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People never forget great events. Reading this, you’ve probably got one in mind, perhaps a festival you went to with a group of friends, a huge sporting event, or even a party at a boutique venue.
Study BA (Hons) Events Management and you will learn what it takes to deliver memorable events. From day one you will build your sk...
3 years full-time
4 years with placement
4 years overseas study
4 years with foundation
When designing modules for this course, we talked to industry experts to find out what challenges they face and what skills they look for when hiring graduates.
In your first year, we’ll introduce you to the world of events by exploring areas like marketing, budgeting and design. Then, as you move into your second year, you’ll put theory into practice staging a live event for a client. You will also look at how service excellence can help take a good event and turn it into a great event, while also considering the safety implications of events management.
After your second year, you can either move on to your third year or go on placement.
In your final year, you’ll complete a project that puts all your skills into action and work to address a challenge faced by those working in the industry. This is the time to put your all of your learning to date into action and develop key research skills for your career. If you’ve gone on placement, it might be linked to the area of events you worked in.
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Business School Impact System (BSIS)
EFMD Quality Improvement System
Teaching Excellence Framework 2023-2027
The Power of Events
National Student Survey 2024 (NSS)
You will study eight units in your first year. These include two 30 credit units and four 15 credit units. Please note that the following list of units is indicative and may be subject to change.
This unit introduces the concepts and scope of the events industry both nationally and globally . Students will develop knowledge of event classifications, characteristics, and stakeholders, through to event impacts and evaluation. The unit combines key event industry knowledge alongside the development and application of academic skills for academic success.
This unit introduces important aspects of event marketing in the promotion and communication of an event to a desired target audience using a variety of different medias. Students will be able to develop marketing skills by examining core marketing principles and concepts and implementing them to ensure successful event marketing outcomes. This unit is highly creative, dynamic and embeds marketing insight, which is an important part of a students’ development as an event professional in an ever-changing global event environment.
This unit explores the various operational elements required to deliver a successful event. There will be opportunities to develop operational skills and capabilities using industry leading technology. Students will also get experience creating operational documents that are used within the event industry. This experience will be applied to real-world scenarios and case studies. The development of operational knowledge will be facilitated through engagement with event industry professionals; demonstrating how operational processes and practices are applied within every type of event and why these considerations are vital to the delivery of successful events.
This unit will help students to identify their current skills and attributes and provides opportunities to engage in employability-focussed activities, including practical experience. Students will explore action-planning to take ownership of their professional development to help boost future career prospects and work-readiness.
One of the most important roles in event management is to ensure that all people are safe during all stages of an event. This unit will help students understand the fundamental principles of event safety management when planning and delivering events. Students will explore the duties of care placed upon event organisers linked to relevant health and safety legislation. Additionally, students will understand the design and application of a range of event safety documentation.
This unit introduces financial management and budgeting, to support event planning and the evaluation of business performance. Robust financial control and resource management are important aspects of the event management process and help to inform business decision-making. Current software is introduced to assist students in the development of financial management skills relevant to the event sector.
The foundation of an excellent event is creative design development. In this unit, students will explore creative processes and consider various event design models, concepts, intentions and outcomes as lenses through which to look at the components of an event. Students will be required to flex their creative muscles and think outside the box!
This unit enables students to appreciate how taking responsibility for an event goes beyond the event itself. To manage an event sustainably the event manager must consider the impact of the event on the environment by considering how attendees travel to the event, reducing waste that is created at the event and supply of food. Students will investigate that for an event to be sustainable it must be supported by the local community and leave a positive legacy (both socially and economically) for those involved or affected by the event.
Our BA (Hons) Events Management degree offers the chance to spend a year getting a taste of professional life. It not only gives you the opportunity to develop your core skills and learn about how a business really operates in your industry, but also shows employers that you’re ready to get to work.
To find out more about what a placement can do for you, visit our placements page.
Study abroad
Instead of a placement, you’ll have the opportunity to spend up to a year overseas, studying with one of our partner institutions across Europe, or beyond. Go abroad in the third year of your degree, and you’ll not only learn about other cultures, improve your language skills and discover more about yourself – you’ll also boost your career prospects.
