BA (Hons) Event Management
Develop your passion for events of any kind with BA (Hons) Event Management. The course will teach you all you need for a successful career in the live music and creative industries. You’ll connect with the best people in the business to turn your career ambition into a reality.
You’ll graduate with a comprehensive set of creative business and management skills for a diverse range of potential career routes. These include event promotion and production, tour management, booking agencies, event sustainability, wedding and party planning, sporting events, theatrical production, digital marketing, social media management and many more.
Your day-to-day learning will be practical, relevant and cutting-edge, delivered by experienced and well-connected lecturers in small seminar-based classrooms.
You’ll have access to the most exciting artists, festivals and venues in the business today. There will be countless opportunities to put the skills you learn throughout the course into practice. Plus, you’ll have the chance to flex your entrepreneurial spirit by running events, festivals, club nights and more.
Our thriving BIMM community will see you mix with gifted performers, writers, alumni and music industry professionals. You’ll have the opportunity to get ‘hands-on’ industry knowledge under your belt through placements and internships with a wide range of music-focused employers. Alternatively, we’ll support you in your own entrepreneurial ventures.
So, what are you waiting for? Start your career in Event Management today.
Course Specification
Mode of attendance: Full-time
Length of course: This course is taught as a three-year course at levels four, five and six.
Awarding institution: BIMM Institute
Campus delivery: London, Brighton, Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester
UCAS code: N200
Language of study: English
Final award: BA (Hons) Event Management
Admissions Criteria: Minimum of 2 A-levels at Grade C or above (64 UCAS points), OR BTEC Level 3 equivalent, and normally three GCSEs at a minimum grade C/4, including English Language.
Minimum Requirements
Successful completion of a BIMM admissions assessment.
Minimum of 2 A-levels at Grade C or above (64 UCAS points), OR BTEC Level 3 equivalent, and normally three GCSEs at a minimum grade C/4, including English Language.
IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 to be achieved in each band.
Progression
Graduates can progress directly to employment in the music industry in roles such as Event Promoter, Tour Manager, Booking Agent, Festival Site Manager, Venue Manager, Artist liaison, Fundraiser, or Digital Marketing and Social Media Manager.
Course Fees
Please visit our Fees page for information on access to Student Loans. Please note, UK students eligible for loans are able to borrow the full course fee for BIMM Institute degrees.
Choose your career pathway with our optional modules.
Our undergraduate degree courses allow you to define your own route to success via a range of optional modules. First, you’ll learn the necessary employability skills and find where you’ll fit in the industry. Then, you’ll be able to build your course according to your interests and career aspirations.
Optional career pathways:
The optional modules advertised as available for BIMM Institute courses are subject to variation dependant on minimum student numbers and the availability of specialist resources at each college (Please refer to our terms and conditions for further detail).
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Any questions?
For any questions regarding our courses or if you’d like more information on how to apply to BIMM Institute, please contact our Admissions Team on 0344 2 646 666 or email [email protected].