BA (honours) event management
- Cardiff university for a 3 year course
- No placement option
- Course cost is £9,000 a year
- Entry requirements are 5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade C or above) Access to HE in social sciences (45 credits at level 3)
The first year of the course is to introduce the event management and learn about the basics of organising an event and touches on how to manage a business. The second year goes in to more depth where I will learn about crisis management marketing for tourism and hospitality and event safety and licencing. The final year is where I will learn about strategic management for tourism, hospitality and Events.
BA (honours) event management
- Bournemouth university for a 4 year course
- Compulsory placement in year 3
- Course cost is £9,000 a year
- Entry requirements are 4 GCSEs including English and Maths (grade c and above) Access to HE in social sciences (with 60 Credits - at least 45 at level 3, remainder at level 2 or equivalent) with a minimum of 24 level 3 credits with Merit or above.
The first year of the course consists of event design and production, marketing, financial reporting and the marketing economy. The second year will build my knowledge and equip me the organisational skills to be an effective event manager. My third year is a placement year and the final year is where I will focus on a higher level of learning and in more depth, by studying events in their international context.
All 3 universities are in the southwest of England which is within an easy travelling distance to family and friends I already have in this part of the country. I also would like to continue running music events in my spare time and having many contacts in the industry in the southwest is another factor for not attending a university elsewhere in the country. After completion of my Access to HE course I will have achieved the entry requirements for all the courses I have decided to look at. The course at Plymouth University is the course that will be best suited for me purely down to its location as I already live in Plymouth and would continue running my music events without having to start from scratch in another city.
Funding
Tuition fee loan
A tuition fee loan of £9,000 will be granted to cover the cost of tuition fees for every year I attend the course. The loan is paid directly to the University that I choose to attend. This is fully repayable but not until you are earning more than £21,000 a year. Even once you are earning above the £21,000 threshold, you only pay back 9% of what you earn above £21,000 for example, if you are earning £22,000 a year then you pay back 9% of the £1,000 above the £21,000 threshold which equates to £90.
Maintenance loan for living costs
A maintenance loan for somebody living away from home outside of London of £5,500 will be granted per year. The loan will be paid directly into my bank account at the start of term. This is fully repayable in the same way as the tuition fee loan.
Student maintenance grant
A maintenance grant of £3,354 will be awarded for somebody earning less than £25,000 which fits my financial income. The grant will not have to be paid back and will be paid directly into my bank account at the start of term.
University bursary
A bursary up to £1,000 will be awarded to me as I will be on a household income of less than £25,000. This will come directly from the university I choose and isn’t repayable. It will be paid directly into my bank account.
Access to Learning Fund
An access to learning fund is paid at the discretion of the University depending on current financial situation and whether I will be in hardship at the time of my application. This can be paid in a lump sun or in instalments throughout the year. It is paid directly in to my bank account.
Action Plan
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Complete ucas application by November 14th
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Accept chosen university offer by May 8th
- Apply for student finance by end of May 2013
- Attend chosen University in September 2013
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