module specification

LT4066 - Events & Music Professions (2026/27)

Module specification Module approved to run in 2026/27, but may be subject to modification
Module title Events & Music Professions
Module level Certificate (04)
Credit rating for module 15
School Guildhall School of Business and Law
Total study hours 150
 
10 hours Assessment Preparation / Delivery
104 hours Guided independent study
36 hours Scheduled learning & teaching activities
Assessment components
Type Weighting Qualifying mark Description
Coursework 20%   Peer-assisted review of group posters
Coursework 80%   Students select 3 key points to develop career pathways. PDP in tabular form, portfolio written. Up to 1000 words
Running in 2026/27

(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change)		 No instances running in the year

Module summary

Events & Music Professions is a module that introduces you to the industry from the career angle.

The module aims are:

To introduce students to events and music industry structures in terms of economy and job markets.
To introduce students to work cultures and work pathways in events and music industries.
To facilitate reflective evaluation and analysis of skillsets for events and music industries, from global to individual perspectives, and from hard skills such as analytics to soft skills such as networking.
To adopt and train the use of management analysis tools for own professional development.
To foster teamwork, peer support culture in class debates on industry issues.
To introduce a variety of reflective tools for professional development.

You will first investigate the overall industry layout.
You will then be focusing on work environments and organisational cultures of events and music industries.
Further onto key skills ranging from specific management, or creative capabilities to social skills such as networking or assertiveness in competitive environments.
Your own SWOT analysis model will be applied to your career insights and planning.
You will debate career prospects, skills and pathways in peer discussions in class.
You will reflect on your career portfolio development and personal as a dynamic process.

Your new skills and insights will involve planning, risk evaluation, networking mindfulness, concise analysis of job markets and contemporary issues, impact of AI and ICT on work practices, job descriptions and intellectual property, collaborative work and teamwork strategies, reflection in various forms and for diverse purposes, experiential learning as a tool for management of skills and career development and more.

Prior learning requirements

No pre- or co- requisites for the module.
Available for Study Abroad? YES.

Syllabus

Syllabus, Events & Music Professions:

1.    Introduction to the module. The professional environment of creative sectors, events and music industries. Assessment analysis.
2.    Personal Development Planning. Research: Industry career trajectories. Library.
3.    The events industries: The global and local perspectives.
4.    Music industries and entertainment sectors: The global and local perspectives.
5.    The use of reflection in career planning. Team theory and experiential learning.
6.    Career planning, networking and skills: Managing learning for industry success.
7.    Peer review presentation: Reflection on portfolios and industry research materials.
8.    Competitive advantage and individual brand: Your own personal SWOT analysis.
9.    Biographies and other public materials for reflection on key career principles.
10.    Revision 1: Personal advice and feedback sessions for assessment 2, PDP.
11.    Industries, employment economics and contemporary issues affecting work.
12.    Revision 2: Tutorials, advice and feedback sessions for assessment submission.
NB. Assessment submission: PDP Portfolio, 1500 words. Week 14.

 

Balance of independent study and scheduled teaching activity

Learning and teaching on this module is student-centred and student co-created with reflective experience at its core.

This is a class + seminar-oriented module. Accessible, inclusive hybrid learning in classes and nonlinear environments is integral to the module delivery and exercises.

All sessions contain an investigative component, incl. market or organisation analysis, deduction of professional identities and audience motivations, industry source research, brainstorming, exploring cultural factors and creative discussions.

Theory will be presented then applied in class exercises, debates, peer review and tutor moderation to kickstart and facilitate further independent work outside classes.

On AI: The industry impact of AI and machine learning is analysed in classes. AI needs to be referenced; it is approved for design and execution in project work.

The assessment is centred on developing individual Student Portfolios. Independent study is essential. The PDP that contains linked references to Student Portfolios are part of the Graduate Success strategies embedded deeply into the course, and especially within “W” modules such as this. This module forms the core of this development which unfolds and evolves across the entire period of study; together with LT4057, LT4060 and LT4064, it provides the base on which we build authentic assessments in LT5W51, LT5W53, LT6160 and other among the many Employability- and Graduate Success-focused subject cores.

Each portfolio is developed by the students and agreed with the tutor. Each portfolio focuses on the subject that the students choose individually.

The module acts as a basis for well-researched career planning.

Students will develop own portfolio objectives with the module leader, discussing key factors and trends in class debates. Regular participation in classes is essential.

Teamwork exercises in industry analysis are designed to match and mirror best practice in the world’s leading companies and start-ups.


Education for Social Justice Framework (ESJF)

Inclusive formative and summative assessment:

As the module centres on unique student themes in projects, inclusive assessment is built into the module at the core. Assessment is student portfolio driven.

Students elect their own focus and approach (personalisation, diversity, accessibility), own cultural context (identity, equity, decolonisation), in an experiential mode of study (reflection), with the diagnostic use of theory and industry data for real-life application (critical theory, synthesis).

Peer debates and tutor moderation facilitate the enhancing of portfolio development.

Identity, Personalisation and Reflection:

Reflection is vital in this module designed for practice.

Personal inclinations, career aims, orientations and desired pathways, own aptitudes, interests and individual choices are both recognised and encouraged.

Localisation is supported, from global and international to micro-urban. Community and cultural identity focus, and ethical contexts are fostered.

Learning outcomes

1.    To understand the events and music industries from the economic and HR angles
2.    To understand and reflect on work cultures in events and media
3.    To apply reflection in career contexts of personal development planning
4.    To reflectively evaluate management theories and industry data from individual and team perspectives in career planning.
 

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