University of Technology Sydney
Master of Event Management
- Sydney, Australia
- Shanghai, China
Master degree
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: When you study Master of Event Management at the University of Technology Sydney, you'll learn to create, plan, market and evaluate events in Australian and international contexts. Teaching combines research-led content and industry insights, and the course ends with an Industry Research Project or Internship Experience for practical experience. It builds specialist event-management skills and general management competencies for organisations, using theories, models and case studies to tackle the dynamic events industry.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can enter events and live-entertainment roles: festival, conference, sport and venue management; exhibition and corporate events; event marketing, sponsorship, risk management and event design.
Students learn to create, plan, market, and evaluate events in both Australian and international contexts. A focus on professional practice and career development planning ensure their readiness for future career choices. The course culminates in either an Industry Research Project or an Internship Experience, providing hands-on engagement with contemporary industry issues. Teaching combines research-led content from leading academics with insights from industry partners, ensuring a balance of theoretical knowledge and practical skills.
The course aims to produce graduates with professional competence in the specialist area of event management. In addition, high-level general management competencies needed to develop or manage complex organisations involved in the production of public, corporate or other event types are developed. The course provides theories, models and practical case studies in order to understand the dynamic and complex nature of the events industry.
Graduates of this program can pursue careers in such areas as festival management, conference and meeting management, sport event management, venue management, exhibition management, event marketing and sponsorship, corporate event management, event risk management, event theming and design.
This course aims to produce graduates with professional competence in the specialist area of event management. In addition, high-level general management competencies needed to develop or manage complex organisations involved in the production of public, corporate or other event types are developed. The course has a strong focus on professional practice, including two innovative capstone subjects – Industry Research Capstone or Internship Experience Capstone – which allow students to work on or with contemporary industry issues and opportunities.
Graduates of this program can pursue careers in such areas as festival management, conference and meeting management, sport event management, venue management, exhibition management, event marketing and sponsorship, corporate event management, event risk management, event theming and design.
