Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021

Event Managment Certificate

The Event Planning Certificate provides students with combined training in meeting planning, catering, wedding planning, professional meetings, festivals as well as various other types of events. This program is designed to prepare students for a career in Event Management and will use many of the meeting facilities provided by The Classic Center in Athens, Georgia. Students learn about catering, the managing and marketing of special events as well as the science of managing a profitable event. This program emphasizes customer service, leadership and working with many of the professional related associations.

Once accepted into the Event Management Certificate, you are eligible to join any of the business programs offered at the Harry W. Walker School of Business including the Hospitality and Tourism Management Program.

Certificate-Only Courses

Courses

BUSA 3700Project Management

3

BUSA 3842Cost Control in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry

3

BUSA 4320Human Resource Management

3

BUSA 4842The Marketing and Management of Tourism and Special Events

3

BUSA 4882Technology in the Hospitality Industry

3