Live Events Production - Top Up
Explore the technical, design and management areas of live events with four distinct pathways for you to choose from, including lighting design & technology, live sound, live visuals and event business.
The third year of our BA (Hons) course in Live Events Production can also be taken as a standalone qualification. Top-Up in Live Events Production provides a progression route for students who have successfully completed our Live Events Production FdA, a related HE Level 5 qualification at another academic institution or through APEL entry.
Our Top Up course will provide an insight into the key issues involved in the strategic organisation of large events, festivals, and touring music. You will investigate how businesses and individuals operate within the sector to provide dynamic solutions.
Why choose
this course?
The first year of the course gives you a strong grounding in a range of technical, creative and production management disciplines. In the second year, you will begin to specialise by choosing two pathways to focus on. In the final year of the course, one of these pathways will become your focus.
Throughout the programme, you'll use industry-leading specialist software, technology and equipment. You’ll get hands-on with software and hardware from manufacturers such as Grand MA, Avolites, Elation, ROE, d&b, Sennheiser, Allen & Heath, diGiCo, Sketchup, Vectorworks and WYSIWIG. Find out more about our Industry Partners.
Teaching is project-based and practical, supported by traditional lectures, seminars and individual tutorials. This includes masterclasses with world-leading experts and industry opportunities, giving you invaluable practical experience of working within event production.
You’ll graduate with a highly prized skill set and huge potential for an exciting and lucrative career in entertainment technology - from live events, music and gaming, to film and TV. This degree will develop you into unrivalled professionals at the forefront of entertainment technology.
Course content
Specialise your learning
You will select one pathway to specialise. Your pathway options are:
How is learning assessed on Live Events Production?
Assessment is via a range of methods, from developing a portfolio of your work and skills to practical assessment and research projects.
Assessment is by portfolio, group practical, presentation and (where appropriate) a supporting piece of work relevant to the module. All assessments are based around you evidencing your skills and experience, reflecting upon how you are developing both professionally and personally and are a useful tool for you to set goals and targets. You will also be expected to research methods and practices that are not covered in the module, and to relate and compare these to your learning.
Other work relevant to the module might include a stage design and layout, a festival event plan or perhaps a lighting design and visualisation.
Term dates
Please see our 2025/26 academic year term dates for this undergraduate course.
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Career Opportunities
Studying BA (Hons) Live Events Production Top Up can lead you to roles including:
- Automation Operator
- AV Technician
- Sound Engineer
- Followspot Operator
- Lighting Designer / Operator
- Event Production Manager
- Logistics Coordinator
- Visuals Operator
- Production Assistant
- Technical Events Manager
- Warehouse Technician
Our Alumni
Our alumni have gone on to a wide range of roles in industry, from touring with large-scale live music and theatre shows, to working at major UK festivals, being part of large-scale sporting events, including opening ceremonies, to venue management, accreditation and experiences.
The biggest names in the industry frequently approach us with job opportunities and employment for our alumni.
Alumni from BA (Hons) Live Events Production have gone on to become:
- Head of Integration at TAIT
- Video Technical Manager at Adlib
- Lighting Operator at Celebrity Cruises
- Virtual Production Operator at Warner Bros Studios
- Production Coordinator at Glastonbury
- AV Technician at 4Wall
- F1 Junior Production Manager at Live Wire Productions
- Project Manager at Creative Technology
- General Manager at Dynamite FX
- Touring Personal Assistant to Coldplay
- Studio Manager at Production Park
- Stage Manager for Ed Sheeran’s world tour
We don’t just teach you how live events are made – we immerse you in making them. From day one, you’ll work on real-world project briefs with industry-standard equipment, supported by tutors with years of professional experience. If you're serious about a career in live events, this is where theory meets practice.
Alumni spotlight on Melissa Ness
From ALT graduate to Live Event Manager.
Facilities
Our Production Park campus offers a range of learning spaces, including pre-visualisation studios, computer labs, classrooms, lecture theatres, and breakout spaces, giving you dedicated space to learn the theory before bringing it to life with hands-on, practical learning in our industry-standard dedicated teaching studios.
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Meet your lecturers
Johnny Goodwin, Course Leader
Johnny began his career in live events production in 1992 after completing his Physics doctorate at Manchester University. He has been a core member of creative teams making indoor and outdoor theatre, dance, opening ceremonies and large-scale spectacles, and specialises in work designed for a large audience.
Steve Cutler, Course Lecturer
Steve's freelance experience as an audio professional spans 2 decades and includes monitor engineering for artists such as Kano and All Saints, Front of House engineering for bands and orchestras in venues across the UK and recording voiceover for the BBC.
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