BA (Hons) Events Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University

This degree covers creative design and theming of events, staging and production, marketing, project management, safety and licensing, impact evaluation, sustainability, strategic management and finance. It is accredited by the Institute of Hospitality, delivered in partnership with The Power of Events and is a member of the Association for Events Management Education. Pathways are BA (Hons) Events Management and BA (Hons) Events Management with Internship (a year in industry). Based at the Llandaff Campus.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Management  |  Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with foundation year or year-long industry placement; 5 years with both; part time up to 6 years  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 (all compulsory): Event Experience and Design, Events in Society, Professional Practice for Events, People Development Within Organisations, Marketing for Tourism, Hospitality and Events, Revenue, Costing and Budgetary Controls. Year 2: Live Event Management, Large-Scale Event Planning, Research Design in Practice, plus choices such as Consumer Behaviour, Business Start-Up and Entrepreneurship and a Summer Work Placement. Year 3: Sustainability and Ethics in Events, Innovations in Live Events, Strategic Leadership and Change Management, plus options such as Resort and Stadia Management and Gastronomic Tourism.

Career pathways

Events industry roles including festivals, sports events, conferences, exhibitions, fundraising events and weddings; internship placements have been taken with organisations such as Hewlett Packard, Disney and international hotel chains.

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