Event Management, Bachelor of Arts

These are the requirements for the Bachelor's in Event Management

With your Bachelor's in Event Management, you can work, for example, as an event manager, event project manager, or sales manager in the event sector.

You can be admitted to the part-time distance learning program in Event Management at IU International University if you have either a high school diploma (general qualification for university entrance), a technical college entrance qualification, or a subject-specific university entrance qualification.

In addition, you can also study Event Management without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without a high school diploma, you must have completed an advanced training course, such as becoming a certified business economist, or have a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed a vocational training and have worked full-time for at least 3 years after completing this training.

These are the study contents in the online course Event Management

This Bachelor's degree at IU consists of approximately 30 modules which you will take and complete over a standard period of study of 6 semesters. Each module is worth 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination performance such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 180 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical course schedule for full-time study in Event Management looks as follows:

• Semester 1: Business Administration, Introduction to Academic Work, Event Management I, Event Management II, Collaborative Work, Digital Skills
• Semester 2: Marketing, Business Mathematics, Economy and Market, Business Events, Accounting and Financial Reporting, Law
• Semester 3: Cost and Performance Accounting, Statistics, Planning and Development of Events, Investment and Financing, Project Management, Commercial Law
• Semester 4: Sustainability Management in Tourism, Hospitality and Event, International Event Management, Trade Fair and Exhibition Management, Meeting and Conference Management, Business Game: Tourism, Hospitality and Event, Communication and Public Relations
• Semester 5: Crisis Management in Tourism, Hospitality and Event, Current Topics in Tourism, Hospitality and Event, Intercultural and Ethical Skills, Personnel and Corporate Management, Elective Module A
• Semester 6: Elective Module B, Elective Module C, Bachelor's Thesis

What makes the Bachelor's degree in Event Management at IU special are the many opportunities to specialize in subject areas based on your interests and professional fields in the elective area.

As the first specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Agile Management, Event Management and Digitalization in the Fitness Industry, Catering and Catering, Leisure Events, Sport Media Management, Tourism Management, Entrepreneurial Hotel Management.

For the second specialization, you can select one of these study modules: Advanced Leadership, Applied Sales, Business Consulting, Business Controlling, Content Creation, Content Strategy, CRM, Digital and Mobile Campaigns, Design in Space, Health Tourism, International Marketing and Branding, Cruise Tourism, Media Marketing, Online Marketing and Social Commerce, Personnel Management Specialization, Traffic Carrier Management.

As the third specialization, you can enroll in one of these modules: Agile Management, Working Environment 4.0, Business Intelligence in Marketing, Digital Entrepreneurship, E-Commerce, Event Management and Digitalization in the Fitness Industry, Foreign Language (Italian, Spanish, English, French), Catering and Catering, Social Change, Influencer Marketing and Social Selling, Interculturality and Diversity, International HR and Leadership, Leisure Events, Market and Advertising Psychology, Native Advertising, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media Marketing I, Sport Media Management, Storytelling and Writing Workshop, General Studies, Tourism Management, Transformation Management, Company Foundation and Innovation Management, Entrepreneurial Hotel Management.

How flexible is the standard study period in distance learning Event Management

At IU International University, in the part-time distance learning program you choose one of 3 study models:

• In full-time studies, the standard study period is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard study period by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. Full-time study in Event Management is particularly suitable for those who are not employed or work only a few hours a week.
• In part-time studies I, the standard study period is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard study period by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. Part-time studies I are suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time studies II, the standard study period is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard study period by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. Part-time studies II are particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your profession alongside your distance learning.

By the way, you can also take a semester off during your studies at no additional cost.

How does online learning work at IU?

A study program that adapts to your life: In online studies at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally when and where you want to learn.

In the distance learning program Event Management at IU International University, there is no attendance requirement - you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

You choose when to take your modules and classes. This way, you can usually flexibly design your study plan and semester schedule.

Central to IU distance learning are your interactive learning scripts. You will receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally as PDFs and for tablets. Through the smart app IU Learn, you have access to the scripts for your Event Management studies as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Through myCampus, the online campus of IU, you also have access to additional materials, such as videos. You can exchange ideas with your lecturers and your fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats like interactive lectures.

And exams? You can take them as online exams if you prefer. An online exam can be taken at any time, once you feel sufficiently prepared for the material. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous exam centers of IU throughout Germany.