Event Planning Management Certificate
Description: The Event Planning Management Certificate gives students the opportunity to join a firm or start their own Event Planning business in a rapidly growing field which is exciting and offers many opportunities for them to use their business and creative skills.
Can students who receive the Event Planning Management Certificate transfer to a four-year college or university? A number of college and universities will apply the courses taken in the Event Planning Management Certificate.
What will students learn if they study Event Planning Management? This program combines business, merchandising and marketing, communication skills and real life experience to help the students gain the leadership and management skills needed to plan special events. With this certificate students will be able to develop their own event vision to create events, encompassing the development of an event budget, manage vendor contracts, be able to understand risk management in events, as well to have the communication skills necessary to present themselves and market their events.
Are there any requirements that must be satisfied before taking courses in the certificate? Algebra I is a prerequisite for all majors. You may satisfy this requirement with a grade of “C” or better in high school Algebra I. Algebra I competency must be verified with a passing score on the College’s Placement Test.
How long will it take to complete this degree? Students who do not need developmental course work can complete the certificate over a one-year period. Major courses are only offered in the evening and not every semester.
Questions? Contact Professor Nancy Bailey, Department Chair, at (732) 906-2594 or bam@middlesexcc.edu
| CERTIFICATE in EVENT PLANNING MANAGEMENT EPM.CER |
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| Courses | | Credits | Requisites/Comments | | ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 | A passing score on the writing portion of the College’s Placement Test or a grade of ´C´ or better in ENG 010; completion of RDG 009 with a ´C´ or better or a score on the reading portion of the College Placement Test that exempts the students from RDG 009 | ENG 122
or
ENG 125
| English Composition II
English II: Writing About Literature
| 3 | A grade of "C" or better in ENG 121 and a passing score on the reading portion of the College Placement Test or a grade of "C" or better in ENG 121 and a grade of "C" or better in RDG 011 | BUS 101
or
SBM 120
or
HRI 101
| Business Organization and Management
Small Business Management
Introduction to Hotel, Restaurant, and
Institution Management | 3 | | | BUS 210 | Introduction to Event Planning | 3 | Prerequisite: BUS 101 – Business Organization and Management / SBM 120 – Small Business Management/HRI 101- Introduction to Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management | BUS 213
or
HRI 250 | Law for Event Planning Management
Law for Hospitality Operations | 3 | | | BUS 239 | Field Experience in Event Planning Management | 3 | | | BUS 240 | Business Commuications | 3 | ENG 122 – English Composition II or
ENG 125 – English Composition II: Writing About Literature | | BUS 250 | Seminar in Event Planning Management | 3 | Prerequisite: BUS 210, BUS 213/HRI 250, BUS 239, BUS 240, HRI 206, SBM 110 or permission of Department
Chairperson | | HRI 206 | Merchandising for the Hospitality Industry | 3 | Prerequisite: BUS 101 – Business Organization and Management / SBM 120 – Small Business Management/HRI 101- Introduction to Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management | | SPE 121 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 | | | SBM 110 | Accounting for Small Business | 4 | | | Total Credits: | 34 | |
#NOTE: Not all major courses are offered every semester both day and evening. Please call the Department Chairperson at 732. 906.2594 to discuss course offerings for future semesters. |
