Overview

The Events Management degree from University of Essex prepares you for the fast-paced world of planning and managing events. You will learn alongside lecturers who have worked on worldwide and high profile events while gaining experience of real weddings, conferences and private functions alongside your studies.

Your future

The Events Management degree at the Edge Hotel School combines both events experience and industry knowledge to provide you with the skills for an exciting career in many aspects of events management.The event and hospitality industry are excited by the calibre of our graduates and there are opportunities throughout the course to meet recruitment managers and network. Graduates of this programme can go onto careers, in the UK or internationally, in areas such as:

Events management

Wedding planning

Venue management

Festival planning and management

Food and beverage management

Marketing and sales

Cruise ships and airlines

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Finance for Events Business

The Event Business Environment

Marketing and Customer Behaviour

Food and Beverage Management

Delivering Event Operations and the Customer Experience

Events Operations

Wedding and Festival Planning

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

76

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PTE Academic

60

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Colchester, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

76

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60

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

GCSE: English Language C/4 and Maths C/4, or equivalent. We can consider OFQUAL regulated Level 2 Functional Skills in Numeracy as equivalent to GCSE Maths C/4.

We are able to consider a range of equivalent English language qualifications

UCAS tariff: 96 points to include 2 full A-levels

A-Levels: CCC

BTEC: MMM

IB: 26 points or three Higher Level certificates with 444.

We are also happy to consider a combination of separate IB Diploma Programme Courses (formerly certificates) at both Higher and Standard Level.

We can also consider combinations with BTECs or other qualifications in the Career-related programme – the acceptability of BTECs and other qualifications depends on the subject studied, advice on acceptability can be provided.

Access to HE Diploma: 45 level 3 credits at Merit

We also consider T-levels.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

21500 GBP / year

≈ 21500 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

9535 GBP / year

≈ 9535 GBP / year

Living costs

Colchester

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Colchester

Funding

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