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, Sport, 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, Sport, 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
Core courses
| Course # | Title | Semester hours |
|---|---|---|
| EVNT:3154 | Foundations of Event Management | 3 |
| SRM:3154 | Foundations of Event Management | 3 |
| Course # | Title | Semester hours |
|---|---|---|
| EVNT:3260 | Event Management Workshop | 3 |
| SRM:3147 | Sport Event Management | 3 |
Internship
| 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. |
Focused electives
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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