With this major you develop the skills for a career in event management. As part of your degree, you can include courses from related disciplines like business, public relations, hospitality, tourism, psychology, languages, and sport and recreation.
Apart from the courses below you also need to complete courses from your second major, your chosen minor(s) or electives.
Core courses
All Bachelor of Arts students need to complete core courses that help you develop transferable skills and support your work in all other courses in the degree.
Complete one course from each of the following clusters. Each cluster aligns with one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Partnerships and Reduced Inequalities
Peace and Justice, Climate Action and Economic World
Choose one of:
- CRIM580 Criminology and Criminal Justice
- EVNT500 Introduction to Event Management
- HIST500 Introduction to New Zealand History
- HIST501 The Holocaust: Its Causes, Character, and Legacy
- PSYC580 Introduction to Psychology A
- SOSC582 Social Thinking
- SOSC583 Social Institutions
- SOSC585 Climate Action
- TOUR511 Global Issues in Tourism
Sustainability, Health and Wellbeing
Choose one of:
- FOOD501 Food and the Senses
- CLSY513 Organisation and Human Behaviour Perspectives
- HOSP509 Hospitality Social Enterprise
- TOUR512 Tourism and Sustainability
Quality Education, Gender Equality and Reduced Poverty
Workplace experience is an important part of your degree, and the Work Integrated Learning course is the final part of your degree. This is a supervised work placement related to your major(s), for an organisation of your choice. It's a great way to get industry experience while still being able to get feedback from AUT lecturers, and for many of our students this workplace experience also leads to a job offer.
Projects you can undertake include competitor analysis, social media networking and promotion, event planning and execution, post-event evaluation, event design and marketing.
Recent placements included:
- YMCA Rise Up - Youth Fashion to New Zealand Fashion Week
- Artweek Auckland
- Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development (ATEED):
- Diwali Festival
- Total Sport: Trail Running NZ
- Our: House Events (dance parties)
- Whoa Studios and The Grounds
- Villa Maria Event Team
- XPO Exhibitions
- ICE Events
- Compass Dance Company
You could also take the Foundations in Research course if you’re considering continuing into postgraduate study.
Want more info about work integrated learning at AUT?
Read more about workplace experience in AUT programmes, how it works and why it’s so beneficial when you start your career.
Workplace experience in AUT programmes
Event management major courses
If you're majoring in event management, this is the main subject area you specialise in. It makes up one third of your degree and consists of eight event management-related courses you study throughout your degree.
Year 1 courses
Complete the following course:
- EVNT500 Introduction to Event Management
And one of the below courses:
- DIGM550 Making Digital Media I
- MAOR507 Te Matariki
Year 2 courses
Complete the following courses:
- EVNT601 Event Planning
- EVNT603 The Event Design Experience
- EVNT604 Event Partnerships
Year 3 courses
Complete the following courses:
- EVNT701 Event Production
- EVNT702 Contemporary Issues in Event Management
- MGMT721 Leadership Principles, Perspectives and Practice
Ready to enrol in your courses?
Find out how you can enrol in the courses and classes for your programme, whether you’ve just joined AUT as a new student or you’re already studying with us. If you’re looking for a course timetable or more info on a specific course use our course search.
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Skills you will develop
The outcomes for graduates of the Bachelor of Arts in Event Management are outlined in the Graduate Profile below.
Graduate Profile
