be looking at small local businesses right through to the leading brands, as well as new trends in key tourism, events, and marketing areas such customer behaviour and digital communications. Whilst studying this course, you can develop into an outstanding business professional and discover a career you love.

Career

Opportunities for events and tourism management graduates exist in a wide range of events management and related industries in the public, private and third sectors, in the UK and overseas. Making the most of the chances the course offers will help you develop and boost your job prospects.

Recent graduates have gone to work in tour operators, tourist boards, hotels, attractions, airports and tourism digital organisations, event management and production (Ashfield Meeting and Events, Make Events Ltd, Rapid News Group), corporate and professional services (Hill Dickinson LLP, American Express), festivals (Creamfields), sports (British Racing Drivers' Club, Lord's Cricket Ground, Speedworks Motorsport), major hotel and venues (e.g. Hilton Hotels, Chester Cathedral, Old Palace Chester), charities (e.g. Guide Dogs for the Blind, Clatterbridge Cancer Charity, Hope House), setting up their own event companies (Brown Bear Events, EM Mentoring, Navy Tux Events, H Blackford Consulting), and destination marketing organisations (e.g. Marketing Cheshire).

Accreditation

The course is accredited by the Tourism Management Institute.