How long is the BA in Event Management?

The BA in Event Management is three years full-time on-campus with annual live event delivery, or up to four years part-time through online and distance-learning routes with on-campus delivery blocks.

Can I study the BA in Event Management fully online?

Yes. The BA in Event Management is offered on-campus, fully online with live planning clinics, and by distance learning, with capstone event delivery completed in person at a London venue.

Is the BA in Event Management recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The BA in Event Management is a UK-accredited honours degree aligned with the Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality and the Purple Guide, recognised by UK venues, agencies and corporate clients.

What are the entry requirements for the BA in Event Management?

Three A-levels at BBC or equivalent, GCSE English grade 5 and Maths grade 4, IELTS 6.5 for international applicants. The BA in Event Management values hospitality or volunteer event experience.

What does the BA in Event Management cost and is funding available?

Tuition for the BA in Event Management varies by route and domicile. Means-tested bursaries and merit scholarships are offered each intake — contact LSCT admissions for the current fee schedule and eligibility.

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Course Overview

The BA in Event Management at the London School of Commerce and Technology (LSCT) is a three-year UK honours degree for students who want to lead the UK events industry rather than work the door. The syllabus is built around the Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality and the Purple Guide — the working standards UK event managers, festivals and conference producers are actually held to.

You will plan and deliver a real public event each year, with the final-year capstone scaled up to a multi-day production at a London venue. By graduation you have a portfolio of delivered events, an industry placement on your CV, and a working understanding of UK licensing, crowd safety, commercial sponsorship and financial control.

You will study in small, tutor-visible cohorts; meet visiting professionals fortnightly; and work to deadlines that mirror professional practice in the hospitality & tourism sector. The UK hospitality and tourism economy has been reshaped by post-pandemic operating models, the Brexit recalibration of workforce planning and the move towards sustainable and regenerative travel; the syllabus tracks these working realities week by week.

Key Features

Institute of Hospitality and UKHospitality-aligned syllabus, with content mapped to the Purple Guide and ISO 20121.
Three study modes — on-campus in London, fully online with live planning clinics, or distance learning with structured deadlines.
Year-two industry placement with a UK conference, festival, sports or corporate event employer.
Multi-day capstone production in final year — student team delivers a real event at a London venue.
Sponsorship and commercial activation module taught with real London brand case studies.
Final-year specialism in festivals, conferences, sports events or live experiential.
Service-standards peer review — fortnightly LQA-style mystery-shop review with cohort and a named tutor.

What You Will Learn

The degree balances operational craft with commercial and safety leadership. You will graduate able to win a brief, write a safety plan, deliver an event on budget, sell its sponsorship and report on its commercial outcome.

Event design and planning from brief to debrief.
Venue, supplier and contracts management.
Crowd safety under the Purple Guide.
Licensing and SAG processes.
Event marketing and ticketing.
Sponsorship and commercial activation.
Event finance and reconciliation.
Sustainable events under ISO 20121.
Operational decision-making under shift-pattern pressure and customer escalations.
Cross-cultural service in a London international market of returning and first-time visitors.

Across every module you keep a structured working portfolio of operational reports, service-recovery notes and trading reviews — a single source of truth you can show at interview and continue to maintain after graduation. Programme assessment combines coursework, in-class exercises and a substantial practice-led piece of work assessed by a working senior manager.

Who This Course Is For

This degree suits learners who want to run UK events from start to finish.

A-level leavers aiming for graduate event-management schemes.
International students seeking a UK event-management degree taught in English.
Career changers from hospitality, marketing or PR moving into events.
Junior coordinators and runners formalising experience into a degree.
Returners to work re-entering UK hospitality after a career break or family leave looking for an assessed credential.

Career Pathways

LSCT event-management graduates move into management, production and commercial roles across UK conferences, festivals, sports, live music and corporate events. Typical destinations include:

Events Coordinator stepping into Event Manager
Conference Producer
Festival Operations Lead
Sponsorship and Activation Manager
Corporate Hospitality Manager
Wedding and Private Events Manager
Guest Experience Manager at a London hotel, attraction or destination

The BA in Event Management is also a strong foundation for postgraduate study in events, hospitality leadership or marketing.

LSCT careers service maintains a working contact book of UK hospitality and tourism employers, hosts at least one industry-careers day per academic year and offers structured one-to-one application support during your final stage. Many graduates also build long-term professional networks through UKHospitality, ABTA and Institute of Hospitality London engagement events that LSCT students are encouraged to attend.

Entry Requirements

Three A-levels at grades BBC or above (IB 28+, BTEC DMM, Foundation Year pass) — applicants with hospitality, customer-service or volunteer event experience are particularly welcome for the BA in Event Management.
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A personal statement; mature applicants (21+) may apply with a portfolio and short interview.
Applicants with front-line hospitality or travel-industry experience and supervisory shifts are particularly encouraged to mention these on the application form for the programme.

Why Study at LSCT

The London School of Commerce and Technology (LSCT) is a specialist higher-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. We teach in small cohorts so every student is visible to their tutor, run a single intake schedule that students can rely on, and partner with UK professional bodies so qualifications carry weight with employers. London puts Whitehall, the City, Silicon Roundabout, the Royal Courts of Justice, the West End and the NHS estate within a short tube ride of every classroom. For event students ExCeL, Olympia, the Barbican, Wembley and the open spaces of the Royal Parks form a working brief — students complete venue-fieldwork weeks as part of the degree.

Our hospitality and tourism students complete operator-shadowing weeks at London hotels, restaurants, attractions and tour operators as part of the assessed coursework. Students also benefit from our partnership with Harold International College of London, with shared library access, careers-service connections and the option to take a small number of elective modules across the wider Harold International programme catalogue subject to availability.

Whichever study mode you select, you will join a single, intake-aligned cohort with weekly tutor visibility, a named programme tutor for the duration of your studies, an institutional access plan offering peer support and structured careers advice, and the full library and online-resource subscription package of Harold International College of London. Many students travel to London for two short on-campus residentials per academic year — these are optional for online learners but supported by LSCT for students who can attend.

Apply for BA in Event Management

The BA in Event Management is built to launch your career in the hospitality and tourism sector. Click Enrol Now to submit your application; admissions reply within one working day with intake dates and information on year-two placement partners.