27Sep
UndergraduateCourse summary
Plan, market, budget for and run business events of all kinds on this Business Management with Events degree. With your specialism in events management, you’ll become a highly employable event organiser in a fast-growing business sector. Join the events industry - worth £42.3 billion to the UK economy - and work with corporate events planners and agencies who are forecasting a big increase in employment opportunities. You’ll learn how to organise, market, budget for and execute business events. With your specialism in events management (which also applies to tourism), you will become highly employable across many different types of organisations. This also includes digital events across a variety of platforms. Outstanding business links and valuable work placements We put employability at the forefront. By going beyond the classroom and working on projects such as This includes the Innovation for Global Growth event, a unique opportunity for you to test your employability skills with real organisations. You'll gain a greater understanding of the realities of work, and enhance your CV at the same time. Alongside this, there are work placements and you can apply to study abroad. By the time you graduate you'll have all the knowledge and transferrable skills needed to thrive in today's work environment. So whether your ambition is to start your own business, or work for someone else, your skills and expertise will be relevant all over the world. A flexible degree You can tailor your studies to suit your interests and career plans. This flexible degree is part of a larger portfolio of 12 courses covering business, accounting, law and marketing. Abertay is widely regarded as THE place to come for high quality teaching. But don't take our word for it:
- Scotland's Top Modern University - Student Satisfaction (National Student Survey 2023).
- UK University of the Year 2021 - Teaching Quality (The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide).
- UK Top 10 - Student Satisfaction & Teaching (Guardian Good University Guide 2021).
Modules
Year 1 core modules (subject to change over time) - ANF101 Introduction to Accounting; BMT103 Managing People & Ideas; BMT106 Introduction to HR; BMT108 Business Economics. You will also be required to select elective/option modules. For detailed module information please check our website.
Assessment method
Assessment varies substantially across modules. Some modules, particularly where there is professional accreditation, have more traditional assessments such as exams. However, where we can, we like to vary the types of assessment. Therefore students can expect to create presentations, videos, posters, reports, research outputs, practical exercises, strategic papers, design processes or products and so on. As the programme has multiple options, students will be able to experience a wide range of assessments.
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- N2N8
- Institution code:
- A30
- Campus name:
- Abertay Campus
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)
Year 2 - Higher National Certificate or equivalent Year 3 - Higher National Diploma or equivalent Please see website for accepted courses
Entry requirements
Standard Qualification Requirements
A level - CCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMM
Scottish Higher - BBBC
Scottish Advanced Higher - BBB
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 27 points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3
Scottish HNC - Pass
Scottish HND - Pass
HNC (BTEC) - D
HND (BTEC) - D
T Level - Pass (C and above)
Applicants should have National 5/GCSE English and Maths/Lifeskill Maths/Application of Maths at grade C/4. Higher Applications of Maths at grade C accepted.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
https://www.abertay.ac.uk/course-search/undergraduate/business-management-with-events-management/
Minimum Qualification Requirements
A level - CDD
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMP
Scottish Higher - BBC
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 25 points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3
We may make you an offer at the minimum entry grades if you meet the criteria.
Please click the following link to find out more about minimum qualification requirements for this course
https://www.abertay.ac.uk/course-search/undergraduate/business-management-with-events-management/
English language requirements
We look for applicants to have achieved an overall IELTS score of 6.0 with no individual test lower than 5.5. Some degrees have higher requirements - refer to the 'entry routes' tab of each degree for more detail.
List of English Language Requirements
https://www.abertay.ac.uk/studying/informationforinternationalstudents/english-requirements/
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Scotland | £1820 | Year 1 |
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| EU | £15000 | Year 1 |
| International | £15000 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
International/EU fees are £15,500 for the following courses:-
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Provider information
Abertay University
Bell Street
Dundee
DD1 1HG
Course contact details
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