BA (Hons) International Festival & Event Management
48 monthsProgramme duration
17,520 GBPTuition Fee/year
30 Jun, 2026Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Hospitality and Leisure Management
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
You'll learn how to plan, design, market, operate and develop events, as well as how these events can be used to help local economies and communities. With options of a 24-week work placement and study abroad, this course offers excellent preparation for your career in festivals and events management.
The programme has a number of compulsory and optional modules that feature throughout the duration of the course: these include options in marketing, entrepreneurship, tourism, hospitality, and gastronomy.
Your first year will give you an introduction to key themes and concepts relevant to the operational aspects of event management, in a broader context of related industries. You will also learn mainstream business skills to help develop your knowledge of how businesses work.
In year two you will learn about event design, and are assessed in a practical module. Other topics include sports events, and the management of venues and other facilities, which helps build on your foundation from year one.
The first half of year three sees you put events in their broader political context, as well as focusing on conferences and corporate events. The second half of year three has an industry focus, when you will either complete a 24-week work placement, or a consultancy based Live Project.
Your final year is focused on your dissertation, a large-scale piece of independent a
The programme has a number of compulsory and optional modules that feature throughout the duration of the course: these include options in marketing, entrepreneurship, tourism, hospitality, and gastronomy.
Your first year will give you an introduction to key themes and concepts relevant to the operational aspects of event management, in a broader context of related industries. You will also learn mainstream business skills to help develop your knowledge of how businesses work.
In year two you will learn about event design, and are assessed in a practical module. Other topics include sports events, and the management of venues and other facilities, which helps build on your foundation from year one.
The first half of year three sees you put events in their broader political context, as well as focusing on conferences and corporate events. The second half of year three has an industry focus, when you will either complete a 24-week work placement, or a consultancy based Live Project.
Your final year is focused on your dissertation, a large-scale piece of independent a
Programme overview
Main Subject
Hospitality and Leisure Management
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
You'll learn how to plan, design, market, operate and develop events, as well as how these events can be used to help local economies and communities. With options of a 24-week work placement and study abroad, this course offers excellent preparation for your career in festivals and events management.
The programme has a number of compulsory and optional modules that feature throughout the duration of the course: these include options in marketing, entrepreneurship, tourism, hospitality, and gastronomy.
Your first year will give you an introduction to key themes and concepts relevant to the operational aspects of event management, in a broader context of related industries. You will also learn mainstream business skills to help develop your knowledge of how businesses work.
In year two you will learn about event design, and are assessed in a practical module. Other topics include sports events, and the management of venues and other facilities, which helps build on your foundation from year one.
The first half of year three sees you put events in their broader political context, as well as focusing on conferences and corporate events. The second half of year three has an industry focus, when you will either complete a 24-week work placement, or a consultancy based Live Project.
Your final year is focused on your dissertation, a large-scale piece of independent a
The programme has a number of compulsory and optional modules that feature throughout the duration of the course: these include options in marketing, entrepreneurship, tourism, hospitality, and gastronomy.
Your first year will give you an introduction to key themes and concepts relevant to the operational aspects of event management, in a broader context of related industries. You will also learn mainstream business skills to help develop your knowledge of how businesses work.
In year two you will learn about event design, and are assessed in a practical module. Other topics include sports events, and the management of venues and other facilities, which helps build on your foundation from year one.
The first half of year three sees you put events in their broader political context, as well as focusing on conferences and corporate events. The second half of year three has an industry focus, when you will either complete a 24-week work placement, or a consultancy based Live Project.
Your final year is focused on your dissertation, a large-scale piece of independent a
Admission Requirements
27+
96+
56+
6+
4+
169+
Minimum Year 1 Scottish Higher
Standard Entry Requirement: BBBC Minimum Offer Entry Requirement: BCCC You may be given an adjusted offer of entry if you meet our specified minimum entry requirements within our widening participation criteria, and outlined in our Contextual Admissions Policy. Click here for further information about our entry requirements and admissions policies.
A Level
CCC
Irish Leaving Certificate
H2, H3, H3, H3 at Higher Level
BTEC (QCF) Extended Diploma Level 3
Minimum grades MMM (Merit, Merit, Merit).
BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3
Minimum grades D*D (Distinction*, Distinction)
BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3 plus A Level
Minimum grades MM (Merit, Merit). A Level grade C
T level
Pass, with grade C or above in the core component.
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Award of Diploma with 27 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4.
Scottish HNC
HNC's will be considered for year 1 entry where grade C is achieved in the graded unit.
Standard Entry Requirement: BBBC Minimum Offer Entry Requirement: BCCC You may be given an adjusted offer of entry if you meet our specified minimum entry requirements within our widening participation criteria, and outlined in our Contextual Admissions Policy. Click here for further information about our entry requirements and admissions policies.
A Level
CCC
Irish Leaving Certificate
H2, H3, H3, H3 at Higher Level
BTEC (QCF) Extended Diploma Level 3
Minimum grades MMM (Merit, Merit, Merit).
BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3
Minimum grades D*D (Distinction*, Distinction)
BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3 plus A Level
Minimum grades MM (Merit, Merit). A Level grade C
T level
Pass, with grade C or above in the core component.
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Award of Diploma with 27 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4.
Scottish HNC
HNC's will be considered for year 1 entry where grade C is achieved in the graded unit.
30 Jun 2026
4 Years
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
1,820 GBP
International
17,520 GBP
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