International Event Management with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
University of Surrey
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Stag Hill

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Start date

SEP-25

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5 Years

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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Location

Stag Hill

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Start date

SEP-25

Duration

5 Years

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Our BSc International Event Management **(with Foundation Year)** course examines large and small-scale events, providing you with a wide range of event-management skills and experience including planning a real event and obtaining an industry recognised events safety passport qualification.**Why choose this course**• Our BSc (Hons) International Event Management will help you develop specialised skills and knowledge for both the events sector and business management. • Our Events Management ...Read more

Our BSc International Event Management


(with Foundation Year)

course examines large and small-scale events, providing you with a wide range of event-management skills and experience including planning a real event and obtaining an industry recognised events safety passport qualification.


Why choose this course

• Our BSc (Hons) International Event Management will help you develop specialised skills and knowledge for both the events sector and business management.
• Our Events Management degrees at Surrey are rated as the UK’s top ones for tourism, transport, travel and heritage studies, with our School of Hospitality and Tourism Management having an outstanding global reputation.
• You’ll have the option to take one of our award-winning Professional Training placements that will prepare you for work in industry.


What you will study

Studying with us, you will gain a wide range of event management skills and experience, including the opportunity to produce an event in every year of your studies and to obtain an industry-recognised events safety passport qualification.  We work with industry partners who help us deliver our modules, allowing you to draw upon their wealth of experience in events and business. While you are studying, there are lots of opportunities for you to gain valuable work experience on numerous events that take place throughout the year, on campus and with external partners with whom we work, such as at Latitude Festival.   Our Professional Training placements offer you the opportunity to look beyond the UK and consider events on an international scale. You will benefit from our location in the thriving economy of the south east, as well as our close proximity to London.We’re always looking to make it easier to access the education we offer, so we have launched the option of taking a degree with a foundation year.A foundation year is an extra year of study at the start of your course that leads in to a full degree programme. It’s a great option if:
• You don’t have the grades for a full degree course
• You have non-traditional qualifications or experience
• You’re starting university after some time away from education
• You’re looking for more support during the transition into university study.During a foundation year you’ll learn about your chosen subject, develop your study skills and get used to university life. On successful completion of your foundation year, you’ll be ready to progress to the first year of your degree course.As a foundation year student, you’ll be a full student of the University and part of our community. You’ll have access to all our campus facilities and support.

WUSCA ranking:
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These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
23/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
1st
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
12th
Tourism, Transport and Travel
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 96 = 4% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
4%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
80%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Tourism, Transport and Travel graduate salary at this uni
£21,000
UK Tourism graduate salary
£20,000
What students say
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13 Nov 24

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Modules

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

CCC Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

BBBCC Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

CCC Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:21,M:3,P:21 Grades / Points required

Extended Project:

A Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

29 Grades / Points required

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

MMM Grades / Points required

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Overall:CCCWe do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers.Applicants taking an A-level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are expected to pass the practical element.

Overall: BBBCCGCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C. Maths: Scottish National 5 - C.

Overall:CCCGCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C. Maths: Scottish National 5 - C.

Overall:QAA recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall including 21 at Distinction, 3 at Merit and and 21 at PassGCSE or Equivalent: Inclusion of GCSE English and Mathematics equivalent within Access programme

Applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) will receive our standard A-level offer for this programme, plus an alternate offer of one A-level grade lower, subject to achieving an A grade in the EPQ. The one grade reduction will not apply to any required subjects.Applicants can only receive one grade reduction from the published grades, an EPQ grade reduction can’t be applied in addition to other grade reductions made through other schemes such as Contextual Admissions or In2Surrey.

Overall:29GCSE or Equivalent: English A HL4/SL4 or English B HL5/SL6 and Mathematics (either course) HL4/SL4.

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Overall:Pass overall with CCC from a combination of the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate and two A-levels. Applicants taking an A-level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element. A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted.GCSE or Equivalent:Inclusion of GCSE English and Mathematics equivalent within the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate.

Popular A-level subjects

Tourism, Transport and Travel

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Business Studies
29%
Psychology
18%
Geography
16%
Mathematics
13%
English Literature
12%
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International Event Management BSc (Hons)
Good campus and facilities. Rooms are outdated lacking plug sockets. Not enough group study...
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University of Surrey
University of Surrey , Guildford

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Stag Hill Guildford Surrey GU2 7XH United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Guildford  0.3 miles away

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