BSc (Hons) Placement year available

Events Management

Are you highly organised, detail oriented, and unflappable? If something goes wrong, are you the first to come up with a solution? Then a degree in Events Management might be for you.

Learn how to create, organise and manage a wide variety of specialist events, from consumer-focused to business-oriented. You’ll get an insight into the wide variety of roles available within the industry. This course is part of our business portfolio, so you’ll receive a thorough grounding in all aspects of running a successful organisation from finance, law, organisational behaviour, strategy, and marketing.

You’ll make strong professional connections and build a portfolio of your events management experience. With regular opportunities to work with events professionals in the Peterborough area, you’ll increase your employability and grow in confidence.

Why ARU?
  • Gain real-world experience through industry-led Live Brief projects.

  • Benefit from small class cohorts where we’ll know and support you.

  • Build confidence and influencing skills through presenting your work.

  • Develop highly valued transferrable skills to enable career pivots.

  • Learn from sector experienced, expert lecturers.

Logo: THE Awards 2023
 

Study at an award-winning university

We were named Times Higher Education University of the Year 2023. We've also been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework – a reflection of the outstanding education we offer our students.

Course options

Course options

Key facts

Looking for different course options?

Modules are subject to change and availability, and may vary by location. If you have the choice of optional modules, these are indicated with a *.

Year 1
  • Global Business Environment and International Strategy
  • Introduction to Business Contracts and the Law
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Digital Business and Principles of Marketing
  • Introduction to Financial Analysis and Management
  • Into ARU
Year 2
  • Ruskin Module (15 credits)
  • The Events Management Sector
  • Managing Quality and Customer Service (Live Brief)
  • Project Management
  • Specialist Events Planning
Year 3
  • Marketing Events
  • Event Management
  • Sustainable and Ethical Management in Tourism and Events
  • Undergraduate Major Project - Business
Module details

To prepare you for university study, you can take a foundation year at the start of this course. Find out more about foundation years.

Year 1
  • Contemporary Issues
  • Literacies in Higher Education
  • Extended Project
  • Into ARU
Module details

You can choose to take an optional placement year as part of this course. Placements typically happen in Year 3, and your course will take four years overall. Find out more about placement years.

Placement year
  • Work placement
Module details

It’s possible to combine placement and foundation year options if you study this course in Peterborough. Contact us to discuss what you can do, or choose your preferred option when you apply.

Read profiles of teaching and research staff on this course.

Facilities

As an Events Management student at ARU Peterborough, you’ll have access to:

  • a brand new university building
  • industry live briefs
  • practical workshops.

Take a guided tour and meet our students.

Careers

An Event Management degree can prepare you for careers in a wide range of industries.

Graduates from this course will be able to work effectively in a variety of event related roles. They will be able to deploy their knowledge and skills to design and implement events, with effective use of marketing tools and techniques to deliver results. They will be equipped to address gaps in knowledge and understanding and to devise credible solutions to organisational problems in a wide range of event contexts.

You will be a strong candidate for event management, tourism officer, event marketing manager, and event planning roles across a variety of industry sectors including business administration, technical, professional, financial services, logistics, hospitality, utilities, agriculture, and construction.

At ARU Peterborough, our focus is on preparing you for the professional environment and helping you realise your career goals.

Our free Employability Service will help you take practical steps to follow your chosen career path, secure jobs, and work experience, or even start your own business.

Graduation doesn’t need to be the end of your time with us. You might decide to stay at ARU with postgraduate courses on the horizon for ARU Peterborough. You could also study for a Master’s degree such as the Master of Business Administration (MBA) at ARU in Cambridge.

Employability and personal career development

Informed by employers, our courses support an integrated approach to employability. You’ll have opportunities to develop the skills and abilities they are looking for and gain a deeper understanding of how your academic learning relates to the world of work through Live Briefs and Ruskin Modules.

To amplify your career ambition, you will need to actively dedicate time outside of your studies, whether you choose to explore placements, internships or volunteering. Or you could make a social impact by collaborating with our partner organisations through our volunteer scheme Students at the Heart of Knowledge Exchange (SHoKE). These all give you an edge, providing you with experience that you will be able to evidence on your CV and talk about in interviews.

Our Employability and Careers Service offers a range of expert advice and support to build your unique professional profile, including tailored career appointments, advice on writing your CV, and help to complete job applications. You’ll have 24/7 access to the Careers Centre, our comprehensive online digital resource, which empowers you to start building a Personal Career Development Plan from the very start. Design your future at ARU.

Business student Emma

Graduate Capitals

To help you stand out when competing for a job after you graduate, we've developed the ARU Graduate Capitals. This is a set of six attributes, valued by employers and industry, that we integrate into our courses and help you develop, so you’ll have life-long career-skills.

Entry requirements

Loading...

Entry requirements are not currently available, please try again later.

Fees and paying for university

Apply for Events Management

UK students

Visit UCAS to apply

International students

Apply direct

Loading...

Key Theatre Peterborough

Life in Peterborough

Study in the heart of Peterborough, a historic yet thriving city that's a great home for students. ARU Peterborough is easily accessible by public transport, making it ideal for you to live and study locally.

Get to know Peterborough
University students in a lecture theatre

Foundation year available

This course offers a foundation year – an extra year of study to help you prepare for university, and build your knowledge and skills.

Engineering student Nadanum

Placement year available

You have the option to take a placement year as part of this course. It’s a great chance to get hands-on experience in the industry you want to work in.

Your guide to placements