Events Management BA (Hons)

**Why study Events Management at Liverpool John Moores University?**<br/>- LJMU ranked 3rd university in the UK for hospitality, leisure, recreation and tourism degrees (The Times UK University Rankings 2025)<br/><br/><br/>- Shortlisted for the Times Higher Education Awards 2024 Business School of the Year<br/><br/><br/>- A practical and applied curriculum with industry links, guest speakers and field trips <br/><br/><br/>- Amazing opportunity to run your own live event<br/><br/><br/>- Option to undertake a year-long work placement and study abroad opportunities <br/><br/><br/>- This programme is also available as a Top Up Level 6 entry degree<br/><br/><br/>**About your course**<br/>Our BA (Hons) Events Management course offers you exciting opportunities to manage a range of different events and secure essential professional experience. Thats why you can expect to enjoy excellent career prospects in the arts, culture and music, exhibitions and venues, and tourism and hospitality industries.<br/><br/>Event Management roles require people who are level-headed and well organised but also enthusiastic, creative and dynamic. Teamwork is a crucial part of running any successful event and in your second year you have the chance to create, develop and manage your own live event as part of a team, working with real clients, venues and attendees.<br/><br/>Festivals, meetings, conventions, exhibitions and sports events all make up the events industry, and you will have plenty of opportunities to get a feel for different kinds of events from field trips, attending live events and expert guest speakers.<br/><br/>You will also gain hands-on experience working for a variety of clients at locations and venues across the country. Liverpool is well known for its thriving events scene. Events such as Eurovision, Sound City, Africa Oye, World Gymnastics Championships 2022, Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) and The Good Business Festival all put Liverpool on the map as a big player in the events industry.<br/><br/>**Events Management Top-Up**<br/><br/>This one year, full time, top-up degree is ideal for students who are completing/already hold a relevant HND, relevant Foundation degree, or Diploma and want to top-up their qualification and boost employment prospects by gaining an honours degree. The Top Up programme joins the Level 6 (3rd year) students on the Events Management degree.