Course overview
This course provides an integrated study of festivals and events within social and commercial contexts. It aims to enable students to develop a deeper knowledge of the management related issues affecting festivals and events, and to understand how this knowledge could be applied to a number of professional careers in this field. The course offers an array of interesting topics that encourage both the study of festivals and events as a human phenomenon and study of festivals and events as a commercial experience. Students will also benefit from practical connections to the events industry through the experiences and insights of guest speakers.
- Understanding Festivals And Events
- Designing Festivals & Events
- Festival Programming, Markets, And Impacts
Course learning outcomes
- Critically and creatively assess the designing of festival/event concepts
- Critically analyse and reflect on theories of behaviour associated with festivals and events
- Examine and interpret the impacts of festivals and events
- Investigate and analyse the relationship between festivals and events and identify formation
- Critically analyse professional practice of festivals and events management
Degree list
The following degrees include this course