Add a Certificate in Event Management

In the professional world of health, wellness, and fitness, you may be called upon to plan events such as group recreational activities, health promotion seminars or presentations, athletic tryouts and competitions, community fitness sessions, and other health-related endeavors.

The Department of Health and Human Physiology offers an outstanding way for you to learn the skills associated with successful event planning: the Certificate in Event Management.

Having this certificate on your resume will signal to employers that you have the skills to create meaningful and effective events that promote health, wellness, and fitness.

The Certificate in Event Management is offered jointly by three units of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences--the Department of Health and Human Physiology, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and Department of Communication Studies--as well as the Department of Marketing in the Tippie College of Business.

Required coursework

One of these
COURSE # TITLE Semester HOURS
EVNT:3154 Foundations of Event Management 3
SRM:3154 Foundations of Event Management 3

 

One of these
COURSE # TITLE Semester HOURS
EVNT:3260 Event Management Workshop 3
SRM:3147 Sport Event Management 3

 

One of these
COURSE # TITLE Semester HOURS
EVNT:2110 Internship in Event Management 3
SRM:4196 Interscholastic Athletic Administration Field Experience (must enroll in at least 3 semester hours) arr.
SRM:4197 Sport and Recreation Field Experience 3
SRM:4199 Independent Sport and Recreation Field Experience (must enroll in at least 3 semester hours) arr.

A minimum of 12 semester hours chosen from the following coursework (6 semester hours of focused elective coursework must be numbered 2000 or above with no more than two courses at the 1000 level):

COURSE # TITLE Semester HOURS
EVNT:3160 Crisis Management 3
EVNT:3170 Venue Management 3
EVNT:3180 Sustainable Events 3
EVNT:3185 Topics in Event Management (repeatable) 3
EVNT:3260 Event Management Workshop (if not used to satisfy core requirement) 3
ARTS:1070 Elements of Graphic Design 3
BUS:3000 Business Communication and Protocol 3
COMM:1816 Business and Professional Communication 3
COMM:1818 Communication Skills for Leadership 3
COMM:1819 Organizational Leadership 3
COMM:1830 Communication Skills for Community Engagement 3
COMM:2044 Political Communication 3
COMM:4044 Political Marketing: Media, Campaigns, and Persuasion 3
ENTR:1350 Foundations in Entrepreneurship 3
ENTR:3595/MGMT:3500/MUSM:3500/NURS:3595/RELS:3700/SSW:3500 Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness I 3
JMC:1300 Introduction to Journalism and Strategic Communication 3
JMC:3530 Social Media Marketing 3
JMC:3540/SPST:3181 The Business of Sport Communication 3
JMC:3710 Fundraising Fundamentals 3
JMC:3720 Nonprofit Communications 3
MKTG:3000 Introduction to Marketing Strategy 3
MKTG:4101 Integrated Marketing Communications 3
POLI:3202 Political Psychology 3
SRM:2065 The Experience Economy 3
SRM:3147 Sport Event Management (if not used to satisfy core requirement) 3
SRM:3158 Sport and Recreation Promotion 3
SRM:3175 Sales in Sport 3
SRM:3178 Communications and Public Relations in Sports 3
SRM:3210 Event Bidding: Processes and Strategies 3
SRM:4197 Sport and Recreation Field Experience (if not used to satisfy internship requirement) 3
THTR:3270 Entertainment Design 3
THTR:3510/INTD:3510 Introduction to Arts Management 3
UICB:4415/ARTS:4415 Introduction to Classical Calligraphy 3

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