Requirements for Enrollment

With your degree in tourism and event management, you can work, for example, in event departments of companies, in hotels and resorts, or in event agencies.

Entering the online course in tourism and event management at Hochschule Fresenius is uncomplicated: With a general higher education entrance qualification (Abitur), the general university of applied sciences entrance qualification, or the subject-specific higher education entrance qualification, you can enrol immediately and at any time.

Access without a higher education entrance qualification is also possible, for example, if you have passed a master's examination or a comparable vocational advancement qualification, such as the state-certified technician or the state-certified business economist. If you can demonstrate at least two years of completed specific vocational training and subsequently at least two years of specific vocational experience, you can also enter the course through a university entrance qualification examination.

By the way: If you have already completed a course of study, you can save costs and time by having prior achievements recognised. In addition to academic achievements, achievements gained outside a university can also be credited.

Study Contents, Modules and Specialisations

The part-time Bachelor's degree programme in Tourism and Event Management will provide you with not only the basics of Business and Economics but also in-depth knowledge of the tourism industry and the international trade fair and event sector. Throughout the course, you will choose interesting focal points such as leisure psychology and leisure sociology, enabling you to become an expert in Tourism and Event Management.

• 1st Semester: Introduction to Business Administration, Mathematics, Business Law, Introductory Project for Self-Organised Learning, Academic Writing, Business Language Issues
• 2nd Semester: Accounting and Cost Accounting, Marketing and Market Research, Descriptive and Inductive Statistics, Communication and Presentation, International Tourism and Transport, Tourism Geography and Types of Tourism, International Event and Trade Fair Business
• 3rd Semester: Introduction to Economics, Finance, Accounting and Controlling, Personnel Management, Organisation and Operational Planning, Leisure and Business Travel Management, Hotel and Hospitality Management, Strategic and Operational Event Management
• 4th Semester: Online Business and Online Marketing, Strategic and International Management, Special Legal Issues for Tourism & Events, Applied Digitalisation in Tourism and Events, Destination Management, Event Conceptualisation and Event Design, Introduction to Event Technology
• 5th Semester: Personnel Development, Empirical Tourism and Event Research, Intercultural Competence, IT Security and Data Protection, Sustainable Tourism and Event Management, Elective Module Group
• 6th Semester: Elective Module Group, Bachelor's Thesis

Specialisations: Functional Management in International Companies, Food and Beverage Management, Project and Quality Management, Practice Project "Foundation", Leisure Psychology and Leisure Sociology.

Study Model and Course Structure – Distance Learning Without Exams

Hochschule Fresenius is convinced that exams are not always suitable for assessing the actual competencies acquired by students. Therefore, in the Bachelor's distance learning programme in Tourism and Event Management, there are no written exams! Your learning progress will, for example, be assessed through accompanying studies and online by:

• Home and seminar papers,
• Online presentations,
• Online speeches,
• E-portfolios.

This approach saves you from arduous journeys for exams and gives you a fair chance for excellent performance evaluations that correspond to your actual knowledge and competencies.

The university also relies on a unique interdisciplinary coaching team consisting of professors, lecturers, and study coaches. Your personal study coach is your point of contact for all matters related to your studies. Whether by phone, email, or via the messenger in studynet – your study coach advises and actively supports you on your path to a successful degree.

Whether at home or on the go, on desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone – your campus is always with you. Our studynet learning platform is simultaneously a lecture hall, seminar room, campus, and cafeteria. "Social Learning" is the keyword: a holistic learning experience that, in addition to using a variety of different media formats, consistently emphasizes dialogue.