The undergraduate Event Management program, housed within the Department of Human Performance and Health Education, is an interdisciplinary program that empowers students to create their own event management pathway. The core program focuses on event ideation, program design, technology, execution management, budgeting, and community engagement. The major is experientially based with both in-class and off-campus learning providing opportunities to work with community businesses to experience the challenges of event implementation. The curriculum is designed to support the Meeting Planner International (MPI) Standards with courses that focus on the meeting and business event competency standards industry subsets. Event management students will acquire a core foundation in management, budgeting, communications, event and meeting design, negotiations, and project management.

A guided minor is required.

Additional Recommended Certificates (after graduation) include: Certified Meeting Planner (CMP) and Certified Special Events Planner (CESP). American Association of Certified Wedding Planners has several certifications.