What is special about this course?

If your passion is for the dynamic events sector, the BA (Hons) Events Management is the right course for you. Join us and develop sector-specific skills and awareness aligned to high quality, business skills that will make a real impact on the businesses you work with. Discover opportunities to put your learning into practice through portfolio activity, projects, event management, live events and case studies, all while developing the skills and knowledge most valued by the business and events sector, so enhancing your employment opportunities. All students on the events degree will have the opportunity to become involved in a variety of events throughout the duration of the course, including a digital event in year 3.

Living and studying in the Highlands gives you access to an exciting and varied range of events in areas such as music, culture, the arts, business and sporting events.  In addition, studying Events Management with the University of the Highlands and Islands will give you the chance to choose option modules from our creative industries courses, such as BA (Hons) Film Making and BA (Hons) Music.

Special features

• This course provides a range of theoretical and practical skills required to become an events professional
• This course offers the flexibility to exit at each level with a valuable qualification

Accommodation

We offer modern student accommodation at a number of our locations.

Entry requirements

• 3 Scottish Highers at grade C or above OR
• 2 A levels at grade C or above
• Prospective students without the standard entry requirements but with considerable relevant work experience are encouraged to apply

Advanced entry to year two:

• The degree has been set up to allow direct access to year two from a range of relevant HNCs (with 15 credits) for those interested in the events industry, such as:
  • Accounting
  • Acting and Performance
  • Administration and IT
  • Business
  • Equine Studies
  • Events
  • Event Management
  • Gamekeeping with Wildlife Management
  • Hospitality
  • Music
  • Music Business
  • Musical Theatre
  • Professional Cookery
  • Sound Production
  • Technical Theatre
  • Visual Communication
• Bridging units may be required and applications will be looked at individually
• Recognition of Prior Learning for those with Events experience may be possible

Advanced entry to year three:

• Direct access to year 3 may be possible with HND Events Management or HND Hospitality Management, or other HNDs where candidates have events experience

Access routes

SWAP Access courses
If you are eligible to undertake Scottish Wider Access Programmes (SWAP), please visit our SWAP access list for further information on grade profiles and available subjects.

• SVQ Level 3 in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership
• City and Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Professional Food and Beverage Service
• NC Events Coordination

Year 1 - CertHE

Mandatory units include:

• Industry portfolio 1
• Event fundamentals
• Introduction to the customer-centred business
• Introduction to business

Optional subjects may include:

• Introduction to tourism and hospitality
• Introduction to operations management
• Music in arts and society

Year 2 - DipHE

You will study the following core modules:

• Finance for events
• Industry portfolio 2
• Strategic health safety and legislation for events management
• Principles of event management and event research
• Marketing fundamentals

You will also choose one option module from the following:

• Creating work for clients
• Event fundamentals (core for students requiring a bridging module and direct entry to year 2)

Year 3 - BA

You will study the following core modules:

• Research skills
• Industry portfolio
• Digital marketing
• Developing entrepreneurial effectiveness
• Understanding visitor behaviour

You will also choose one option module from the following:

• Niche tourism
• Live event production

Year 4 - BA (Hons)

You will study the following core modules

• The main event
• Dissertation
• Major event analysis

You will also choose one further option module from the following:

• Business strategy
• Innovation and enterprise
• Strategic marketing

Fees

For students normally domiciled in Scotland, with a term-time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

This includes

• EU nationals with settled or pre-settled status in the UK,
• EEA/Swiss nationals with settled status in the UK
• EEA/Swiss nationals with pre-settled status who are self-employed or migrant workers in the UK.

Rest of UK students

For students normally domiciled in the rest of the UK (England, Wales and N. Ireland, including Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and with a term time address in Scotland studying this course full time, the following fees apply:

4th year free only for students studying full-time, on continuous study, who have paid for the previous three years at the University of the Highlands and Islands.

Part-time (per 20 credit module) - £1,542.

Fees are payable in advance each academic year unless otherwise agreed.

There are a number of funding options available to UK students to help you pay for your studies and your cost of living while studying.

EU/EEA and Swiss nationals without settled or pre-settled status in the UK

Following the UK’s departure from the European Union, the Scottish Government confirmed that EU/EEA and Swiss nationals, who do not have settled or pre-settled status, will be considered as international for fee purposes.  Students will get an automatic scholarship of £3,000 per annum and the 4^th year of study will be free for those studying full-time, on continuous study, who have paid for the previous three years at the University of the Highlands and Islands.

This includes EEA/Swiss nationals with pre-settled status who are not self-employed or migrant workers in the UK.

Students will need Student Route visa sponsorship to study on the UK.

International students

For students who do not normally reside in the UK or European Union and with a term-time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

Part-time study is not open to international students requiring Student Route visa sponsorship to study in the UK.

Further information on international course fees.

A no fee increase guarantee is available for self-funding full-time and structured part-time rest of the UK, EU and international undergraduate students for continuous study for the same award, up to the permitted standard time limit for the relevant award.

Funding

External scholarships and financial support may be available. Contact the relevant university partner college for more information.

Additional costs

There may be additional costs associated with involvement in any chosen event, depending on the choices and locations of events. These costs may include, however are not limited to:

• Travel costs
• Accommodation costs