Diploma - Event Planning

2 years: Duration

19,017 CAD/year: Price

Rolling admission: Start

Rolling admission: Deadline

Diploma: Degree

Campus: Format

Toronto / Canada: Location

George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology: School

Program description

Event-loving and dynamic? Looking for a fast-paced career with new challenges every day?

Our Event Planning package covers hospitality, weddings, fundraising, meetings, conventions, and trade exhibitions. Each semester, you will manage events, culminating in a capstone event and a 14-week externship. This experiential learning and course mix, encompassing event-specific, business fundamentals, and hospitality, will provide you the tools to start your event management career.

Students learn event planning, marketing, budgeting, execution, and assessment techniques. Management, small business development, and market-ready technology are examined. Online and in-class lectures comprise the program. Capstone projects and externships showcase group and individual work.

Program structure

Semester 1

Introduction to Catering
Global Accommodation Industry
Introduction to Wines and Beverages
Principles of Tourism and Hospitality Management
Leading, Following and Speaking with Confidence
Sanitation (online)
Emergency First Aid/Heartsaver CPR (weekend course)
Smart Serve (online)
Math for Hospitality
College English

Semester 2

Special Events Planning and Delivery
Remarkable Restaurant Service – An Introduction to the Industry
Global Toursim Geography
Hospitality Marketing and Social Media
Hospitality Accounting
Introduction to Hospitality Law
Human Resources Management
Career Preparation
Science of Sustainability

Semester 3

Selling Special Events
Event Operations I
Meetings, Conferences and Trade Shows
Technical Meeting and Event Production
Building Your Special Event Business
Volunteer Management

Semester 4

Events Operations II - Capstone Event Project
Industry Externship

Price

Base tuition fee (for two semesters - 1 year):

19,017 CAD for international students

Additional fees:

Application Fee - 110 CAD
Incidental Fees (student ID, student association membership, etc) - 2,000 CAD
Mandatory Health Insurance - 790 CAD for 1 year coverage
Textbooks, manuals, uniforms, tools – 750 CAD

Requirements for applicants

Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent
grade 12 English (C or U)

English language proficiency

George Brown English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Program - Level 8;
IELTS (Academic) - 6.0, minimum 5.5 in each skill band;
TOEFL - 80 (online) minimum 20 in each skill band;
Duolingo English Test - 105;
MELAB - 80;
PTE (Academic) - 54, overall minimum, 50 in each skill band;
CAEL - 60 (overall);
Cambridge English Exams (B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency) - 169 or more (with no individual skill below 162).

About the university

George Brown College opened its doors in 1968, welcoming just over 2,000 students.

Since then, full-time student population has grown to more than 30,000. People come to George Brown from across the Greater Toronto Area, the country and the world to develop the skills and gain the real-world experience needed to succeed in the workplace. Since 2004, under current President Anne Sado’s leadership, George Brown has more than doubled in size, broadened international partnerships and increased commitment to strengthening the cultural, economic and social fabric of Toronto.

About George Brown College

The college located in Toronto, Canada. It has three campuses - Casa Loma, St.James, Waterfront, other locations where students attend classes and Student Residence.

George Brown College educates a blend of theory and hands-on experience, prioritizes real-world learning and provides students with opportunities to work alongside industry professionals in applied research and fields education opportunities. Its industry partnerships mean students get the latest trends and tech they can expect in the field. The college offers 170 programs in 7 centers. They include Art, Design and Infromation technology, Business, Community Services and early childhood, Construction and Engineering technologies, Health Sciences, Hospitality and Culinary arts, Preparatory and liberal studies.

Experiental and work-integrated learning oportunities are availabale to students to take part in.