International Event Management

Why choose this course
Kick start your exciting career in events management by joining Surrey Hospitality and Tourism Management, which is renowned for its outstanding global reputation.

• You’ll have the option to take one of our award-winning Professional Training placements, as part of our event management bachelor degree, that will prepare you for work in industry or study at one of our many partner universities across the world, or a mix of both.

• Benefit from organising live events, visiting event venues, going on industry field trips and hearing from industry-leading guest speakers.

• Gain an expert understanding of every aspect of events – including event design and operations, sustainability in events, and event innovation

• Develop specialised skills and knowledge for the events industry and essential business management skills.

• Work with real clients and gain hands-on experience in live event design, planning and production, helping you develop the practical skills sought by employers.

We’re preparing you for the future by integrating AI into every course, building digital skills, confidence and creativity that employers value in tomorrow’s workplace.

What you will study
Our International Event Management undergraduate degree prepares you for the dynamic world of managing events. Studying with us, you will gain a wide range of event management skills and experience, including the opportunity to produce a live event in every year of your studies. You'll graduate with:

• Strong communication skills and confidence

• A deep understanding of how the events industry operates

• Management skills suited to a range of environments

• Agility, resilience and resourcefulness when navigating difficulties

• Creative thinking skills that support innovation and solution development

• Specialist knowledge in chosen areas through unique elective modules

You’ll learn from teaching staff who’ve worked on global high-profile events. We work closely with industry partners who help us deliver our modules, allowing you to draw upon their wealth of experience in events and business and start building your all-important professional networks.

While you are studying, there are lots of opportunities for you to gain valuable work experience on numerous events that take place throughout the year, on campus and with industry partners with whom we work, such as at major music festivals. We have so far provided over 140 opportunities for our event students to work at Latitude Festival.

Our Professional Training placements offer you the opportunity to look beyond the UK and consider events on an international scale. You will benefit from our location in the thriving economy of the South East, as well as our close proximity to London.

Course Modules

To see the full range of modules for this course please visit our website – the link is under the Course contact details. You will also find full details of the programme, including programme structure, assessment methods, contact hours and Graduate prospects.