BA (Hons) Live Events Production Full time

Professional training on the creative use of entertainment technology will help prepare you for a wide variety of roles within the live events industry. The course spans a broad range of subject areas, from staging, lighting, live sound and live visuals, to event planning, concept design, entertainment networks and contemporary issues, to help you gain an all-round introduction to the aspects of producing a live event.

You’ll be encouraged to complete a number of group projects based on typical professional briefs where you’ll develop teamwork skills. Written reports and research tasks will help deepen your knowledge and lay the foundations for progression to further study.

What Can I Do With This Qualification?
The Live Events Production degree is designed to equip you with the creative and technical skills needed to succeed in the backstage sector, across music concerts, festivals, theatre, corporate and sporting events, brand activation and cruise ships – anywhere a live event takes place! Potential careers range from technical and “hands on” production (either working as crew, design, programmers or operators) through to support (working for suppliers in specifying, preparing and supplying a range of resources and services to the live events industry).

Some of the job roles include lighting technician, lighting designer, sound system engineer, production manager, live visuals engineer, video wall technician, moving light technician, pyrotechnician, site manager and stage manager.

With experience, our graduates can progress to a range of management roles – managing crew, stages, venues, productions or tours. Some graduates also choose to work as freelance engineers or set up their own business. Upon completion of your degree, you have the opportunity to progress your studies further to a range of postgraduate study options, leading to masters, research and doctoral qualifications.

You should also have five GCSEs at grade C or above or grade 4 to 9 (or equivalent) including English Language and Mathematics.

We’ll be happy to consider your application if you have non-standard qualifications and/or a proven employment record in the live events production industry. Please contact the programme leader.

You’ll be required to attend an interview and/or provide a portfolio of work.

This course is highly distinctive as it focuses on equipping you with the skills and knowledge to produce a wide range of live music and festival events, conferences, street parades, corporate events, and parties.
As well as traditional lectures, seminars, examinations and tutors your learning will be enhanced with visits from a variety of experienced guest speakers. Master class seminars will be provided by industry professionals.
The course aims to build your knowledge of live events production as well as its practical application.
You’ll have the opportunity to demonstrate personal expression, imagination and creativity as well as develop deeper levels of interpretation, insight and originality in your work.
You’ll have the chance to develop your skills in collating information, identifying problems and proposing solutions.
Through its connection with Production Park, Backstage Academy offers unique commercial opportunities, balancing academic rigour and real-world experience in the modern live events industry.