Global Events Management BSc (Hons) with foundation year
Study level: UndergraduateExplore different aspects of contemporary events management from a global perspective, and develop your knowledge, understanding and skills.
Course option
Year of entry
Location
CU London (Greenwich, London) and
Coventry University London (City of London)
Study mode
Full-time
Part-time
Duration
4 years full-time
5 years sandwich
UCAS codes
N8DF
Start date
September 2024
November 2024
Course overview
Our degree with foundation year could be the stepping stone you need to achieve your goals. The foundation year aims to prepare you for degree-level study and is a great way to build the confidence, skills and knowledge needed to succeed on your degree course.
Foundation year
The foundation year aims to provide you with a solid grounding for building a career in management. You’ll seek to learn all the key components of successful leadership, along with essential knowledge of general business operations domestically and globally.
Degree
Immerse yourself within events management to enhance your career-readiness and employability, and foster your forward thinking, creativity and innovation.
- Consider a broad range of events, with a particular focus on business events, including conferences, exhibitions, shows, meetings, product launches and award events.
- Analyse how global cultures construct, influence and impact upon events management.
Global ready
An international outlook, with global opportunitiesTeaching excellence
Taught by lecturers who are experts in their fieldEmployability
Career ready graduates, with the skills to succeedWhy you should study this course
Foundation year
- Supports you to gain the academic skills required for degree-level study
- Provides a grounding in key areas of business and management.
Degree
- London location
Voted the number one city in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) by CWT for business events activities in 2020, our campus is situated near some of the world’s most famous multinational corporations and businesses and a wide range of exhibition and events. - Practical application
Design and/or deliver an event at the end of every academic year, designed to allow you to put your knowledge and understanding into practice. - Real world experience
The hands-on nature of this course, alongside the opportunity to undertake a work placement or internship2, aims to provide you with work-ready skills which should help you transition more quickly and easily into your professional career. - Prepare for your future
Immerse yourself in the events management sphere of subjects, enhancing your career-readiness and employability. If you’re interested in starting your own business, you could get business start-up advice and support from our Enterprise Hub.
Accreditation and professional recognition
The degree is accredited1 and recognised by the following bodies:
This degree is accredited by the Institute of Hospitality (IOH) for the 2023/24 intake. Gaining IOH recognition for this course means that the quality of our teaching and student experience is recognised by the leading hospitality professional body. The IoH helps to connect our students with their colleagues in other institutions and with professionals around the world. If the recognition of this course or the modules on this course change, we would seek to notify applicants and students as soon as possible. Visit the IOH website for further information.
Memberships
Coventry University London is currently an active member of the Institute of Hospitality, which is the professional body for managers and aspiring managers working and studying in hospitality, leisure and tourism.
There is currently no intention for this membership to lapse; however, if it was not to be renewed, we would notify applicants and students as soon as possible.
Immerse yourself in Coventry University London’s global community and emerge as a talented, career-ready graduate with an international outlook:
What you'll study
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.
How you'll learn
The course is designed to incorporate subject specialism in the fields of events, hospitality, tourism, fashion and marketing, with a particular focus on the world of event management. Students will have the opportunity to design and/or deliver an event at the end of every year, which is designed to allow you to put your knowledge and understanding into practice. We look forward to welcoming you to London.
Cynthia Zhuang, Course Director, quoted in 2022
"Stepping out of this university makes you feel like a true professional"
Our students are at the heart of everything we do here at Coventry University London. Hear about Hitanshu, Shaikh, Amrin, Hani and Philippine’s experiences of studying with us in the City of London.
Entry requirements
Typical offer for 2024/25 entry.
Got higher grades? Have you considered direct entry to the degree without foundation year?
Fees and funding
2024/25 tuition fees.
Foundation year
Student | Full-time | Part-time |
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UK, Ireland*, Channel Islands or Isle of Man | £7,950 | Not available |
International/EU | Not currently available*** | Not available |
Degree
Student | Full-time | Part-time |
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UK, Ireland*, Channel Islands or Isle of Man | £9,250 per year | Request fee information |
International/EU | Not currently available*** | Not available |
Please note: UK (home) tuition fees for the degree course years will be charged at the current Coventry University London UK (home) degree fee level. This was set at £9,250 for the 23/24 academic year.
If you choose to study this course with a professional placement or study abroad year, you will need to pay a tuition fee3 of £1,250 to cover your academic support.
For advice and guidance on tuition fees3 and student loans visit our Fees and Finance page.
We offer a range of International scholarships to students all over the world. For more information, visit our International Scholarships page.
The following are additional costs not included in the tuition fees:
- Any optional overseas field trips or visits: £400+ per trip.
- Any costs associated with securing, attending or completing a placement (whether in the UK or abroad)
*Irish student fees
The rights of Irish residents to study in the UK are preserved under the Common Travel Area arrangement. If you are an Irish student and meet the residency criteria, you can study in England, pay the same level of tuition fees as English students and utilise the Tuition Fee Loan.
**EU Support Bursary
Following the UK's exit from the European Union, we are offering financial support to all eligible EU students who wish to study an undergraduate or a postgraduate degree with us full-time. This bursary will be used to offset the cost of your tuition fees to bring them in line with that of UK students. Students studying a degree with a foundation year with us are not eligible for the bursary.
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How do you know if you need to pay UK or international tuition fees?
