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International Festival and Event Management

  • BA (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time
  • 7 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Craiglockhart Campus
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Course summary

Our International Festival & Event Management course has a 94% overall student satisfaction score (National Student Survey, 2023).

You'll learn how to plan, design, market, operate and develop events, as well as how these events can be used to help local economies and communities. With options of a 24-week work placement and study abroad, this course offers excellent preparation for your career in festivals and events management.

The programme has a number of compulsory and optional modules that feature throughout the duration of the course: these include options in marketing, entrepreneurship, tourism, hospitality, and gastronomy.

Please visit our website for full course and module details.

This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Craiglockhart Campus

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 7 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
N820
Institution code:
E59
Campus name:
Craiglockhart Campus
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1, 2, 3

How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
N820
Institution code:
E59
Campus name:
Craiglockhart Campus
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
CCC

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MMM

Minimum grades MMM (Merit, Merit, Merit) in a related subject.

Access to HE Diploma
D: 6 credits M: 39 credits

Pass Access to HE Diploma in a related subject with 45 credits overall with minimum 39 Credits at Merit & 6 Distinction.

Scottish Higher
BBBC

If you are eligible for an adjusted offer under our Contextual Admissions Policy, please see the ‘Minimum Qualification Requirements’ below.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MM

National Diploma D*D (Distinction* Distinction)
or
MM (Merit, Merit) and A Level grade C

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
27 points

Award of Diploma with 27 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2, H3, H3, H3

Grades H2, H3, H3, H3 at Higher Level.

Scottish HNC
Pass

Other HNC subjects may be considered for year 1 entry where a C in the graded unit is achieved.

T Level
P

With grade C or above in the core component.

Minimum Year 2 Entry Requirements

HNC - Pass in Events/Events Management/Music Business with B in the graded unit.

SQA Advanced Higher - BBC

A Level - BBB

Minimum Year 3 Entry Requirements

HND - Pass in Events/Events Management/ Music Business with Grades B at SCQF Level 8 in the graded units.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Scottish Higher BCCC

National 5 grade C in English is also required.

The grades listed above are our minimum entry requirements for applicants who meet our widening participation criteria. For further information about our entry requirements and our widening participation criteria as outlined within our Contextual Admissions Policy please visit our website.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6IELTS 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5.

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Not available

Historical entry grades data is not currently available for Edinburgh Napier University - we are working with them to try and make it available soon - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

International - Year 1 £18,220 - £21,120 (See course page for details)

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