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CAREERS IN BUSINESS Events Management Certificate & Diploma Organizing a meeting, trade show or conference, or throwing a corporate party requires many special skills and abilities. BVC’s full-time programs provide you with the practical skills and knowledge to successfully plan, organize, manage, promote, and evaluate special events. Learn how to effectively work in a business environment in a variety of roles associated with event planning. You have the option of taking the one-year certificate program or the full two-year diploma. Courses successfully completed in the certificate program can be transferred to the diploma program. COURSES IN PROGRAM* CERTIFICATE (Subject To Change) The following courses must be completed to obtain the one-year certificate. • College Success Skills • Budgeting & Accounting • Business Communication • Computer Applications • Conventions and Trade Shows • The Essentials of Customer Service • Introduction to Media Relations • Sales & Marketing Techniques • Special Events in the Hotel Industry • Special Event Management • Introduction to Fundraising • Career Advancement • Work Experience for Events Managers • Introduction to e-Portfolio • Career Skills Evaluation DIPLOMA (Subject To Change) The following courses must be completed to obtain the two-year diploma. YEAR 1 • College Success Skills • Computer Applications • Conventions and Trade Shows • The Essentials of Customer Service • Business Communication • Special Events in the Hotel Industry • Special Event Management • Introduction to Fundraising • Sales & Marketing Techniques • Budgeting & Accounting • Introduction to Media Relations YEAR 2 • Introduction to Management • Event Marketing • Global Events • Business Law • Entrepreneurship • Designing & Decorating for Special Events • Desktop Publishing • Career Advancement • Career Skills Evaluation • Professional Event Coordination • Introduction to e-Portfolio • Management Studies in Supervision OR: • Work Experience for Events Managers OR: • Microsoft Excel for Accounting OR: • Human Resource Management * For more information on the individual courses in this program, please refer to the glossary of courses on page 119. 
CHECKLISTAdmission Requirements: Refer to Admissions Procedures for Full-Time Programs on page 8 for further clarification. • Minimum final mark of 60% in English 20-1 or credit in English 30-2 or equivalent • Minimum final mark of 60% in Grade 10 Math (Pure or Applied) (excluding the 14 & 16 levels) OR: • Successful completion of the General Equivalency Development test (GED) with a standard score of 520 in Language Arts: Reading and Writing and 520 in Math OR: • Satisfactory results on the BVC Admissions Test International Applicants or Applicants Educated Outside of Canada English language profi ciency can be demonstrated by any one of: • Achievement of a TOEFL score of 527 – 530 on the paper-based test, a score of 197 on the computer-based test, or a score of 71 on the internet-based test (iBT) • Achieving an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of 5.5 • Successful completion of the English for Academic Purposes 3 (EAP 3) program at Bow Valley College with a grade of B • Obtain satisfactory results on the BVC Admissions Test • Math requirement can be demonstrated by one of the following: • Obtain satisfactory results on the BVC Admissions Test • English transcripts showing equivalent level Math completion Transferability Graduates of this program may be accepted into: • Bow Valley College - Events Management Diploma • Athabasca University Bachelor of Professional Arts Degree in Communication Studies Some transfer credits are available to: • Thompson Rivers University – Bachelor of Tourism Management Degree • Alberta Tourism Human Resource Council (ATEC) – Students may write the ATEC certifi cation exam. Fees & Dates Date: Aug. 31, 2009 Program length: Certificate – Two semesters (one year) Diploma – Four semesters (two years) Events Management Certificate Domestic Tuition $2,288.50 Semester 2 $2,288.50 International Tuition $4,577.00 Semester 2 $4,577.00 Student Card Fee $5.00 Semester 2 $5.00 Student Association Fee $49.60 Semester 2 $49.60 Materials Fee $25.00 Semester 2 $25.00 Domestic Health and Dental $127.00 Semester 2 $127.00 International Health and Dental $240.00 Semester 2 $240.00 Total Tuition & Fees - Domestic $2,495.10 Semester 2 $2,495.10 Total Tuition & Fees - International $5,023.60 Semester 2 $5,023.60 Events Management Diploma Domestic Tuition $1,966.50 Semester 2 $1,966.50 Semester 3 $2,020.50 Semester 4 $2,020.50 International Tuition $3,933.00 Semester 2 $3,933.00 Semester 3 $4,041.00 Semester 4 $4,041.00 Student Card Fee $5.00 Semester 2 $5.00 Semester 3 $5.00 Semester 4 $5.00 Student Association Fee $49.60 Semester 2 $49.60 Semester 3 $49.60 Semester 4 $49.60 Materials Fee $25.00 Semester 2 $25.00 Semester 3 $25.00 Semester 4 $25.00 Domestic Health and Dental $127.00 Semester 2 $127.00 Semester 3 $127.00 Semester 4 $127.00 International Health and Dental $240.00 Semester 2 $240.00 Semester 3 $240.00 Semester 4 $240.00 Total Tuition & Fees - Domestic $2,173.10 Semester 2 $2,173.10 Semester 3 $2,227.10 Semester 4 $2,227.10 Total Tuition & Fees - International $4,379.60 Semester 2 $4,379.60 Semester 3 $4,487.60 Semester 4 $4,487.60 * Fees subject to tuition increase. Course Descriptions (Subject to Change)
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