BA (Hons) in Event Management

• Gain the practical skills to operate both nationally and internationally
  • Project-manage high-profile and large-scale live events to garner real-world experience
  • Benefit from access to professional software widely used in the Event Management industry
  • Strong links with leading industry associations provide access to competitions, research and events
  • Ranked in the Top 20 UK Event Management degrees in the Guardian University League Table 2020

From music festivals and business conferences to exhibitions and fundraisers – the events industry is varied, vibrant and booming. Our vocationally orientated Event Management degree is recognised as one of the best in the country and will help you launch a career where you can really make an impact.

At Winchester, you learn how to combine creativity with careful planning to deliver memorable and well-managed events for the University and our many industry partners.

It’s not all hands-on. You also acquire a thorough grounding in the strategic and managerial skills needed to function in any business environment. These can be road-tested on one of the many work placements offered by local employers who make regular contributions to the programme.

There is an excellent range of practical modules and the university works closely with professional practitioners and expert speakers who can help to build up your industry network. Relatively small student numbers mean you receive excellent support from staff and have direct access to expert knowledge throughout the course.

In Year 1 , you are introduced to academic and professional studies and pursue a number of core modules which include business and event-specific modules.

In Years 2 and 3 , you further develop theoretical and practical skills and explore some of the specialist areas of event management such as Sports and Mega Events. In Year 3 , you undertake an extended independent study module and may choose from a consultancy project, a part-time work placement or a dissertation. Other key modules include Contemporary Issues in Event Management; Festivals and Cultural Events, and Digital Marketing.

A wide range of exciting opportunities is available to you within this buoyant and growing sector, which is estimated to be worth almost £50 billion to the UK economy by 2020. Graduates find jobs in event management companies, venues, leisure departments, festival and tourist organisations, publishing, PR, sport and entertainment.

The University of Winchester empowers students to reach their full potential and make a difference in the world. Set in Winchester, a beautiful, quintessential English city with a rich heritage and vibrant contemporary culture, the university’s friendly and compact campuses give students the benefit of city and campus living. We are well situated with excellent transport links allowing you to reach London or the coast in an hour, and Southampton Airport is just a 10-minute train journey away.

The university offers a selection of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees that are taught across our five faculties:

• Faculty of Business and Digital Technologies: A modern, forward-thinking faculty offering a range of disciples including Accounting, Economics, Business Management, Computer Science and Marketing.
• Faculty of Education and the Arts: Has a long and established history of providing high-quality degrees, and is home to the Institute of Education, Department of Education and Childhood Studies, Department of Performing Arts, and School of Media and Film.
• Faculty of Health and Wellbeing: Outstanding degrees that are committed to progressing health and well-being for all life. The faculty includes Nursing, Physiotherapy, Social Work, Animal Welfare and Sports degrees.
• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences: Passionate about what makes us human, we offer research-led teaching and outstanding support in Anthropology; Archaeology; History; Psychology; Social Sciences including Politics and Geography; Philosophy; English and Creative Writing.
• Faculty of Law, Crime and Justice: Bringing together the department of Law and the department of Policing, Criminology and Forensics, the faculty uses an interdisciplinary approach to offer a dynamic range of degrees that offer the use of specialist facilities.