Creative Events Management BA(Hons)

Why study BA(Hons) Creative Events Management at University College Falmouth?

BA(Hons) Creative Events Management course leaflet (1.31 MB)

This course will help you develop the personal skills and emotional intelligence required to be a cultural entrepreneur in one of the most influential sectors in the UK. You'll learn how to manage an exciting range of creative events - including art exhibitions, music festivals and touring performances - as well as develop creative approaches to delivering events such as conferences and product launches. Our links with key local and national companies will help prepare you for an exciting career within the creative industries, universities, charities, or marketing and PR.

What will I get out of the course?

BA(Hons) Creative Events Management will enable you to manage creative events such as music festivals, touring performances and multi art-form celebrations as well as developing creative approaches to more business-focused events such as conferences and product launches.

The curriculum will develop a holistic view of all the components needed to create and sustain organisations within the creative industries by developing project management skills along with an understanding of the workings of the arts and cultural sectors.

This course brings together business acumen, entrepreneurship, innovation and partnership, firmly grounded in the creative context for which University College Falmouth is renowned.  

Tell me more about the BA(Hons) Creative Events Management course

By choosing to study for a degree in Creative Arts Management at Falmouth you'll:

• Benefit from being taught by a friendly and approachable staff who are experts in their respective fields.
• Develop a diverse range of skills via a combination of visual, verbal and written assignments.
• Work on a series of live briefs including a live cultural event project in your final year.
• Benefit from visiting speakers, including industry experts, whose contributions will help you develop well-informed professional practices.
• Have the opportunity to work collaboratively with other courses as you design and deliver events across campus and beyond.
• Be based at the stunning Tremough Campus, which boasts industry standard facilities.

Facilities

Our learning Resource Centres and IT facilities boast:

• 140,000 books
• 7,000 DVD/ video titles
• Radio archives, slides, pictures, maps and archive collections 
• Over 400 journal titles

Course outline

Level 1

• Cultural Management
• Understanding Cultural Organisations 
• Introduction to Resource Planning Marketing 
• Professional & Practical Engagement

Level 2

• Critical & Cultural Appreciation
• Resource Planning 
• Professional Studies 
• Collaborative Planning Project

Level 3

• Cultural Contexts
• Professional Studies 
• Live Cultural Event Project

Professorial lecture series

Falmouth's Professorial lecture series aims to produce an engaging and challenging public programme that stimulates the intellectual curiosity of our staff, students and alumni, our research collaborators, our industry partners, our local communities and other supporters.

Answers and advice about the course

If you have any queries about the course please visit our HelpMe Forum or email kelly.parsons@falmouth.ac.uk

HelpMe Forum

For further information about BA(Hons) Creative Events Management at University College Falmouth, please email admissions@falmouth.ac.uk or telephone Admissions on 01326 213730

Career opportunities

We expect graduates of BA(Hons) Creative Events Management to find employment within the creative industries, universities, charities, PR and marketing, or any type of employment requiring effective communication, presentation and project management skills.

Course entry requirements

A minimum of 220 UCAS points, equivalent Level 3 qualifications or relevant experience. Applicants may be invited to attend an interview and will be expected to show an interest/ engagement in the creative arts sector and an appreciation of the range of literacy and numeracy skills required for Creative Events Management.

Please see our How to Apply page for more information.

For further information about BA(Hons) Creative Events Management at University College Falmouth, please email admissions@falmouth.ac.uk or telephone Admissions on 01326 213730

Interview dates and selection process

Interviews will commence in February.

The interview will include a group tour of facilities and course talk, followed by a group brainstorm around an event management brief and an individual interview. Applicants will be sent a brief for a brainstorming session and will also be required to bring any evidence they have to demonstrate engagement with events management or the creative industries.

Location: Tremough Campus

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