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Sep 12, 2024
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2024-2025 Catalog
Event Management (EVMG-MNR) Minor
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Minor
The Event Management minor provides future meeting and event professionals with the skills and foundation of knowledge necessary to excel in this dynamic industry. Research, planning, promotion, and management of events requires education and training on market analysis, strategic design, negotiations and contract development, meeting and event service standards, project planning and execution, budget and financial management, event production and protocols, and experience delivery. The minor is enhanced with a 400-hour internship to drive skill development and expand the student’s professional network.
The Event Management minor complements any bachelor’s degree and can lead to diverse career opportunities such as:
- Convention Sales Manager
- Wedding Planning Professional
- Event Production Manager
- Non-profit Event Coordinator
- Special Events Director
- Director of Exhibits
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Program Outcomes
- List and explain banquet service styles including setup, staffing and service requirements.
- List and explain key characteristics of today’s meetings market including classification of meetings, the client market, and meeting facilities.
- Develop objective plans, budgets, and production schedules.
- Apply fundamentals of design and production to achieve event objectives.
Admission Requirements
This minor is open to all students enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program, and may only be awarded to those not pursuing a degree in this subject area.
New Student Admission Requirements
- Students must be admitted to Ferris State University and pursuing a bachelor’s degree.
Transfer Student Admission Requirements
- Students must be admitted to Ferris State University and pursuing a bachelor’s degree.
All Minor Requirements - 18 Credits Required
Minor Courses - 18 Credits Required
Notes
- Students who return to the university after an interrupted enrollment, not including summer semester, must normally meet the requirements of the curriculum which are in effect at the time of their return, not the requirements which were in effect when they were originally admitted.
- Credit Variance - Credits required may vary based on course placement, prerequisites, etc. If you have questions, contact your advisor.
Graduation Requirements
In order to graduate from Ferris State University, students must meet both University and Programmatic Graduation Requirements.
University Graduation Requirements
These are the minimum graduation requirements for a minor at Ferris State University:
- A GPA of 2.00 or higher must be achieved for the courses within the minor.
- A minimum of 18 credits within the minor must be earned.
- A minimum of 50 percent of minor credits must be earned from Ferris State University to meet the Residency requirement.
- A minimum of 9 of the credits in the minor must be at the 200 level or higher.
- A maximum of one-third of the credits, but no more than 7 credit hours, in a minor may overlap with the student’s major.
- Up to 6 credit hours may overlap between any two minors.
- The minor must be completed prior to or at the awarding of a bachelor’s degree.
Programmatic Graduation Requirements
These are the additional graduation requirements mandated by the program:
- All requirements as specified in the All Minor Requirements section must be met.
- A term prior to completion of the minor, student must log into MyFSU and complete the “Apply for Graduation”. You will receive an email back with the next steps to take. Once this is done the Graduation Secretary will notify the Registrar who will note the completion of the minor.
Contact Information
Hospitality Management Department
(231) 591-2382
[email protected]
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