Event Management

Our BA Event Management degree in Nottingham helps you turn your passion for bringing people together into a fulfilling career.

You’ll gain comprehensive knowledge and practical skills in planning, organising, and executing various types of events. From music festivals to corporate events, comedy to sports matches, this degree will give you everything you need to succeed.

Become a master of organisation as you delve into the intricacies of event planning, logistics, and execution. Whether it’s coordinating with vendors, managing timelines, or troubleshooting on the fly, you’ll develop the skills needed to ensure every event runs seamlessly from start to finish.

You’ll forge lifelong connections with fellow students, industry professionals, and mentors. Through work placements, networking events, and hands-on projects, you’ll build a strong support system that will propel you to success in your career.

Key Features

• Learn from industry experts: Benefit from teaching by professionals actively working in diverse event sectors. Their real-time insights and case studies ensure your learning is current, relevant, and grounded in real-world practice.

• Build professional networks: From day one, engage in live projects, event simulations, and collaborative planning exercises that mirror the fast-paced nature of event design and delivery, building confidence and professional skills.

• Forge connections: through work placements, networking events, and hands-on projects, establishing a strong support system that will propel you to success in your career

• Focus on sustainability and innovation: Embrace a curriculum that emphasizes innovation and sustainability, preparing you to shape the future of events by creating experiences that are inclusive, responsible, and forward-thinking.

Employability

Your time at Nottingham School of Art & Design doesn’t have to stop once you finish your undergraduate course. Choose to continue your studies on our postgraduate degrees that can help you further develop your skills and obtain the experience you need to get a head start in your career.

You’ll leave Nottingham School of Art & Design with a long list of contacts and the skills, knowledge and experience to enter the global events industry. You will have the skills to work in small, medium and large scale event design and delivery, independently or in employment.

Whether as a freelance or contracted event worker you will be able to provide support in administrative operations and provide assistance to professional teams.

You’ll be capable of working in a range of event-related roles, such as production manager, event officer, infrastructure manager, marketing officer, assistant event manager, and events coordinator to mention a few.

You will be equipped to apply your skills in networking, communication, administration and management across the wider events and entertainment industry, providing you with ample employment pathways.

Year One

• Explore The Events Industry (20 Credit Points)
• Event Operations Passport (20 credit points)
• Marketing and Promotion in Events (20 credit points)
• Event Business Administration (40 credit points)
• Event Design and Practice 1 (40 credit points)
• Event Manager Toolkit (20 credit points)

Year Two

• Event Proposal and Preparation (20 Credit Points)
• Event Production (20 credit points)
• Event Design and Practice 2 (20 credit points)
• Research and Development in Sustainable Events (20 credit points)
• Co Lab: Research, Exploration and Risk-taking (20 credit points)
• Optional Modules, choose one from:
  Creative Live Event Production
  Podcast Production For Beginners
  Introduction to Live Sound Technologies
  Live Streaming and Broadcast Fundamentals
  Journalism for the Creative Industries
  Creative Entrepreneurship

Final Year

• Industry Briefs (20 credit points)
• Event Sales, Sponsorship and Revenue streams (20 credit points)
• Future Pathways (20 credit points)
• Final Capstone Project: Preproduction (20 credit points)
• Final Capstone Project (40 credit points)