Events Management

THIS COURSE IS AVAILABLE TO STUDY OVER THREE YEARS OR FOUR YEARS IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO AN OPTIONAL PLACEMENT YEAR

Curiosity creates unforgettable experiences. At Leeds Beckett, you’ll explore how events spark ideas, influence change, and connect communities worldwide.

Create unforgettable experiences
The UK Events Industry is a global powerhouse — and you can be part of it. Our dynamic events management degree puts you at the heart of this fast-moving world. From muddy green fields to luxury red carpets, and spectacles that entertain the nation, you’ll learn how to plan, promote, and produce unforgettable event experiences. You’ll discover what it takes to bring people together – whether it’s managing a festival site, coordinating a high-profile awards ceremony, or delivering a major sporting event

On this course, you’ll learn from academic experts with real industry experience. With our creative, hands-on approach to teaching and assessment, you won’t just study events — you’ll design and deliver them.

As part of this course, you’ll:
• Create, manage, and evaluate events from the first idea to the final experience



• Discover how events shape communities, cultures, and global connections



• Learn to lead teams, work with suppliers, and meet licensing and safety requirements



• Choose your own career path — from festivals and music events to corporate or community projects and sports events



• Explore the big issues shaping the future of events, like sustainability and innovation



• Develop the know-how to run your own events business



• Gain industry accredited qualifications in licensing (BIIAB) and health and safety (IOSH)



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Career ready
You’ll build strong business and management skills that apply far beyond the events industry. This includes working on real projects with major partners such as Sparq, Leeds International Festival of Ideas, and venues such as the First Direct Bank Arena, and Harrogate Convention Centre. Guided by experienced lecturers with deep industry links, you’ll gain the confidence, creativity, and professionalism employers are looking for.

You’ll also gain two additional industry-recognised qualifications to strengthen your CV – the BIIAB Level 2 Award for Personal Licence Holders and the IOSH Working Safely award. Included at no extra cost, these qualifications can broaden your career opportunities and give you an extra edge with employers.

A thriving community
Based in Leeds — one of the UK’s most exciting cities for events and live productions — you'll benefit from great student life, low cost of living, efficient public transport, and fantastic options for eating out, nightlife, and shopping.

Five-star learning
Our university holds a prestigious five-star rating for Hospitality & Leisure Management from QS, the global benchmark for higher education excellence. We’re also ranked among the top 100 institutions worldwide for this subject.

Connect with industry
Build your network and confidence through industry conferences, LinkedIn masterclasses, volunteering opportunities, and exclusive guest speaker sessions. Meet and learn from experts shaping today’s events scene — and start building the contacts that could launch your career.

Why study the Events Management course at Leeds Beckett University?
- 97% of students on BA (Hons) Events Management were positive about the way teaching staff explain things*


- 96.8% of graduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation* *


• We're ranked 4th in the UK for Hospitality, Event Management & Tourism* * *



• Develop your professional network through site visits, partnerships, industry conferences and guest lectures



• Exceptional placement year and placement opportunities



*National Student Survey 2026
*Percentage of respondents from this course, HESA Graduate Outcomes 23-24
*The Guardian University Guide 2026

Curiosity needs thinkers, makers, and dreamers. It needs you!

Leeds Beckett believes that when unlike minds come together, incredible things happen. That’s why they don’t just teach; they collaborate, challenge and inspire.

Their courses are meticulously designed, combining practical experience through work placements with a vibrant location at the heart of one of the UK’s largest student communities. Boasting a top 10 UK ranking for both course quality and student life (Unicompare 2026) and a prestigious five-star QS rating, LBU sets the standard for excellence.

The university prioritises student wellbeing and stands among just seven universities nationwide to earn the University Mental Health Charter Award - proof of their unwavering commitment to advancing mental health and wellbeing.

All of this is why 98% of Leeds Beckett students and graduates would recommend studying at the university to a friend (Unicompare, 2024 reviews).