BA (Hons) International Festival & Event Management with Tourism
Overview
Advanced Entry Only
Edinburgh is the most famous festival city in the world with more than 70 years’ history of arts and cultural festivals. Visitors from all over the globe travel to this tourism-friendly capital city every year to experience its renowned arts and cultural festivals alongside its thriving portfolio of entertainment, business, and sporting events, making it a great place to study international festival and event management.
With options of a 24-week work placement, this course offers excellent preparation for your career in festival and events management.
Please note this programme is only available for advanced entry to Year 3.
Course details
You'll learn how to plan, design, market, operate and develop events, as well as how these events can be used to help local economies and communities.
With the possible opportunity to study abroad, this course offers excellent preparation for your career in festival and events management or tourism.
Careers
Recent graduates have taken up a wide variety of employment and study opportunities, reflecting the breadth of the festival and event industries.
- International sporting events, such as London 2012, Glasgow 2014, Baku European Games
- Conference and events management for city centre hotels
- Exhibition management for diverse clients across multiple destinations and venues
- Work with cultural and artistic festivals, both within teams and independently
- Further study in business related subjects.
Overview
Advanced Entry Only
Edinburgh is the most famous festival city in the world with more than 70 years’ history of arts and cultural festivals. Visitors from all over the globe travel to this tourism-friendly capital city every year to experience its renowned arts and cultural festivals alongside its thriving portfolio of entertainment, business, and sporting events, making it a great place to study international festival and event management.
With options of a 24-week work placement, this course offers excellent preparation for your career in festival and events management.
Please note this programme is only available for advanced entry to Year 3.
Course details
You'll learn how to plan, design, market, operate and develop events, as well as how these events can be used to help local economies and communities.
With the possible opportunity to study abroad, this course offers excellent preparation for your career in festival and events management or tourism.
Careers
Recent graduates have taken up a wide variety of employment and study opportunities, reflecting the breadth of the festival and event industries.
- International sporting events, such as London 2012, Glasgow 2014, Baku European Games
- Conference and events management for city centre hotels
- Exhibition management for diverse clients across multiple destinations and venues
- Work with cultural and artistic festivals, both within teams and independently
- Further study in business related subjects.
