Events Management is a new and exciting award offered by the Business School at the University of East London. The programme has a common first year that introduces essential management disciplines as sets the context in which events, exhibitions and conferencing related business operate. The programme draws upon expertise from across our University and includes a rich mixture of management studies specific to the broader events sectors. Subject matter includes those concepts, skills and knowledge relevant and vital to the promotion of any business or event.
These include:
An analysis of the events environment, organisations and markets
The relationship between the events industry and the law
Reasons why consumers buy products and services
The Management of resources
The Impact of the external environment
Events Management offered at UEL differs from similar programmes delivered elsewhere in a number of ways:
Firstly, the programme recognises the economic importance the cultural industries play at regional and national levels. To that end, the concept of entrepreneurship is a central theme of the programme because the events industry spans many sectors dependent upon and often delivered by small, and medium sized enterprise.
Second, the programme offers at level three, the opportunity for you to plan, promote and manage a real public event of your own design. Thus offering you real experience of events management to add to the theoretical knowledge developed in the programme.
Third, the programme offers an optional year of work placement between years 2 and 3 as well as the option of studying a semester at a partner institution in Europe or the USA. If you choose the work placement option you can gain several advantages which should help your career development and which raises your ability profile.
The advantages of taking the work placement are:
You can put into effect what you learnt in Years 1 and 2
You can develop a network of contacts in your chosen area of the music business, thus enhancing again your employment opportunities when your studies are complete.
You can gain valuable work experience in, and a wider understanding of, your chosen career route
160 Tariff points with at least two A2 passes, or 160 points from AVCE (or equivalent)
24 points (pass) International Baccalaureate
Pass in a recognised Access Course or International Foundation Programme
In addition to the above, we require GCSE Maths grade C and English grade C or equivalents, unless competency is part of the qualification gained.
We also welcome mature student applicants and those with relevant professional and vocational qualifications, and these will be dealt with on an individual basis and may require an interview.
Students that apply to enter Year 2 or 3 of the programme may be admitted through normal Accreditation of Experiential Learning (AEL) or Accreditation of Certificated Learning (ACL)) processes, or through an approved articulation agreement.
In the case of applicants whose first language is not English, then IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) is required. International qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education undergraduate programmes.
For an explanation of qualifications, have a look at our IAG page on this site www.creativeway.org.uk/quals.
A Progression Agreement is a formal arrangement between two or more
education providers. It spells out what a learner needs to do to be
considered for a place on a named programme of study. Progression Agreements
may vary in the conditions they specify but they all aim to give guaranteed
pathways into higher education.
Advice on courses and careers:-
The Creative Way IAG team provides a specialist service for anyone
interested in finding out about courses and careers in the creative and
cultural industries. We can provide information direct to Students,
Parents/ Carers, Tutors and Careers Advisers via email, phone or organised
workshops and 1 to 1 sessions.
To find out more, visit our IAG page on this site on
http://www.creativeway.org.uk/IAG Or contact one of our career advisers: Matt Ball 07889 001764
m.ball@uel.ac.uk or Sarah
Comerford 07515 051509
s.comerford@uel.ac.uk