
BA (Hons) Events Management
Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool John Moores University, Mount Pleasant Campus, Liverpool
Course overview
About your course Our BA (Hons) Events Management course offers you exciting opportunities to manage a range of different events and secure essential professional experience. That's why you can expect to enjoy excellent career prospects in the arts, culture and music, exhibitions and venues, and tourism and hospitality industries. Event Management roles require 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 events from field trips, attending live events and expert guest speakers. You will also gain 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, Africa Oye, World Gymnastics Championships 2022, Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) and The Good Business Festival all put Liverpool on the map as a big player in the events industry. Advance Entry This programme accepts applications from students who want to transfer their credits from another institution and join us as advanced entry into Level 5 or Level 6.
Key highlights
- Create and manage your own live event as a team in year two
- Work with real clients, venues and attendees on live events
- Hands-on experience with clients at venues across the country
- Field trips, live event visits and expert guest speakers
- Optional placement year to gain professional industry experience
- Study in a city hosting events such as Sound City and LIMF
Entry requirements
- IELTS: 6 — 6.0 IELTS 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5, taken within two years of the course start date
Scholarships
Early Bird Tuition Fee Discount
We are excited to offer a £500 Early Payment Discount to all self-funded international students.
Up to £500Sport Scholarship Scheme
Our Sport Scholarship scheme is one of the leading initiatives the UK and helps talented students fulfil both their sporting and their academic potential. You’ll receive cash bursaries.
Undergraduate International Achievement Scholarship
£3,000 tuition fee discount towards each year of their studies.
Up to £3,000
Careers this course leads to
- Events Manager
- Conference and Exhibition Organiser
- Festival Coordinator
- Venue Manager
- Hospitality Events Coordinator
- Arts and Culture Events Officer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £10,050 per year | International: £18,230 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Liverpool John Moores University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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