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Program Description
This certificate will build on HM's and RPTM's core strengths, including their strategic teaching and service/outreach initiatives. Through coursework and experiential learning opportunities, students will be provided opportunities for engaged scholarship within the Commonwealth, across the United States, and in International contexts. This additional credential can help differentiate our graduates in the competitive job market across tourism and hospitality. Likewise the opportunity to expose more Penn State students to either of our fields through the certificate can enhance our diversity of students and awareness of our professional education programs.
The MEMC is intended to complement the professional certification programs offered by organizations such as Meeting Professionals International or the Professional Convention Management Association. It is designed for students interested in the academic and experiential components of the events and meeting industry. Emphasis is on engaging students in the industry prior to graduation and developing the management competencies necessary for success in the industry.
To obtain the Certificate students will be required to complete 9 core credits, including a 3 credit internship experience, and 6 supplemental credits in HM and/or RPTM for a total of 15 credits. Graduates will be competitive for positions as managers and planners in a variety of public, nonprofit and private businesses/agencies. The certificate credential delivery model for the Meeting and Events Management Certificate was selected over identifying a Meeting and Events Management minor so as to attract professionals, alumni, and others who are working in or or are interested in gaining credentials in the field of meeting and events management but who may not be enrolled in an undergraduate program at Penn State.
Program Requirements
To earn an undergraduate certificate in Meeting and Event Management, a minimum of 15 credits is required.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| HM 384 | Introduction to Meeting and Event Management | 3 |
| RPTM 356 | 3 | |
| or HM 485 | Advanced Meeting and Event Management | |
| RPTM 395 | 3 | |
| Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Management in the Hospitality Industry | ||
| Hospitality Information Technology Fundamentals | ||
| Hospitality Entrepreneurship and Innovation | ||
| Hospitality Marketing | ||
HM 455 | ||
| Advanced Meeting and Event Management | ||
| Tourism and Leisure Behavior | ||
| Non-profit Recreation Agency Operations | ||
or RPTM 370 | Introduction to Arena Management | |
RPTM 356 | ||
| Marketing of Recreation Services | ||
| Commercial Recreation Management | ||
Program Learning Objectives
- Describe the events management industry
- Articulate possible career pathways in events
- Summarize three to four industry knowledge domains
- Practice and apply technical skills such as:
- modeling strategic event planning practice
- creating and manipulating budgets, pricing schedules, revenue management
- employ marketing strategy and tactics
- manage sites and coordinate with partners in event management supply chain
- Recall and appropriately use industry terminology
- Summarize the relationship the study of events (i.e., events management) has with branches of knowledge in other academic disciplines (e.g., anthropology, sociology, psychology)
Academic Advising
The objectives of the university's academic advising program are to help advisees identify and achieve their academic goals, to promote their intellectual discovery, and to encourage students to take advantage of both in-and out-of class educational opportunities in order that they become self-directed learners and decision makers.
Both advisers and advisees share responsibility for making the advising relationship succeed. By encouraging their advisees to become engaged in their education, to meet their educational goals, and to develop the habit of learning, advisers assume a significant educational role. The advisee's unit of enrollment will provide each advisee with a primary academic adviser, the information needed to plan the chosen program of study, and referrals to other specialized resources.
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University Park
Kristin Thomas
Instructor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management
801 Ford Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-9776
klt16@psu.edu
Nada Madrid
Academic Adviser
212 Mateer Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-7033
nbm5356@psu.edu
World Campus
Undergraduate Academic Advising
301 Outreach Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-3283
advising@outreach.psu.edu
Contact
University Park
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION, PARK, AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT
801 Ford Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-1851
klt16@psu.edu
https://hhd.psu.edu/rptm/undergraduate/meetings-and-event-management-certificate
SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
201 Mateer Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-1853
pennstateshm@psu.edu
World Campus
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION, PARK, AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT
801 Ford Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-1851
klt16@psu.edu