Special Event Management Requirements

The Special Event Management Certificate is a career enhancement program offered to non-degree seeking students and:

  • students currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree (any major)
  • those who already have a degree from an accredited university (any major).

Requirements:

  • Application to the program is required, and an application fee may apply (pending ABOR approval).
  • The Certificate requires a total of 21 credits.
  • Students must take 15 credits of required core courses and 6 credits of electives.
  • Courses taken as part of a university major may count toward both that degree and the Certificate.
  • Students must receive a grade of at least a "C" in order for the course to count toward the Certificate.

Core Courses (15 credit hours)

RTM 486 Special Event Management* 3
RTM 303 Programming for Rec. & Tour. 3
OR: RTM 320  Talent/Entertainment Concepts 1
RTM 321 Event Protocol/Ethics/Etiquette 1
RTM 322 Special Event Programming 1
RTM 323 Special Event On-site Operations 1
RTM 324 Festival Site Design 1
RTM 325 Working w/Subcontractors & Vendors 1
RTM 326 Sponsorship 1
RTM 327 Creative Revenue Production 1
RTM 328 Special Event Budgeting and Accounting 1
RTM 388 Business Practice for Special Event Management 3

*RTM 486 must be taken prior to any other RTM core courses except 303

Electives (Select 6 credit hours)

RTM 373 Leisure, Travel and Tourism 3
RTM 345 Mtg. & Convention Planning 3
RTM 404 Mktg. for Rec. and Tourism 3
RTM 453 Volunteer Mgmt. in Human Service Orgs. 3
RTM 451 Grant Writing for Human Service Professionals 3
RTM 475 Entrepreneurial Rec. and Tourism 3
RTM 487 Special Events Advanced 3