Having first-hand knowledge of another country’s culture and traditions can take you far in a range of careers. And, by going abroad you’ll also demonstrate the kind of independent spirit and adaptability that many employers want.
Working abroad
Gaining work experience with an international flavour offers a double benefit. While you’ll learn valuable professional skills in a real-world workplace, you’ll also experience different cultures, ways of working and new perspectives. Whether it’s a summer exchange, holiday internship or year-long international placement, global experience can make a world of difference to your career prospects.
A city of opportunities
Manchester is host to a packed live music calendar, some of the world’s biggest sporting contests and every sort of festival you can imagine, from food and film, to pride and punk music. With our city centre campus, it’s all within easy reach.
We are, therefore, in the perfect place to offer an education rooted in the real world – with relevant skills, useful experience and valuable connections to support your ambitions in events, tourism or hospitality management. You are in a city with a wide range of employers who are looking for ambitious graduates.
In your second year, working in a team, you have the opportunity to design, develop, deliver and evaluate your own event project. You will also cover issues around people management and employment, digital aspects of events, and the marketing and branding of an event.
You will study six units in your second year. Two 30 credit core units, and four 15 credit units, one of which will be an option unit of your choice. Please note that the following list of units is indicative and may be subject to change.
In this unit students will design an event concept for a live event based on a client’s brief or instruction. Students will then do a presentation in their event group showing the concept and feasibility of their idea for their event. The feasibility study will help identify any potential problem areas before the student delivers their live event in the “Event Live: Production” unit.
Within this unit, students will be able to develop their journey as an event professional by staging a live event for a client. Students will be required to produce an event manual that will document all aspects of the event and help manage their event. The delivery of the live event will help students develop skills in project management, stakeholder management and event live production.
The creative design, planning, delivery and evaluation of events involves the use of technology. Within this unit there will be the opportunity to explore a variety of technological solutions that are used within the events industry to enhance the customer experience and improve efficiency in the delivery of events. Students will develop practical skills in the use of both hardware and software as well as examining the application of emerging technologies within events and investigating how technology will impact upon the future of the events sector.
Students will develop knowledge and application of key operational management theories and concepts, including; the importance of event objectives, people management, service quality management, continuous improvement and evaluation in order to deliver event service excellence.
Events are increasingly becoming larger and more complex. The safety of stakeholders at an event is an ethical and legal concern for event organisers both nationally and globally . Within this unit, students will study crowd safety and risk analysis. In addition, the application of modelling techniques and tools to enhance public safety within events management will be investigated from both a national and international perspective.
In this unit students will have the opportunity to review and reflect on professional skills and competencies deemed essential by employers. Students will proactively prepare for the recruitment phase of either their placement year or future graduate position and will develop a clear understanding of what the events industry is searching for within its employees. Students will continue to develop these essential skills and learn how to align them to employment opportunities.
This unit will focus on developing knowledge and understanding of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) sector, otherwise known as Business Events, which remains the largest sector of the events industry.
This unit enables you to investigate and understand the range and diversity of festivals and celebration events. The unit has a particular focus on the impact of festivals and celebration events on the community. You will also explore the social and cultural importance of such events, the key operational issues when planning such events, and the key regulatory, political, funding and sponsorship elements of these types of events.
Our BA (Hons) Events Management degree offers the chance to spend a year getting a taste of professional life. It not only gives you the opportunity to develop your core skills and learn about how a business really operates in your industry, but also shows employers that you’re ready to get to work.
To find out more about what a placement can do for you, visit our placements page.
Study abroad
Instead of a placement, you’ll have the opportunity to spend up to a year overseas, studying with one of our partner institutions across Europe, or beyond. Go abroad in the third year of your degree, and you’ll not only learn about other cultures, improve your language skills and discover more about yourself – you’ll also boost your career prospects.
Having first-hand knowledge of another country’s culture and traditions can take you far in a range of careers. And, by going abroad you’ll also demonstrate the kind of independent spirit and adaptability that many employers want.
