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Students
Tuition Fee
GBP 16,900
Per year
Start Date
2025-09-01
Medium of studying
On campus
Duration
4 years
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Bachelors
Major
Event Management | Hospitality Management | Tourism Management
Area of study
Services
Education type
On campus
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
Tuition Fee
Average International Tuition Fee
GBP 16,900
Intakes
Program start dateApplication deadline
2025-09-01-
About Program

Program Overview


Event Management BA (Hons) with Placement Year

Course Description

This BA (Hons) Event Management degree is designed to give you the management and operational skills needed to succeed in the 2020s and beyond. We have a track record of running successful event management degrees, and now we've updated our curriculum to be even more relevant to the industry today.


Study Options

  • Full-time: 4 years
  • UK fee: £9,535 per year (2025/26)
  • International fee: £16,900 per year (2025/26)
  • UCAS points: 112 (September 2025 entry)
  • UCAS code: N823
  • Start date: September
  • Location: Kedleston Road, Derby Campus

The Highlights

  • You'll learn how to stage events and so much more: we also give you the management, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills needed to excel in the events industry, a rapidly evolving sector that needs reshaping and rebuilding after the Covid pandemic.
  • You'll learn how events, tourism, and hospitality overlap to make up the wider 'visitor economy', and work closely with Tourism and Hospitality students - this will broaden your career options.
  • You can study abroad for a semester in stage two, and take a placement year before stage three.
  • All modules align with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, so you will learn to think about the social and environmental impact of events, not just the financial gains.

Future Focussed

This degree is designed to give you the management and operational skills needed to succeed in the 2020s and beyond. We have a track record of running successful event management degrees, and now we've updated our curriculum to be even more relevant to the industry today.


Events and the Visitor Economy

This programme is part of our Centre for Contemporary Hospitality and Tourism, which has been awarded the prestigious International Centre of Excellence (ICE) in Tourism and Hospitality accreditation. The course shares key generic modules with our International Tourism Management and International Hospitality Management degrees, so you can appreciate how these three specialisms work together to make up the 'visitor economy' (the services and experiences that attract visitors to a destination.)


Boost Your Employability with a Placement Year

You’ll have the opportunity to take a placement year to put the skills you’ve learned into practice in a real-world environment. We'll support you to find your placement and throughout your year in industry. Placements allow you to gain valuable experience to add to your CV, make industry contacts, and help you to narrow down what kind of role you may be interested in after graduation.


Practical Projects and Real Events

Throughout the course, you'll be asked to complete a wide range of tasks and activities that an events professional might do, so you build up practical experience and can apply what you're learning.


Key Areas of Learning

With this degree, you'll cover the full range of modern-day event management and business management skills. You'll learn to problem-solve and adapt to changing external environments, create successful experiences while considering sustainability, and plan, manage, and evaluate projects.


Studying Abroad

In stage two of this course, you will get the opportunity to study abroad. You'll be able to choose from a range of countries, such as the Netherlands, Germany, Thailand, Bali, and South Africa. It's a great way to experience a different culture, gain a new perspective on your subject, and have an adventure!


Work Placements and Internships

We'll encourage and support you to take work placements and internships, at home or abroad. In stage two, you must complete at least 30 hours of work experience and then between stages two and three, you can take an optional placement year or a summer internship. This is a valuable opportunity to gain experience and develop your practical skills 'on the job'.


What You Will Study

Year 1

  • Eventful Societies
  • Business Environment of the Visitor Economy
  • Current Scenarios, Future Directions
  • Organisational Transformation
  • Project Design, Planning and Management
  • Service Experience Co-Creation

Year 2

  • Eventful Societies
  • Business Environment of the Visitor Economy
  • Current Scenarios, Future Directions
  • Organisational Transformation
  • Project Design, Planning and Management
  • Service Experience Co-Creation

Placement Year

  • You’ll have the opportunity to take a placement year to put the skills you’ve learned into practice in a real-world environment.

Year 3

  • Eventful Societies
  • Business Environment of the Visitor Economy
  • Current Scenarios, Future Directions
  • Organisational Transformation
  • Project Design, Planning and Management
  • Service Experience Co-Creation

How You Will Learn

You will build up your knowledge and skills through learning activities like:


  • Lectures - delivered by our tutors and guest speakers
  • Seminars and tutorials
  • Practical projects including planning and managing events
  • Case study analysis
  • Independent study
  • Fieldtrips
  • Placements and internships
  • Networking and mentoring

How You Will Be Assessed

We use a range of assessment methods - predominantly coursework, but there may be some online exams too. Your coursework tasks will be based around the key duties of events professionals and will include writing business proposals, delivering pitches and presentations, drafting project plans and evaluations, creating bid documents and event safety plans.


Who Will Teach You

  • Dr Vladimir Antchak - Programme Leader

Careers

Having learned the latest techniques, processes, and technologies for event management, you'll graduate from this degree as a confident and creative event specialist with strong business acumen. If you want to launch your own business or work for a start-up, you'll have the enterprising attitude and attributes that are needed, including resilience, self-awareness, and independent thinking.


Or if you prefer to work for an employer, you'll be well-suited to a range of roles in the event, tourism, or hospitality sectors, as well as allied industries such as marketing, PR, or HR. You could initially apply for roles such as Conference and Event Co-ordinator, Marketing Executive, Business Development Manager, Communications Co-ordinator, but several years down the line, we think you'll be leading, inspiring, and shaping the future of the visitor economy.


Entry Requirements

2025 Entry

These are the typical qualification requirements for September 2025 entry.


  • UCAS points: 112
  • A Level: BBC
  • T Level: Pass
  • BTEC: DMM
  • GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification
  • Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 15, Merit: 24, Pass: 6
  • English language requirements: IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)

Fees and Funding

2025/26

  • UK: £9,535 per year
  • International: £16,900 per year

How to Apply

Please look at our application deadlines before you apply.


  • UK students: Apply through UCAS
  • International students: Apply directly to the University
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