University of Technology Sydney

Master of Event Management (Extension)

Students acquire skills in event creation, planning, execution, marketing, and evaluation, with a focus on both Australian and international contexts. The learning experience combines research-informed content with real-world insights, facilitated by leading academics and professionals. The course culminates in either an Industry Research Project or an Internship Experience, offering direct engagement with industry challenges and practices.

The course aims to produce graduates with advanced knowledge and skill sets 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. Elective subject choices provide students an opportunity to specialise more deeply in event management and related fields and further enhance students' management skills, professional practice, specialist knowledge and capabilities. Course structures include a suggested list of elective options for students to assist their choice and to identify allied or complementary subjects to the event management field.

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, and event theming and design.