Events Management
UCAS Code: N820
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Minimum number of A Levels required: 2 Is general studies acceptable? Yes Are AS level awards acceptable? Acceptable only when combined with other qualifications Average A Level offer: BBC Maximum AS Level points accepted: 20
Access to Higher Education Diploma acceptability: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications Further information: Access programme must have minimum of 112 UCAS Tariff points
International Baccalaureate: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications Additional information: 112 UCAS Tariff points
Irish Leaving Certificate: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications Grades / subjects required: 112 UCAS points from a minimum of 5 subjects
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Extended diploma (QCF): Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications Extended diploma subjects / grades required: DMM in a relevant subject area is required if no other level 3 qualifications are taken
UCAS Tariff
?We are looking for applicants who are considering a future career as a successful Events Manager. Potential students should be able to demonstrate experience, enthusiasm, commitment and motivation related to Events Management. In addition, applicants must be able to manage and organise their own time in order to complete coursework, revise for examinations, attend lectures punctually and complete appropriate work placements. Students will be expected to work both independently and in groups for various pieces of work, and evidence of occasions when applicants have worked in groups (academically or otherwise) would be useful when considering your application form. Please contact the University if you have any questions regarding the relevance of your qualifications.
About this course
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Events management is a challenging and varied career where you can expect to work with areas as diverse as marketing, finance, human resources, health and safety and risk management, and be able to juggle several high priority tasks at once.
The role requires people who are level-headed and well organised but also enthusiastic, creative and dynamic. Teamwork is a crucial part of running any successful event and in your second year you have the chance to create, develop and manage your own live event as part of a team, working with real clients, venues and attendees.
Festivals, meetings, conventions, exhibitions and sports events all make up the events industry, and you will have plenty of opportunities to get a feel for different kinds of event from familiarisation visits, site visits and attending live events, as well as from expert guest speakers.
You will also get some hands-on experience working for a variety of clients at locations and venues across the country. Liverpool is well known for its thriving events scene. Events such as Sound City, Summer Pops, the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon and the Clothes Show Live put Liverpool on the map as a big player in the events industry.
Venues like the Echo Arena, Anfield Stadium and St George's Hall have attracted events such as the MOBO Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards and Four Nations Rugby League Final.
LJMU has cultural partnerships with big names in the events industry, including the Tate, Everyman Theatre and Light Night. These partnerships give our students unique opportunities in the events sector, as well as discounts and exclusive offers.
Modules
Please see guidance on core and option modules for further information on what you will study.
Level 4
• Events Industry
• Professional Skills Development 1
• Event Marketing
• Event Planning & Risk Assessments
• Creative Event Design and Experience
• Introduction to Management and Leadership
Level 5
• Staging Events 1
• Staging Events 2
• Research Design
• Human Resource Management for Events
• Integrated Marketing Communications
• Business Ethics
• Professional Skills Development 2
Level 6
•Individual Research Project
•Enterprise & Entrepreneurship for Events
•Event Impacts
•Contemporary Issues in Events
•Policy, Politics and Events
Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal Academic Framework review, so may be subject to change. Students will be required to undertake modules that the University designates as core and will have a choice of designated option modules. Additionally, option modules may be offered subject to meeting minimum student numbers.
Please see the programme specification document for further details on this course.
Assessment methods
Assessment varies depending on the modules you choose, but will usually include a combination of exams and coursework.
We recognise that all students perform differently depending on how they are assessed, which is why we use a range of assessment methods. These vary according to the module, but they could include:
•exams (seen and unseen)
•written work
•presentations (group or individual)
•practical assessments
•portfolios (including e-portfolios)
•planning and implementing your own ‘live’ event.
Feedback is given for each assessment, as we believe this is vital in helping you to identify your strengths as well as areas where you may need to put in more work.
Tuition fees
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Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool Business School
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This course sits in a wide group of smaller subjects that don't necessarily have that much in common - so bear this in mind when you look at any employment data. Most graduates took a hospitality, events management or tourism-related course, but there are a group of sports and leisure graduates in here as well who do different things. Events management was the most common job for graduates from this group of subjects, and so it’s no surprise that graduates from specialist events management courses did better last year than many of the other graduates under this subject umbrella - but all did about as well as graduates on average or a little better. If you want to find out more about specific job paths for your chosen subject area, it's a good idea to go on open days and talk to tutors about what previous graduates went on to do, or to have a look at university department websites.
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