EMM 3825Events Management

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Theoretical and practical foundations for effective twenty-first century event management including research, design, planning, coordinating, and evaluating of professional events. It will be an experiential, hands on learning class. Class will discuss definitions, categories of event planning, and current issues/trends of event management. Students will be assigned event projects in the semester which they will be expected to participate in pitching, planning, and proposing an event to an external client. In addition, students will shadow the planning and execution of events on the campus and in the community.