BSc (Hons) Available in Clearing

Business, Hospitality and Events Management

Get the business skills and practical experience you need to pursue a career in events and hospitality management. Study with ARU London.

Start date
September 2025
January 2026
May 2026
Location
ARU London
Duration
3 years
UCAS course code
NN81

Start date
September 2025
January 2026
May 2026
Location
ARU London
Duration
4 years with foundation
UCAS course code
N1N8

Hospitality and events are significant contributors to the UK economy. The hospitality industry is the third largest employer in the UK, with 3.5 million people working in the sector and £55 billion generated in tax receipts annually.

This course is designed to prepare you for the business, hospitality and events sector. It blends the study of core business skills and management concepts, alongside a live event project.

By completing the course, you'll identify career pathways and develop the professionalism and drive to achieve them.

Careers

Employers have been directly involved in the design and development of this course.

This course also helps you build transferable skills in research, communication, and strategic thinking, with dedicated career support services such as CV workshops and interview coaching.

Your Major Project allows you to apply your knowledge to real-world challenges, helping to build a strong professional portfolio.

Teaching and modules

You’ll assess British and international events management and operations, and how they respond to opportunities, challenges, risks, and limitations. Explore quality management in events, hospitality, and tourism and have an introduction to finance and accounting, involving economic concepts, accounting principles, and mathematics.

You'll move on to the practical implementation of events and hospitality management and look at human resource management and the range of activities it covers. Next, identify the principal managerial issues in launching an international event. You’ll consider financial, organisational, cultural and ethical barriers along with the conceptualisation, promotion, production, and innovation of events.

We’ll explore these fundamental principles while analysing detailed information about venue types and situations. Topics covered include the history of public venues, business management, finance, ticketing, safety, security, and booking. You'll also assess examples of invoices, cash flows, rental agreements, and financial statements to illustrate real-world situations managers can expect to address.

Finally, there’s the opportunity to conceive and implement your own mock-event, putting theory into practice and gaining valuable practical experience.

Modules are subject to change and availability, and may vary by location. If you have the choice of optional modules, these are indicated with a *.

Year 1
  • Academic and Professional Skills
  • Hospitality, Tourism and Events Environment
  • Managing Quality in Hospitality, Tourism and Events
  • Tourism and Events
  • Business Finance
Year 2
  • Managing Human Resources
  • Sustainability in Career Development
  • Customer Service Management for Tourism and Hospitality
  • Principles and Practice of Marketing
  • Hospitality and Events Management
Year 3
  • Executing Business Strategy
  • Contemporary Issues
  • Live Project
  • Undergraduate Major Project (Leadership in Practice)

To prepare you for university study, you can take a foundation year at the start of this course. Find out more about foundation years.

Year 1
  • Critical Thinking Skills
  • Data Skills
  • Professional Development Skills
  • Research Skills

Facilities

As a student at ARU London you'll have access to:

  • over 30 lecture theatres ranging in size from those that can accommodate up to 200 students in a theatre-style seating arrangement, to others that are perfect for highly interactive seminars
  • two interconnected buildings with libraries containing core texts, wider reading materials, printers, and computer labs. There are also multiple study pods and booths for group work or personal study.

You’ll be supported by:

  • our Employability Service, helping you develop skills, knowledge, and experience through a range of extra-curricular sessions and career-focused support
  • experienced wellbeing advisors and counsellors, offering assistance with mental, physical, medical, and/or learning conditions
  • a mobile app giving you 24/7 access to learning resources, the e-library, and your timetable.

Entry requirements

Fees and funding

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