We carry out an initial fee status assessment based on the information you provide in your application. Your fee status determines your tuition fees, and what financial support and scholarships may be available to you. The rules about who pays UK (home) or international (overseas) fees for higher education courses in England are set by the government's Department for Education. The regulations identify all the different categories of student who can insist on paying the home rate. The regulations can be difficult to understand, so the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) has provided fee status guidance to help you identify whether you are eligible to pay the home or overseas rate.
If you meet all the criteria required by any one category, including any residence requirements, your institution must charge you the home rate. You only need to find one category that you fit into.
Facilities
Our foundation years are taught at CU London’s Greenwich campus, which is located in the contemporary Mitre Passage building on the Greenwich Peninsula. Once you successfully complete your foundation year, you'll transfer over to studying your chosen degree at Coventry University London in the heart of the city.
Careers and opportunities
On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Develop knowledge and skills of events management theory and practice in a global context.
- Apply an enquiring, analytical and creative approach to understanding and producing events.
- Analyse how global cultures construct, influence and impact upon events management.
- Use appropriate digital, financial, and economical solutions and techniques to analyse and present information.
- Evaluate the interconnectivity of events operations within a contemporary setting.
- Apply your practical understanding and experiences of the events industry to increase you advancing in your future career.
- Understand research and ethical considerations to explore and evaluate a specific topic relevant to the event industries.
- Reflect on your learning and interpersonal skills, along with practical experiences accumulated throughout the course to identify areas for future development.
- Construct an appropriate level of emotional resilience, and a sense of commercial acumen and realism, for working in the events industry.
This course aims to develop your knowledge, understanding and skills to prepare you for a career in all types of events functions, with a particular focus on those associated with businesses operating in the hospitality, tourism and fashion industries.
In addition, the course aims to provide you with in-depth understanding of different aspects of contemporary events management from a global perspective.
Upon successful completion, your career options could include:
- Junior events manager
- Conference and exhibition manager/organiser
- Event planner
- Conference producer
- Marketing associate
- Venue manager
- Fashion show event producer
- Events project manager
Further study
Upon successful completion of our Global Events Management BA (Hons) course, you may wish to continue to further your studies at postgraduate level. You can do that right here at Coventry University London, with our International Hospitality and Tourism Management MSc. You could continue to build on what you have learnt, further preparing you to build the managerial aptitudes needed to run operations and manage destinations sustainably.
We also offer alternative postgraduate degrees if you decide to take a slightly different route. You can explore all of your options, including other locations within the Coventry University Group. You may be entitled to an alumni discount on your fees if you decide to extend your time with us by progressing from undergraduate to postgraduate study.
Put your skills into practice
Our strong global business connections provide students with access to real-life work experience, so you can put your skills into practice and make connections in the world of work.
How to apply
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UK students
Full-time students applying to start in September should apply for this course through UCAS. Part-time students should apply directly to the university. Read our application pages to find out your next steps to apply.
How to apply
For further support or more information about your course get in touch with us today.
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International students
International codes:
CLONU050IFull-time students applying to start in September 2023 should apply directly to the university.
How to applyFor further support for international applicants applying for an undergraduate degree view our International hub.
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Disclaimers
Study location
The Foundation Year study route will be delivered by CU, part of the Coventry University Group, for and on behalf of Coventry University.
If you choose to study at CU London (Greenwich) for your Foundation Year, then your learning will be based at CU London (Greenwich) at Mitre Passage, North Greenwich. Subject to meeting requirements you will then transition to Coventry University London for your progression degree.
Coventry University together with Coventry University London, Coventry University Wrocław, CU Coventry, CU London, CU Scarborough, and Coventry University Online come together to form part of the Coventry University Group (the University) with all degrees awarded by Coventry University.
1Accreditations
The majority of our courses have been formally recognised by professional bodies, which means the courses have been reviewed and tested to ensure they reach a set standard. In some instances, studying on an accredited course can give you additional benefits such as exemptions from professional exams (subject to availability, fees may apply). Accreditations, partnerships, exemptions and memberships shall be renewed in accordance with the relevant bodies’ standard review process and subject to the university maintaining the same high standards of course delivery.
2UK and international opportunities
Please note that we are unable to guarantee any UK or international opportunities (whether required or optional) such as internships, work experience, field trips, conferences, placements or study abroad opportunities and that all such opportunities may be unpaid and/or subject to additional costs (which could include, but is not limited to, equipment, materials, bench fees, studio or facilities hire, travel, accommodation and visas), competitive application, availability and/or meeting any applicable travel, public authority guidance, decisions or orders and visa requirements. To ensure that you fully understand any visa requirements, please contact the International Office.
3Tuition fees
The University will charge the tuition fees that are stated in the above table for the first Academic Year of study. The University will review tuition fees each year. For UK (home) students, if Parliament permit an increase in tuition fees, the University may increase fees for each subsequent year of study in line with any such changes. Note that any increase is expected to be in line with inflation.
For international students, we may increase fees each year, but such increases will be no more than 5% above inflation. If you defer your course start date or have to extend your studies beyond the normal duration of the course (e.g. to repeat a year or resit examinations) the University reserves the right to charge you fees at a higher rate and/or in accordance with any legislative changes during the additional period of study.
4Facilities
Facilities are subject to availability. Access to some facilities (including some teaching and learning spaces) may vary from those advertised and/or may have reduced availability or restrictions where the university is following public authority guidance, decisions or orders.
Student Contract
By accepting your offer of a place and enrolling with us, a Student Contract will be formed between you and the university. A copy of the current 2024/2025 contract is available on the website. The Contract details your rights and the obligations you will be bound by during your time as a student and contains the obligations that the university will owe to you. You should read the Contract before you accept an offer of a place and before you enrol at the university.