Working abroad
Gaining work experience with an international flavour offers a double benefit. While you’ll learn valuable professional skills in a real-world workplace, you’ll also experience different cultures, ways of working and new perspectives. Whether it’s a summer exchange, holiday internship or year-long international placement, global experience can make a world of difference to your career prospects.
A city of opportunities
Manchester is host to a packed live music calendar, some of the world’s biggest sporting contests and every sort of festival you can imagine, from food and film, to pride and punk music. With our city centre campus, it’s all within easy reach.
We are, therefore, in the perfect place to offer an education rooted in the real world – with relevant skills, useful experience and valuable connections to support your ambitions in events, tourism or hospitality management. You are in a city with a wide range of employers who are looking for ambitious graduates.
In your final year your studies will give you skills in leading and managing events related organisations. You will explore the reasons behind why cities and countries bid for mega events and the issues of legacy and sustainability surrounding these events from a global perspective. You will also complete your 12,000 word dissertation which involves you undertaking a substantial piece of independent research into a topic of your choice, working closely with your academic supervisor.
You will study three 30 credit core units, and two 15 credit units, one of which will be an option unit of your choice.
Please note that the following list of units is indicative and may be subject to change.
This unit explores a wide range of contemporary issues that are impacting the events industry both nationally and globally. Students will engage with current affairs and relevant research to develop a broader awareness of political and societal changes and their influence on the global events sector.
The aim of this unit is to provide students with an opportunity to act as “consultants” on a live challenge faced by an event business. Students will be able to conduct research on a consultancy brief that will link to challenges at a local, national or global level. The completion of the Event Consultancy unit will help students develop research skills and knowledge that will be relevant to their future career.
This unit will support final year students to transition from university life into their first graduate role. Students will review their experiences to date and will develop and deliver a clear strategy through a work-based learning project, which will maximise their graduate career success. The unit will encourage effective partnerships with event industry employers, thus growing their professional network and ensuring that students have opportunities to engage directly with industry stakeholders.
Event Production includes the technical elements required to deliver a successful event. This unit focuses on the management of the wide variety of technical elements and the numerous staff, suppliers and contractors required to facilitate the implementation of an event. There will be opportunities to explore production management within the context of sport, business and creative events as well as opportunities to develop skills in the use of production management technology in order to create industry relevant documentation. Learning will be facilitated through the use of events industry case studies, designed in partnership with production management specialists.
This unit examines leadership and organisational behaviour within the event industry. A range of leadership theories, concepts and application within the event industry will be explored. The unit will enable students to evaluate leadership within event industry and recognise best practice.
Collaborative working with customers such as exhibitors, suppliers, sponsors’ and other partnerships is fundamental to the commercial viability and success of any event. This unit is designed to develop event professionals’ sales and strategic management skills in industry.
Our BA (Hons) Events Management degree offers the chance to spend a year getting a taste of professional life. It not only gives you the opportunity to develop your core skills and learn about how a business really operates in your industry, but also shows employers that you’re ready to get to work.
To find out more about what a placement can do for you, visit our placements page.
Study abroad
Instead of a placement, you’ll have the opportunity to spend up to a year overseas, studying with one of our partner institutions across Europe, or beyond. Go abroad in the third year of your degree, and you’ll not only learn about other cultures, improve your language skills and discover more about yourself – you’ll also boost your career prospects.
Having first-hand knowledge of another country’s culture and traditions can take you far in a range of careers. And, by going abroad you’ll also demonstrate the kind of independent spirit and adaptability that many employers want.
Working abroad
Gaining work experience with an international flavour offers a double benefit. While you’ll learn valuable professional skills in a real-world workplace, you’ll also experience different cultures, ways of working and new perspectives. Whether it’s a summer exchange, holiday internship or year-long international placement, global experience can make a world of difference to your career prospects.
A city of opportunities
Manchester is host to a packed live music calendar, some of the world’s biggest sporting contests and every sort of festival you can imagine, from food and film, to pride and punk music. With our city centre campus, it’s all within easy reach.
