Overview

Oversee once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Learn how to take an occasion from concept to execution. Graduate with the flexibility to enter a range of industries, whether you’re interested in wedding planning, sports events, concerts, festivals, awards ceremonies, corporate events, or tourism. By choosing the event management minor sequence, you'll build a diverse set of skills including branding, media relations, logistics, regulatory compliance, client and stakeholder management, marketing and communications. You’ll also hone a range of highly transferable soft skills, such as the ability to organise, attention to detail, creative vision, leadership, and high-level abilities in communication and collaboration.

Career opportunities

Our graduates have pursued event management careers in:

  • event planning and coordination
  • sports event management
  • wedding planning
  • fashion event management
  • corporate events
  • tourism events
  • marketing and brand activation
  • festivals
  • conferences

Industry partnerships

We enjoy deep industry connections with many well-known organisations across Australia. Here are just a few of our host partners for business: 

  • Adecco
  • CISCO Mentor Me program 
  • Highered Global Talent Search and Virtual Global Careers Fair
  • Impact for Women
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Completion requirements

A Minor consists of 40 cp.

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • EMGT201Event Management: Planning a Successful Event10 CP
  • EMGT202Event Management: Design and Sustainability10 CP
  • EMGT301Event Management: Economic Social and Environmental Impacts10 CP
  • ENTR303Strategic New Venture Planning10 CP
  • MKTG201Buyer Behaviour10 CP
  • MKTG202Marketing Communications: Engaging Stakeholders10 CP
  • MKTG209Digital Marketing: The Connected Space10 CP
  • MKTG313Strategic Marketing and Planning10 CP

Testimonial

“I enjoy studying a Bachelor of Commerce because it allowed me to explore what I truly wanted to do, which is marketing and event management. My career goal for the future is to manage and market music and festival events.”

Phoebe, Bachelor of Commerce, event management

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