BA Events Management
Cardiff Metropolitan University
About this course
BA (Hons) in International Tourism Management. Core topics include Research Methods, Marketing, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Entrepreneurship. The course is accredited by the Institute of Hospitality, in partnership with The Power of Events. A dissertation, enterprise project, or consultancy project is completed in the final year.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 112 A level: Minimum three A levels to include Grades CCC. No specific subjects required. Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: MMM-DMM IB: 2 x H5. No specific subjects required.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 99%: 111 offers from 112 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 92%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 95%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 20%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 235 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 10%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 8%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 21%
- Wales: 42%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Foundation course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the Institute of Hospitality that academic, vocational and professional standards achieved are appropriate and programme content and delivery meet international Institute of Hospitality benchmark standards.
Modules
- Event Experience and Design
- Events in Society
- Professional Practice for Events
- People Development Within Organisations
- Marketing for Tourism, Hospitality and Events
- Revenue, Costing and Budgetary Controls
- Live Event Management
- Large-Scale Event Planning
- Research Design in Practice
- Compulsory optional modules (pick at least one)
- Consumer Behaviour for Tourism, Hospitality and Events
- People Management for Tourism, Hospitality and Events
- Business Start-Up and Entrepreneurship
- Summer Work Placement
- Social Change and (In)Equalities
- Technologies for Tourism, Hospitality and Events
- Sustainability and Ethics in Events
- Innovations in Live Events
- Strategic Leadership and Change Management
- Dissertation * / Enterprise Project * / Consultancy Project or Independent Study
- Marketing Communications in the Digital Age
- Employee Resourcing and Volunteer Management
- Leadership and Professional Development with Mentoring
- Resort and Stadia Management
- Gastronomic Tourism
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Events Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University earn?
The median salary is £22,500 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £33,000. The £27,500 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for Tourism, transport and travel.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Events Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
85% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Events Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
The typical offer is CCC at A level. The average entrant had 115 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Events Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
99% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 111 offers from 112 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Is BA Events Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the Institute of Hospitality that academic, vocational and professional standards achieved are appropriate and programme content and delivery meet international Institute of Hospitality benchmark standards.
Does BA Events Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Events Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.