Foundation Degree (FdA) in Leisure and Events Management

Foundation Degree (FdA) in Leisure and Events Management

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Summary:

This Foundation Degree is ideal if you want to develop your knowledge and understanding of the leisure and events industry and develop your management skills through your employment within the industry. This course is designed to enable learners to develop their learning through the world of work and involve employers in supporting their staff development.

Our programmes are always highly relevant to current industrial practice through regular staff industry up-dating, current 'live' case studies, visiting speakers from industry and so on. Our graduates are highly attractive to employers and quickly find appropriate, rewarding jobs. The Hotel School has an international reputation …

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Summary:

This Foundation Degree is ideal if you want to develop your knowledge and understanding of the leisure and events industry and develop your management skills through your employment within the industry. This course is designed to enable learners to develop their learning through the world of work and involve employers in supporting their staff development.

Our programmes are always highly relevant to current industrial practice through regular staff industry up-dating, current 'live' case studies, visiting speakers from industry and so on. Our graduates are highly attractive to employers and quickly find appropriate, rewarding jobs. The Hotel School has an international reputation for excellence and has been recognised as a Centre of Vocational Excellence (COVE) since 2002. It is, however, small enough in terms of student numbers to offer a supportive learning environment where students are able to develop close working relationships with staff.

Course Code: F3943-G0006 Course Length: 2 years Full TIme, 3 years Part Time Entry Requirements:

A GNVQ Advanced; AVCE; A Levels; NVQ Level 3; UCAS tariff - 80 points (but 120 is normal); completion of a course over 2 years at Level 3; or Access courses. Plus GCSE's in Maths and English or other appropriate awards at grades A-C.

The standard academic entry qualification is 80 UCAS points excluding Key Skills. All applicants may be required to undertake certain diagnostic tests in Literacy and Application of Number. Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to show an IELT score of at least 6.0.

Assessment:

Mainly through written assignments/reports, both individually and as part of a group; learning diaries-logs; some presentations; time constrained exercises both open and closed book and conventional essays.

Academic Progression:

The programme provides a solid route for progression onto an Honours Degree programme in subject related disciplines eg Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Management.

Career Progression:

Higher levels of management within the events, leisure and tourism sectors. It also develops your entrepreneurial skills that can be applied to larger organisations as well as owner management of a small business.

Full Description:

The course is designed to:

  • Provide a programme of study that is specific to your industry/business, enhancing your personal development, employability and effectiveness
  • Offer a flexible approach to study, build on partnership and the needs of current and future business practice
  • Develop vocationally-orientated knowledge of business management, together with a range of transferable skills
  • Enable many to study in higher education and build a sound basis for lifelong learning, and also provide a route for more advanced study if appropriate.

Students will normally be expected to attend College for 2 days a week over the two 15 week academic semesters p.a.

Core Modules:

  • The Leisure and Events Management Work Sector
  • Higher Learning Skills
  • Skills For Work 1 & 2
  • Advanced Higher Learning and Research Skills

Generic Management Modules

:

  • Principles and Functions of Management
  • Recruitmant, Selection and Training in the Service Sector
  • Marketing Communications
  • Small Business Enterprise and Finance

Pathway Specific Modules:

  • Principles of Event Management
  • Health Promotion
  • Facility Management for the Event industry

And, later in the programme

  • Tourism Management
  • Arts and Entertainment
  • Visitor Attraction and Heritage

    Methods of Teaching and Learning

A mix of workshops, lectures, tutorials and self directed study, again with emphasis on business practice.

Please contact the Advice Shop for details of costs and start dates.

Please note that although the information given is believed to be correct at the time of publication, course information, costs where applicable and attendance details may change.

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