University of Technology Sydney

MAJ08975 Events

The Events major prepares students by developing a solid understanding of the procedures required for the design, development, promotion and implementation of a range of events, from entertainment spectacles through to industry forums. Crucially, the program also alerts students to the political, economic, and social contexts in which events take place. Specialist subjects develop the knowledge and professional skills necessary to embark on a career in the dynamic and innovative events industry.

Students undertaking the Events major with the following major need to substitute an alternative subject in place of 21664 Managing Risk and Opportunity:

  • MAJ08980 Digital Creative Enterprise may substitute either 21513 Business Ethics and Sustainability or 21214 Business and Social Impact in the MAJ08975 Events major.
  • MAJ08996 Sustainability and Social Impact students may substitute either 21214 Business and Social Impact or 21663 Digital Strategy and Governance or 21510 Introduction to Strategy or 85202 Design Futuring or 91123 Nature and Evolution or 95009 TD: Change-making for social impact or 95006 TD: Envisioning futures worth wanting or 95002 TD: Reframing, remixing, reimagining society in the MAJ08996 Sustainability and Social Impact.
  • MAJ08995 Strategic Innovation and Entrepreneurship students may substitute either 21513 Business Ethics and Sustainability or 21214 Business and Social Impact or 21663 Digital Strategy and Governance in the MAJ08975 Events major.

Completion requirements

21637  Event and Entertainment Contexts  6cp
21639  Event Impacts and Legacies  6cp
21640  Event Management  6cp
21650  Event Promotion and Sponsorship  6cp
21653  Servicescape and Venue: design, operations and management  6cp
21664  Managing Risk and Opportunity  6cp
21638  Event Creation Lab  6cp
Select 6 credit points of options:  6cp
26600  Business Internship 6cp 
21699  Diversity Management 6cp 
Total  48cp