Program Overview

Business and Management (Events Management) BA (Hons)

Course Overview

In the global business environment, the ability to connect, interact and build community is crucial to securing success. Exploring events of all sizes, our Business and Management (Events Management) specialist course will introduce you to the exciting world of meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions.

If you have ambitions to forge a career creating outstanding business experiences and bringing people together, then this course is for you.

Working with experienced industry specialists, you’ll develop understanding of both the strategic and operational aspects of business events. Examining the commercial and not-for-profit sectors, you’ll have the opportunity to enhance your expertise through work experience and collaboration with a range of industry partners. Alongside your specialism, you’ll gain universal knowledge and skills for a career in Business and Management.

Accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), all our Business and Management degrees ensure you develop essential skills, knowledge and experience while completing a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management as part of your studies. This means potential employers will be confident that you’re career-ready and able to do anything, from working for a multinational corporation to starting and running your own business.

Study Style

The following themes underpin our approach to teaching and learning through:

• Authentic in-class challenges that engage you with real businesses and develop your ongoing personal and professional development
• Active learning designed to engage you in a range of learning activities, in addition to lectures, tutorials, seminars, and group exercises, making full use of real-life case challenges, industry guest lectures, projects, and business pitches
• The use of a range of learning enhancement digital technologies; a blended online and face-to-face approach to teaching is designed to maximise your opportunities for learning
• Computer-based simulations that model real-life situations, enabling you to apply your knowledge, adapt to changing scenarios and think out-of-the-box in dealing with simulation examples
• Lecturers with business practitioner experience to add insight and colour to explaining business concepts in sessions
• Sustainability is embedded within modules across every level, which requires you to think about broader issues that relate to communities and the environment.
• Assessments that are related to real work performed in business.

Entry Requirements

• Typical Offers
  • 104 UCAS tariff points, BCC at A levels, DMM at BTEC or a Merit in your T-Level.
• Additional requirements
  • English Language or Literature and Maths Grade 4/C in GCSE (or equivalent) are normally required.
• Mature students
  • We welcome applications from mature students (aged 21 and over) and do not necessarily require the same academic qualifications as school leaving applicants, although some entry requirements may still apply for Professionally Accredited Courses. We accept Access to Higher Education Diplomas and make offers on an individual basis.
• International students
  • Please read the entry requirements for your country – and contact our admissions team if you have questions.

Course Modules

Level 4 (Undergraduate year 1)

• The Global Business Environment (BM4115)
• Academic, Personal and Professional Development (BM4720)
• Enterprise and Innovation (BM4721)
• Managing Finance (BM4722)
• Leadership and Management in an Organisational Context (BM4723)
• Live Management Enquiry Project (BM4725)
• Business and the Legal System (BM4726)
• Marketing Principles (MS4105)

Level 5 (Undergraduate year 2)

• Accounting for Finance and Decision Makers (BM5107)
• Employability and Entrepreneurship (BM5721)
• Creating and Delivering Operational Plans (BM5723)
• Managing Projects to Achieve Results (BM5725)
• Applied Management Skills (BM5726)
• Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (BM5740)
• Operational Business Events Management (BM5741)
• Digital Marketing: Fundamentals (MS5107)

Level 6 (Undergraduate final year)

• Sustainability and Globally Responsible Leadership (BM6175)
• Strategic Business and Management (BM6722)
• Strategic Management of People and Change (BM6723)
• Leadership and Management in Global Contexts (BM6724)
• Capstone Business Project (BM6725)
• Strategic Professional Conference Organisation (BM6741)
• Strategic Marketing (MS6101)

Fees and Costs

• Start date | Location | UCAS code | Fee (UK) Fee per year | Fee (international) Fee per year
  • Sep 2025 | Oxstalls, Gloucester | N109 | £9,535 | £17,425
  • Sep 2026 | Oxstalls, Gloucester | N109 | TBC | TBC

Careers

Graduates of this course can pursue diverse careers in the global business events industry. Become a professional conference organiser, managing large-scale corporate events, or a meeting co-ordinator, ensuring seamless business gatherings and integration. Enter the world of membership events management and thrive in the role of curating exclusive experiences for associations and corporate groups.

Opportunities also exist in event marketing, venue management, and corporate hospitality, with graduates well equipped to launch their own events businesses. Accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), the course provides students with leadership skills, making them career-ready for roles across corporate, non-profit, and entrepreneurial sectors.

Teaching Staff

Academic Course Leader

Sarah Dibble

Academic Course Leader for Business and Management (Events Management)

Partnerships

• Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
• Small Business Charter (SBC)

CMI Accredited Course

The course is Chartered Management Institute (CMI) accredited and Graduates will gain an added-value nationally recognized industry qualification at no extra cost.

Start & Grow Enterprise

Our Start & Grow Enterprise (SaGE), established in 2017, offers business support to individuals and early-stage enterprises with an emphasis for supporting those with the potential for High Growth.

Start-up Opportunities

Opportunities to gain funding for your own business start-up through our Enterprise Competitions.

ThreeSixty Student Consultancy

Students on this course will have the chance to get involved with our new student consultancy, ThreeSixty. Based at our state-of-the-art School of Business, you’ll get the opportunity to develop your graduate competencies and attributes by working with business, third sector and individuals on a consultancy basis, solving their challenges.

School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences

Gain new skills and develop innovative projects using cutting-edge facilities, labs and suites. Work with expert lecturers and professionals from across the industry.

Placements

You’ll have the option to choose a year-long placement in industry. Examples of just a few of the renowned companies our students have worked for include:

• Warner Media
• IBM
• Panasonic
• GE Capital
• GE Aviation
• John Lewis and Partners
• British Airways