Events Management Certificate (Online, Part-Time)

Bow Valley College’s Events Management Certificate is now available online. These courses offer the flexibility to study at home. As you work through a course, your instructor will be available to answer questions, explain concepts, and provide support and feedback through email, fax or phone. This is a part-time certificate and will take a minimum of two years to complete. There are a total of 13 required courses. See full-time Events Management program listing for admission requirements.

Courses in Program

FALL 2012 - SEMESTER 1
BUS0003: Computer Applications
BUS0064: Fundamentals of Events Management

WINTER 2013 - SEMESTER 2
COMM170: Business Communication
TOUR183: Catered Events (Prerequisite: BUS0064)

SPRING 2013 - SEMESTER 3
BUS0065: Creating the Event Experience (Prerequisite: BUS0064) 
JOBS100: Career Advancement

FALL 2013 - SEMESTER 4
MKTG183: Marketing
TOUR180: Meetings, Expos, and Conventions (Prerequisite: BUS0064)

WINTER 2014 - SEMESTER 5
FUND180: Introduction to Fundraising 
MKTG181: Introduction to Media Relations (Prerequisite: COMM170)

SPRING 2014 - SEMESTER 6
MKTG180: The Essentials of Customer Service
ACCT180: Budgeting & Accounting

FALL 2014 - SEMESTER 7
COMP171: Microsoft Excel for Business (Prerequisite: BUS0003)

Note: Many of these courses can also be used towards credit in the Events Management Diploma. Fall 2012 courses will be offered again in fall 2013. Registration into the online courses of Events Management can be completed through eCampusAlberta.ca. Students who are not able to access Bow Valley College for testing must choose a partner college that will provide testing services to them during the course of study.

Transferability

Graduates of this program may be accepted into:

• Bow Valley College - Events Management Certificate transfer to Events Management Diploma

Some transfer credits are available to:

• Thompson Rivers University - Bachelor of Tourism Management Degree
• Alberta Tourism Human Resource Council (ATEC) - Students may write the ATEC certification exam

Some transfer credit is available from:

• St. Mary's University College
• Grande Prairie Regional College
• College of the Caribou

See Events Management program listing for admission requirements and transferability information.