Chichester/ Herfordshire Universities - Thoughts please

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DD is interested in marketing & event management and both these uni's offer the course. I'd like to know any thoughts on the uni's please, good and / or not so good ?

Can’t comment on the courses, but Chichester is a much, much nicer place than Hatfield.

Out of interest, why these two? There are other universities with similar entry requirements with better standing in various league tables.

My DF is a lecturer , author and consultant in marketing and advertising fwiw : he has done work for many years with Herts Uni so they do have a longstanding experience with marketing and used to have an excellent reputation for business/marketing etc although they have been crowded out a bit. Chichester is a new kid on the block,and increasing in popularity (maybe in part because of its nice location) but I would say it is best respected for its work in drama and performance.

Chichester attracts much more'standard ' straight out of sixth form students. Herts has quite a lot of mature and commuting/local students. And Hatfield is not really a student town.

They are also quite lower league generally so those big firms with high salaries who want graduates with the highest A level grades might not choose from there. I know people who work in events and they do not always have a degree in the subject. I know it sounds weird. It is a bit like law. Half of top city lawyers do not have a law degree but most of them whether law or not went to some of the hardest to get into universities with high grades.
Also she might change her mind in the 3 years and would be saddled with a low standard university on the CV for life.

That's not necessarily true of marketing where recruitment is perhaps a bit less defined and the role and possible employers is a huge spread. However, I might be tempted to go for a straight marketing or business type degree than one with events management. Especially since Covid, that sector is a bit in recovery and there may not be great opportunities for placements for a while.

I'm an alumni from Chichester, and it's a lovely place to study. Most people think it's a new University but it started in 1839 training women to be teachers and supported the suffragettes. The campuses are so pretty, with Chichester next to the city centre and Bognor campus right next to the beach. It was ranked 21st in the UK by the Guardian, and 25th by the Times this year, which isn't bad going for a smaller Uni - they have roughly 5500 students which means the lecturer to student ratio is really good.

The Business School offers both marketing and event management, students can pick modules so they end up with a degree tailored to them. It's taught in Chichester, and they offer placements throughout the years so that the students have good industry links. It's not great on nightlife in terms of huge nightclubs, but if you're looking for strong student support and great teaching, Chichester is a great choice.

I would suggest Bournemouth for Marketing. It’s reputation is similar to Herts but a far nicer location! I too would drop events management. I would also do Business and then specialise.

Similar universities might be Oxford Brooks or UWE. I haven’t looked at courses but OB used to be strong on Business.

Thank you everyone. We did an Oxford Brookes open day & were very impressed & would be very happy if dd were to study there - although the accommodation we saw (only one hall) didn’t really inspire but then students put their own mark on it I guess.

Chichester Open Day this weekend so it’ll be interesting to compare. DD wants to study the mix of events management & marketing rather than pure business or marketing so choice is hers. It’ll give her lots of transferable skills. Her dad worked in the events industry for years, live events to big launches & everything in-between. She’s studying A level Business & knows she doesn’t want to do a degree in just business or marketing.

To be honest, events management is one dimensional. Business is the broadest choice. However if she doesn’t want it, that’s that. Let’s hope jobs in events come back. But you can work in events with a degree in anything. Is her dad getting her a job? If she’s a shoe-in, I guess it won’t matter!

No, her dad doesn’t work in the industry anymore so dd will make her own way.

I don’t understand why the negativity around the subject being a degree course. I’m sure some people do work in events without a specific degree in the subject but surely the qualification is a big positive when it comes to employment. And as I’ve said, so many transferable skills if dd decides to go another route.

I think because it’s one dimensional and doesn’t need a degree. It’s a job that needs a lot of organisational skills and attention to detail but it’s not a profession in the true sense of the word and anyone can do it. The degree doesn’t confer skills that are particularly transferable and most employers look at it as not very academic and something you do if you are well off and want a degree in something. Sorry if that’s not what you want to hear but I know several people who have this degree and have never worked at anything very much! So if she wants a wider choice of employment do a broader more academic degree from a very good university. Don’t specialise too early. The events jobs will still be there. My friend who did work in events management gad a degree in German and Drama! She volunteered her services because she lived near the venue and got a job! As she’s bright enough to learn on the job she did!

Hertfordshire Uni is split over two campuses, both of which are really nice and have had tons of money spent on them. Hatfield itself has nice bits (Hatfield house) but not great otherwise. It is cheap to live though. It is a short bus journey into St Albans and the train from Hatfield to London is very quick and frequent for days out.

It’s all mostly commuter land though. Students don’t go to St Albans. They might commute home to London. Hatfield cannot compare with Oxford or Bournemouth as places for a student to live. There are decent halls in Oxford. A higher rent gets you halls that are pleasant.

Hatfield is a dump but close to London

Nottingham Trent?

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It’s all mostly commuter land though. Students don’t go to St Albans. They might commute home to London. Hatfield cannot compare with Oxford or Bournemouth as places for a student to live. There are decent halls in Oxford. A higher rent gets you halls that are pleasant.

Hatfield students do go out in St Albans! It’s only 10 min bus down the Hatfield road. Though prob not as convenient as living in Oxford and other cities. Hatfield itself is small. Students graduate in St Albans cathedral which of course is amazing.

It is! It’s just not where students would have a good time in any numbers. I know it well and, for students, the appeal is limited when compared to our wonderful larger cities and what they can offer students.