Prepare for a dynamic career in Events Management at the University of Essex. Gain hands-on experience and international student support. Apply now!
The Events Management degree prepares students for the fast-paced world of planning and managing events. They will learn alongside lecturers who have worked on worldwide and high profile events while gaining experience of real weddings, conferences and private functions alongside their studies. With a student experience unlike any other, it may come as no surprise that the Edge Hotel School is ranked 1st in the UK for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2020 for our subject area. Throughout the course students will study topics including: Event planning and logistics Winning an event contract and proposal design Business innovation Contemporary management practice Cultural events, festivals and weddings Human resources management Digital marketing The Edge Hotel School experience is unlike any other student experience, where they will have the best of both worlds. Not only will they graduate from a leading university* - they will develop their industry knowledge and professional skills by gaining valuable experience in Wivenhoe House, a fully-commercial 4* hotel, alongside their studies. *The University of Essex is Gold rated in the Teaching Excellence Framework (2017).
