Course Overview
This BA (Hons) Business and Event Management course focuses on building the skills and experience you need in business and event management, particularly the logistical and operational elements of event management. One of the special features of this degree is that in the second and final year, you have the opportunity to plan, design, and implement your own events. Business is brought to life on this BA (Hons) Business and Event Management degree with a focus on current real-world business and event and project management practice. You will work on live business projects and case studies to develop your confidence, business knowledge, entrepreneurial mindset, and understanding of event management principles and design.
You will explore a range of topics such as management, events design and creation, marketing, project management, operations management, branding, public relations, virtual events, communications, and sustainability to provide you with a strong foundation of the event, project, and business management needed by employers today.
Key Facts
- Full-time- 3 years, 4 years Full Time with sandwich placement
- Start Date- September
Entry requirements
- UCAS – 96-112 tariff points from A levels or combination with AS / EPQ / BTEC/ Cambridge Technical.
- A-Levels- BBC-CCC
- BTEC/Cambridge Technical- DMM-MMM
- GCSEs- C or better in English language and mathematics.
- IB- 28 points
- Access to HE Diploma- Pass with at least 15 credits at Merit.
- IELTS- 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5.
Career
This BA (Hons) Business and Event Management degree gives you the skills needed to succeed across a range of business industries and job roles in business and specifically in event management as well as practical experience in operations and project management. Employers will value the breadth of your knowledge gained through the degree.
Previous graduates have secured jobs at companies including:
- Events Group
- Google Europe
- Grange Hotels
- Hays
- Iced Gem Events
- Incisive Media
- Media Events Ltd
- R21 Media
- St Martins in the Fields
- Shangri La Hotels
- The Goodwood Group
- Vent Axia
- West Sussex Country Council
Course Content
- Management and Organisations
- Event Design, Planning and Creation
- Academic and Professional Skills (APS)
- Social Media
- Enterprise Awareness
- Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Marketing Principles and Practice
- Project Management
- Operations Management
- Managing Mega Event Destinations
- Sustainable Business and Circular Economy
- Planning and Managing Events: Principles to Practice
- Professional Graduate
- Research Skills for Business
- Key HR Practices
- Employee Development
- Employee Relations
- Leadership
- Consumer Buyer Behaviour
- Brands and Branding
- Purple Goldfish and the Art of the Service Experience
- Digital Campaign Planning
- Finance for Managers
- Data Science and Analytics
- Economics for Business
- Research Dissertation
- Applied Event Management 1
- Business Strategy
- Public Relations and Sponsorship
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Global Branding
- Work Placement (Short)
- Applied Event Management 2
- Entrepreneurship
- Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
- Global Business Today
- Entrepreneurship Placement
