Events Management Canterbury Christ Church University

Overview

From bookkeeping, to project management, this Events Management course from Canterbury Christ Church University will give you the knowledge and skills needed to pursue a career in the events industry. Opportunities also include an international field trip in your first year, and the ability to learn a language alongside your studies

Why study Events Management?

The UK specialises in attracting visitors through its contemporary creative, heritage and service industries and events are at the heart of this business. A growing number of events globally, including festivals, conferences, sporting events and the 2012 Olympics, have created a demand for qualified events professionals.

This course equips you for employment in this ever-expanding sector and the Canterbury campus, which is situated at the centre of a historic and exciting destination, is located in a great place to capitalise on the opportunities available. Studying Events at Christ Church guarantees that you will be taught by a qualified and dynamic team of research-active staff who are even more excited about the possibilities in the events industry than you are! They are dedicated to ensuring that your course is stimulating and fun.

All about the course

In the first year, the emphasis is placed on introducing you to the range of areas integral to managing events and understanding the environments that form the backdrop of event delivery. This includes core business areas like finance and marketing, event experience design and the study of event impacts. In the second and third years this foundational knowledge is developed with a greater emphasis on analytical and critical reasoning skills alongside practical experience of pitching and delivering events.

To help smooth the transition to study at university, you will take a module called ‘Developing Academic and Personal Skills (DAPS). This module will guide you in small workshop groups through essay writing, academic referencing, access to journals and generally help you settle in.

Travelling abroad may be affected by Government restrictions due to the coronavirus. We always put health and safety first. Therefore, we will follow all relevant Government advice. Where overseas travel is affected, we will try to reschedule these trips. If this proves impossible, we will provide a broadly comparable experience, for instance an alternative virtual overseas destination module.

Your future career

This degree is highly relevant to the creative industries, including arts, sports, music and conference management, enhancing the range of employment opportunities available to graduates. The degree is related courses to enable students to capitalise on the breadth of expertise and research available. Events graduates have gained places on national graduate placement schemes and secured employment in public and private sector events management roles. These roles have included Events and Theatre Co­ordinator with ARRCC and Conference and Events Operations Manager with Holiday Inn.