Business Management with Events Management BA (Hons)
Abertay University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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SEP-25

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4 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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SEP-25

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4 Years

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**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 ...Read more


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

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UK Top 10 - Student Satisfaction & Teaching

(Guardian Good University Guide 2021).

WUSCA ranking:
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These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
89/101
CUG Subject Ranking
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Source: Complete University Guide 2025
113th
CUG Ranking
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99th
What students say
C
Clare
04 Mar 24

Abertay has been a great University with supportive lecturers and support staff. The classes are more interactive than what I had anticipated since coming up from college...Read more

Modules

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

CCC Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

BBBC Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

BBB Grades / Points required

HNC (BTEC):

D Grades / Points required

HND (BTEC):

D Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

27 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H3,H3,H3,H3 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

MMM Grades / Points required

Scottish HNC:

Pass Grades / Points required

Scottish HND:

Pass Grades / Points required

T Level:

Pass (C and above) Grades / Points required

To include a literate subjectEntry into Year 2 with BBB to include Business Studies plus one other literate subject

To include a literate subject at B

Entry into Year 2 to include Business Management plus one other literate subject

Entry into Year 2 with HNC (BTEC) Business

Entry into Year 3 with HND (BTEC) Business

To include a literate subject at S5 or H4Entry into Year 2 with 34 Points to include Business Management plus 1 other Higher literate subject and any other Higher subject

To include a literate subject

Business (All pathways)Enterprise and EntrepreneurshipIT (Business)Travel and TourismEntry into Year 2 with DDD in one of the following:-BusinessBusiness (Management)Business (Marketing)

Entry into Year 2 with an HNC in one of the following:-Accounting - Graded Unit BAdministration & IT - Graded Unit BAdvertising & PR - Graded Unit BBusiness - Graded Unit BBusiness: Administration & IT - Graded Unit BBusiness: Management & Leadership - Graded Unit BBusiness: Marketing & Public Relations - Graded Unit BEvents Management - Graded Unit BFashion Business - Graded Unit BHospitality Operations - Graded Unit BHuman Resource Management - Graded Unit BManagement & Leadership - Graded Unit BMarketing - Graded Unit BMarketing Communications - Graded Unit BSupply Chain Management - Graded Unit BTravel & Tourism - Graded Unit BEntry into Year 1 with an HNC in one of the following:-Music Business - Graded Unit BSocial Science - Graded Unit BNext Gen Social Science - Graded Unit M

Entry into Year 3 with an HND in one of the following:-Business - Graded Unit BBusiness: Administration & IT - Graded Unit BBusiness: Management & Leadership - Graded Unit BBusiness: Marketing & Public Relations - Graded Unit BEvents Management - Graded Unit BSupply Chain Management - Graded Unit BEntry into Year 2 with an HND in one of the following:-Accounting - Graded Units BBAdministration & IT - Graded Units BBAdvertising & PR - Graded Unit BHospitality Management - Graded Unit BHospitality Operations - Graded Unit BHuman Resource Management - Graded Unit BMarketing - Graded Unit BMusic Business - Graded Unit BRetail Management - Graded Unit BTravel & Tourism - Graded Unit BEntry into Year 1 with an HND in one of the following:-Social Science - Graded Unit B

in Core Component.Education & Early YearsLegal ServicesFinanceAccountingManagement & AdministrationAgriculture, Land Management & Production

Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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Students from England

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This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£1,820 per year

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Students from Scotland

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£15,000 per year

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Students from EU

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This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£15,000 per year

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Students from International

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£15000 Per year

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Abertay has been a great University with supportive lecturers and support staff. The classes are more interactive than what I had anticipated since coming up from college....
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Abertay University
Bell Street Dundee Dundee, City Of DD1 1HG United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Dundee  0.3 miles away

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