Digital Marketing with Events Management

Abertay University
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time 4 Years Hospitality, leisure, and tourismEvents managementMarketing

A-Level Entry

CCC

Avg. Graduate Salary

£26,000

About this course

Get prepared for a great career in marketing and event management on this accredited Digital Marketing degree with outstanding industry links. You’ll learn about social media marketing, brand management, market research and how to organise marketing events.

The events industry is worth £42.3 billion to the UK economy, with corporate events planners and agencies forecasting a big increase in employment opportunities.

Digital Marketing and Events Management fit together perfectly. You'll develop marketing strategies - including digital and social media - alongside event management, promotion and budgeting. This strong mix of digital marketing and event management skills is designed to make you highly appealing to future employers.

Outstanding work placements & study abroad options

Focussed squarely on employability, there's an option to go on a work placement and gain valuable industry experience, or you can choose to study overseas.

Industry experience is key: you'll discover how businesses operate through work placements, expert guest speakers, projects tackling real-life business problems, campaign pitches and offsite visits. Successfully completing the course takes you partway towards a professional CIM qualification.

We'll teach you how to understand different markets, manage customer relationships and communicate your brand strategy effectively through successful events.

Our students graduate work-ready, with a passion for innovation, teamwork and creative thinking.

A flexible degree

You can tailor your studies to suit your interests and career plans.

This flexible degree is part of a larger portfolio of 12 courses covering business, accounting and marketing.

Top 3 in Scotland for overall student satisfaction

Our Business Management courses ranked top 3 in Scotland for overall student satisfaction (NSS 2023). Plus, Abertay is widely regarded as THE place to come for high quality teaching. But don't take our word for it:

  • Scotland's Top Modern University - Student Satisfaction (National Student Survey 2023).

  • UK University of the Year 2021 - Teaching Quality (The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide).

  • UK Top 10 - Student Satisfaction & Teaching (Guardian Good University Guide 2021).
  • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades CCC
    Scottish Higher BBBC
    Scottish Advanced Higher BBB
    BTEC MMM

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    1132 Marketing, sales and advertising directors
    2432 Marketing and commercial managers
    7125 Visual merchandisers and related occupations
    1133 Public relations and communications directors
    3554 Advertising and marketing associate professionals
    3556 Sales accounts and business development managers

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    4 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Dundee
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Hospitality, leisure, and tourism, Events management, Marketing
    Avg. Graduate Salary
    £26,000