International Event Management BSc(Hons)

Course structure

If studied full-time, the course will take either three or four years to complete, depending on whether you opt for a placement year. It is designed to cover everything you need for a career in events management.

The style of teaching will differ according to module, but it will involve lectures, seminars, group exercises, case studies and student presentations. Your contact hours will gradually reduce over three years as you learn to work more independently.

Although you will be assessed by essays and exams, we will also test your ability to work in teams, give presentations and appraise the work of fellow students. These methods of assessment are intended to reflect real-life management practices.

Making sure that what you learn with us is relevant, up to date and what employers are looking for is our priority, so courses are reviewed and enhanced on an ongoing basis. When you have applied to us, we will inform you of any improvements or innovations to the curriculum through Student View.

COVID-19 continues to disrupt exams and English language testing in some parts of the world. For 2022 entry, we have expanded the number of qualifications we are able to accept. If you have, or are sitting, one of the qualifications listed here and it meets our validity policy then you do not need to take an IELTS test, even if we asked you to do so in your offer. Please let us know and send a copy of your results so we can check your qualification.

• English language, English literature, or English language and literature A-levels at grade D or above.
• English courses from other UK universities, subject to subject to being awarded from an accredited institution and at the CEFR B2 minimum levels required and meeting all four components.
• A bachelors or masters degree from an accredited university in the UK or a Home Office majority English-speaking country.
• TOEFL iBT At Home test – check the TOEFL website for more information about which countries are operating this test and the test eligibility.
• IELTS Indicator home-based test – check the IELTS Indicator website for more information about which countries are operating this test and the test eligibility.
• KITE (Kaplan International Tools for English) - an easy to access online English Language test from Kaplan online that can be taken from home.
• LanguageCert International ESOL (IESOL) Exam.
• Occupational English Test (OET) – accepted for Medicine and a range of allied health profession courses, including Pharmacy, which have vocational training elements.

If you need additional English language training we have pre-sessional courses available.

All qualifications are subject to our normal admissions checks and the above is only a summary and not a guarantee that your qualification will definitely be accepted. If you are applying for an undergraduate or postgraduate taught course, contact the enquiries and admissions team for more support and guidance. If you are applying for a postgraduate research degree, get in touch with the doctoral college team.

We will also continue accept the standard English language qualifications detailed below.

Prepare for your career 

Event management offers growing and varied career opportunities, ranging from organising a small business conference to masterminding a major music festival. In charge of both planning and execution, professional event managers have responsibilities that shift with every project.

In your career you need a combination of knowledge, skills, personal qualities and relevant experiences – and you’ll get all of this from your degree.

The course provides subject knowledge and expertise, opportunities to put what you learn into practice and work-related experience. You'll also develop transferable personal skills in teamwork, and project and time management that will be valued wherever your career takes you.

You'll work on your employability from your first year through a mixture of academic and vocational modules. You are strongly encouraged to take work placements during holidays and the placement year option provides invaluable real-world experience.

Dr Nigel Jarvis 

Before returning to academia, I worked for six years as a consultant in Toronto, Canada, specialising in tourism, recreation and cultural master plans and feasibility studies. I have a keen interest in gender and sexuality issues in leisure, tourism and event contexts.

I completed my PhD in 2006 at the University of Brighton, which examined the meaning of sport in the lives of Canadian and British men. My research and teaching interests relate to globalisation and the tourism and event industry, sport tourism; sport and event sponsorship; the economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts of tourism; and attractions management.

I have published work on a wide variety of topics related to the cruise sector, the legacies of sport tourism events, motivations of sport tourists, the impacts of sport events, green certification schemes in the tourism and hospitality sector, and on LGBTQ tourism and events.