Diploma - Event Planning
- 2 years
- Duration
- 14,884 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Whitby / Canada
- Location
- Durham College
- School
Program description
Those who are naturally assertive in teams and initiatives and who flourish in a dynamic, creative setting will find the Event Planning major to be a perfect fit. The job options available to these graduates are vast, encompassing virtually every economic sector.
Through hands-on experience in our W. Galen Weston Centre for Food (Weston Centre), students develop a solid foundation in business fundamentals as they learn to conceptualize, plan, and execute a broad range of corporate, community, and social events.
Program structure
SEMESTER 1
- Communications for Business 1
- Computers for Hospitality
- Customer Service
- Introduction to Events Industry
- Event Planning Cycle
- Managing Teams and Leadership
SEMESTER 2
- Accounting for Hospitality
- Career Planning
- Event Programming & Design
- Event Production and Site Logistics
- Sustainable Business Practices for Events
- Human Resource Management for Hospitality
SEMESTER 3
- Beverage Knowledge
- Catering and Banquet Services
- Capstone Event Planning
- Field Placement Workshop
- Hospitality Finance
- Marketing and Social Media
- Sales and Sponsorship
SEMESTER 4
- Capstone Event
- Entrepreneurship
- Field Placement
- Risk and Security Management
Price
YEAR 1
SEMESTER 1
- Tuition: 7,504.92 CAD
- Program Fee: 150 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,182.11 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee*: 386.89 CAD
Total: 9,161.05 CAD
SEMESTER 2
- Tuition: 7,442.04 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 480.71 CAD
- (DCSI) Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 8,025.5 CAD
YEAR 2
SEMESTER 3
- Tuition: 7,326.23 CAD
- Program Fee: 440 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,162.9 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 386.89 CAD
Total: 9,316.02 CAD
SEMESTER 4
- Tuition: 7,326.22 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 461.5 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 7,890.47 CAD
*Durham College Students International
Requirements for applicants
- Matured student status (applicants who are over 19 years old and do not have a high school diploma)
- Grade 12 English (C or U)
- English language proficiency
- Academic IELTS: 6.0, no band score less than 5.5
- IBT TOEFL: 80, with minimum section scores of 20
- PTE Academic: 53 minimum overall, no section below 49 L,W,S,R
- CAEL: Overall scores of 60 with no section below 60
- DET 105
About the university
Since its inception in 1967, Durham College (DC) has been guided by the following ideals:
- an unwavering dedication to student success;
- high-quality programs led by exceptional teachers with real-world experience;
- graduates who have gone on to excellent professional success;
- a treasured relationship with the community.
Durham College has Oshawa and Whitby campuses, Ontario, Canada.
More than 140 full-time programs in a wide range of disciplines are available to students at Durham College (DC), giving them a great chance to succeed in their chosen areas. Students in the District of Columbia excel in a wide variety of fields, including sustainable practice innovation, creative writing, design, filmmaking, and animation, service to others in the areas of health and social welfare, and legal advocacy.
Durham College is a values-based institution that prioritizes its students' and community's needs first. To this end, we've made it a priority to create a welcoming culture within our college.
