BA (Hons) Event Management

This Event Management course is vocationally orientated, reflecting the University's close relationships with organisations in both the private and public sector.

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BA (Hons) Event Management at University of Winchester

Event Management at Winchester is an exciting course in a rapidly growing field of study. Exploration of the subject in the context of the wider field of business enables students to combine a theoretical understanding of key concepts with the development of practical skills needed to operate in a changing and expanding employment sector.

Fact File

SINGLE/COMBINED HONOURS

UCAS codes: N820 BA/EMgt

Typical offer: 280-320 points

International Baccalaureate: 26 points

Degree duration:
3 years full-time 6 years part-time

If English is not your first language:
IELTS 6.0 (including 6.0 in writing) or a TOEFL iBT score of 87 or equivalent

Course Enquiries and Applications
Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827234
Email: course.enquiries@winchester.ac.uk

For Combined Honours UCAS codes and entry requirements

Programme Content

Event Management is explored at a variety of levels from the local to the national and international and combines theoretical understanding with the development of the practical skills needed to operate in the sector. There is a mixture of practical and theoretical study. In Year 1, students pursue a number of core modules which include business and event-specific modules.

In Years 2 and 3, students continue to explore both business and event-specific modules with further investigation and application of theory and practical skills and are able to select some of their own preferences from a number of options. In Year 3, students undertake a project, which can be a dissertation or a work placement.

The programme is vocationally oriented. The University has close links with many venues and event management companies, which provides students with year-round opportunities to get involved in local and national events. Local employers make regular contributions to the programme and many offer work placements. Within this context, students acquire vital business skills and experience, and become involved with the local community.

Field trips
There is an opportunity on many modules to take part in visits to venues, live events and trade exhibitions.

Modules

Year 1
• An Introduction to Event Management
• Skills for Management
• Events in Context
• An Introduction to Venue Management
 
Year 2
• Planning, Delivering and Evaluating anEvent
• Research Methods for Events
• Sports Events
• Conferences, Meetings, Incentive Travel and Exhibitions

Year 3
• Cultural Events
• Presenting Events
• Strategic Development
• Building Marketing Relationships

Careers

Graduates find jobs in event management companies, venues, local authority leisure departments, festival consortia, tourist organisations, publishing, sport and entertainment. The programme also provides a strong foundation for postgraduate study or further training.

Combinations

BA (Hons) Drama
BA (Hons) Film Production
BA (Hons) Media Studies
BA (Hons) Sports Management

Combined Honours programmes enable you to study two subjects, jointly (50% / 50%) and it is possible to transfer to a Single Honours programme at the end of Year 1.