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TOURISM & EVENT MANAGEMENT (B.A.) - part-time -

▶ Academic further qualification alongside your job

▶ up to 4500 € SAB funding possible

▶ With vocational training, even without a high school diplom

Tourist abroad

TOURISM & EVENT MANAGEMENT (B.A.) - part-time -

▶ Academic further qualification alongside your job

▶ up to 4500 € SAB funding possible

▶ With vocational training, even without a high school diplom

Tourists on the road

TOURISM & EVENT MANAGEMENT (B.A.) - part-time -

▶ Academic further qualification alongside your job

▶ up to 4500 € SAB funding possible

▶ With vocational training, even without a high school diplom

extra-occupational: Tourism & Event Management

Choose your study programme:

Full-time part-time

  • Start: Winter semester (for the first time in 2024/25)
  • Duration of study: 8 semesters / only 6 semesters with a vocational qualification
  • Degree programme: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
  • Courses: Mondays and Wednesday evenings, occasionally Saturdays

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Are you already in the middle of your career and working in the tourism or event sector? Would you like to gain further qualifications and complete a degree programme? Then the part-time Bachelor's degree programme in Tourism & Event Management is just right for you.

The tourism and event market are dynamic, complex systems that are constantly generating new developments and trends. The current post-corona period represents a transformation phase in which there is a high demand for travel and events with record growth figures. At the same time, the supply of suitable specialists is currently low. This is why young professionals who can deal professionally with the current challenges are being sought, particularly in tourism and event management. This is exactly where your degree programme at the FHD begins.

Would you like to find out more?

  • Our next online information event on part-time studies will take place on 25 April at 4 pm. Go to registration
  • Our next online information event on the Tourism & Event Management degree programme will take place on 14 May at 4:30 pm. Go to registration

Insight into the study of Tourism & Event Management

Why should you study Tourism & Event Management part-time at the FHD?

Diverse career paths

The degree program combines the two attractive career fields of the future: tourism and events. You don't have to choose one field over the other, but are well prepared for both and are in demand on the job market. In addition to the possibility of working in numerous fields of the tourism and event industry, you can also make a career independent of the industry due to the business foundation. Thus, your degree offers you a high degree of flexibility and security.

Study content for (professional) life: Applied studies

Knowledge comes from doing: We offer you well-founded theoretical knowledge with a high level of practical relevance. Learning theory by heart just for the exam? That's not the case with us. You learn exactly what you need to know and be able to do later in your professional life. You can try things out directly in practical projects.

Learn languages

Broaden your horizons and immerse yourself in other cultures! In addition to business English, you will also learn Spanish during your studies and are thus ideally prepared for your international career and communication with international customers and partners. 

Actively helping to shape your studies: building interdisciplinary skills.

With us, you won't get lost in the crowd. In small groups of about 15 students, you can actively participate and have a say in the content. Here it is not only about given topics, but also about your ideas and opinions. Due to the interdisciplinary orientation of the program, you will get to know other perspectives, methods and tools, e.g. in the context of projects with graphic designers. This way you learn teamwork already during your studies - one of the most important soft skills for your professional life.

Theory and practice closely intertwined

Your experiences from your everyday professional life are specifically incorporated into your studies. In the context of practical reflections, you discuss current topics with the lecturer in the study group and develop solutions that work in practice!

The most important facts at a glance

Study contents

The study includes the following topics and more:

  • Business Administration
  • Introduction to Tourism & Event
  • Business English and Spanish
  • Scientific work
  • Tourism & Event Marketing
  • Destination Management and Travel Distribution
  • Hotel and restaurant management
  • Digitalization
  • Guest management
  • Event organization
  • Staging & Event Design
  • Event technology & digital transformation
  • Live Communication 
  • event controlling
  • Practical projects
  • Bachelor thesis

Of course, our student advisors and professors will also be happy to advise you personally and answer all your questions about the course content.

Degree and career prospects

With your Bachelor of Arts Tourism & Event Management (B.A.) you are excellently qualified for middle management and leadership positions in the tourism and event industry on a national and international level. A further master's degree is also possible.

The diverse professional fields and areas of work include:

  • Event agencies and institutes
  • Event management in marketing
  • Culture and concert organizers
  • Trade fair and congress organizers
  • Major international event organizers
  • Organizers of sports events
  • Tourism organizations, destinations
  • Tour operators, Internet travel agencies
  • Business travel departments of large corporations
  • Airlines & airports
  • Hotel companies
  • Leisure facilities
  • Wellness industry

and many more.

Tuition and funding

As a private university, we offer you many advantages. In order to be able to offer you this high quality of study, we have to charge tuition fees. As a private university, the FHD is not supported by public funds, but has to finance itself completely. As an FHD Bachelor graduate, you will receive a 10% discount on tuition fees.

Tuition fees for the part-time Tourism & Event Management (B.A.) Bachelor's program currently start at 400 euros per month. (depending on the payment method you choose)

Of course, there are various ways in which you can finance your studies. You can find everything you need to know about tuition fees and financing in the study orientation section.

We will be happy to look at your individual situation and find solutions together.

Book a consultation appointment now

 

Study requirements and application

You want to get started right away? You can apply at any time.

For the admission to the NC-free study program Tourism & Event Management Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) you need either

  • the general university entrance qualification or
  • the advanced technical college entrance qualification or
  • a subject-related university entrance qualification (in the field of business or similar).

You also need to have a very good knowledge of German and a B1 level of English.

In the part-time degree program, professional activity in the field relevant to the degree program is generally required. In each semester that includes a practical reflection module, a corresponding professional activity (or an internship) amounting to at least 30 hours per credit point of the practical reflection module must be proven.

Project and internship partners for your studies in Tourism & Event Management

The Tourism & Event Management program has an extensive cooperation network with partners from business, culture and research. We teach and research in a practice-oriented, interdisciplinary manner and incorporate the experience of our project partners into our teaching. In this way, we guarantee our students the current practical relevance of the teaching as well as a high scientific standard.

Our partner universities worldwide

Im Studiengang Tourismus & Event Management ist ein Auslandssemester an einer unserer Partnerhochschulen integriert. Auch beim Thema Work & Travel, Au pair oder Auslandspraktikum ist unser International Office für Dich da. Dein Auslandsabenteuer wartet schon auf Dich!

We are happy to advise you

Do you have questions and would like to find out more about studying at the FHD? We will be happy to advise you!

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