We are, therefore, in the perfect place to offer an education rooted in the real world – with relevant skills, useful experience and valuable connections to support your ambitions in events, tourism or hospitality management. You are in a city with a wide range of employers who are looking for ambitious graduates.
Whether you’ve already made your decision about what you want to study, or you’re just considering your options, there are lots of ways you can meet us and find out more about student life at Manchester Met.
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These typical entry requirements may be subject to change for the 2025/26 academic year. Please check back for further details.
GCE A levels - grades BCC or equivalent
Pearson BTEC National Extended Diploma - grade DMM
Access to HE Diploma - Pass overall with a minimum 106 UCAS Tariff points
UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma - grade of Merit overall
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - grade DMM
T level - We welcome applications from students undertaking T level qualifications. Eligible applicants will be asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of Merit as a condition of offer
IB Diploma - Pass overall with a minimum overall score of 26 or minimum 104 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects
Other Level 3 qualifications equivalent to GCE A level are also considered.
A maximum of three A level-equivalent qualifications will be accepted towards meeting the UCAS tariff requirement.
AS levels, or qualifications equivalent to AS level, are not accepted.
The Extended Project qualification (EPQ) may be accepted towards entry, in conjunction with two A-level equivalent qualifications.
Please contact the University directly if you are unsure whether you meet the minimum entry requirements for the course.
GCSE grade C/4 in English Language or Level 2 Functional Skills English pass
and
GCSE grade C/4 in Mathematics or Level 2 Functional Skills Mathematics pass
GCE A levels - grades BCC or equivalent
Pearson BTEC National Extended Diploma - grade DMM
Access to HE Diploma - Pass overall with a minimum 106 UCAS Tariff points
UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma - grade of Merit overall
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - grade DMM
T level - We welcome applications from students undertaking T level qualifications. Eligible applicants will be asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of Merit as a condition of offer
IB Diploma - Pass overall with a minimum overall score of 26 or minimum 104 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects
Other Level 3 qualifications equivalent to GCE A level are also considered.
A maximum of three A level-equivalent qualifications will be accepted towards meeting the UCAS tariff requirement.
AS levels, or qualifications equivalent to AS level, are not accepted.
The Extended Project qualification (EPQ) may be accepted towards entry, in conjunction with two A-level equivalent qualifications.
Please contact the University directly if you are unsure whether you meet the minimum entry requirements for the course.
There’s further information for international students on our international website if you’re applying with non-UK qualifications.
Tuition fees for the 2025/26 academic year are still being finalised for all courses. You can find information on 2024/25 standard undergraduate fees for UK/Channel Islands and EU/Non-EU international students. All fees stated may be subject to change for the 2025/26 academic year.
Optional estimate: £600
All of the books required for the course are available from the library. The University also has PC labs and a laptop loan service. However, many students choose to buy some of the core textbooks for the course and/or a laptop. Students may also need to print some of their assignments and other documents. Campus printing costs start from 5p per page. Estimated costs are £300 for a laptop, and up to £100 each year for books and printing.
Students are required to buy ad hoc materials, such as boards for mood boards / other coursework in Year 2.
Optional estimate: £150
Field trips are compulsory in years 1 and 2 - these are part of the course and no fee is charged. There is usually an optional final year study trip organised to a UK destination such as London or Edinburgh which students will need to budget for accordingly.
Optional estimate: £80
There are student led conferences, such as our annual conference Connect, which we encourage our students to attend. There is normally a nominal fee of £20 only. Attendance is optional.
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Money MattersBy the time you graduate, you’ll probably have a good idea of what area of events you want to go into. Whether that’s festivals, sporting events, or more intimate occasions like weddings.
Some of our graduates use the network they’ve created in Manchester to find their first role, while others make the move to the capital or other locations across the globe. Many students who complete a placement are asked to come back after they’ve finished their studies.
Our previous students have landed their first graduate roles in a wide range of organisations; including companies managing virtual and hybrid event experiences, agencies with portfolios of blue-chip clients and even Buckingham Palace. As well as working as event managers, some students become project co-ordinators, account managers and marketing professionals.
You can apply for this course for 2025/26 entry once UCAS applications open in autumn.
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