Bachelor of Event Management

Creating special memories and designing lifetime experiences for others is what makes a career in event management so fulfilling.

Event management is a growing global industry with a broad range of employment opportunities across different industries. This is the ideal career for you if you are organised, sociable and enjoy the satisfaction of seeing a project through to completion.

The Bachelor of Event Management will equip you with the skills to rise to the top of this diverse and dynamic sector. Designed to position students for success in the exciting events industry, this is a qualification which could to take you anywhere in the world.

The Bachelor of Event Management offers 26 subjects in total:

• 12 core business subjects
• 8 specialisation subjects
• 4 elective subjects
• 2 WIL (Work Integrated Learning) subjects

You will be exposed to creative events that stand out from the rest and have an opportunity to explore various event ideas, then translate them into your own creative event concepts and designs.

Event management and business subjects are supplemented by elective subjects from a range of business areas. Your choices include electives in fashion, marketing, tourism, entrepreneurship, hospitality and sports. Your electives allow you to enhance your event management degree with subjects that reflect your interests and ambitions.

At ICMS we believe that the best learning experience combines practical and real world experience with a strong academic foundation. Our Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program is built into your degree and will prepare you for future success in the business world.

As part of WIL, you’ll complete a Professional Placement Preparation Program, then two trimesters of professional placement.

We have an impressive network of industry partners. These leading companies provide our ICMS community with invaluable industry insight and experience. When it is time to embark on your professional placement, we work closely with them to find a suitable placement that is the best fit for your skills, interests and professional goals.

As part of your Bachelor of Event Management journey, your professional placement could take you to a major city, regional area or regional area in Australia. You could even take up a position in an international city. It is all part of finding the best placement for you.

Not only is this an invaluable experience, it is also a chance to grow your professional network. For many of our graduates this experience introduces them to their future employers.

Event Management students have gained valuable experience with placements at: 

• International Convention Centre 
• Sydney Film Festival 
• The Event Space 
• Ci Events 
• Luna Park 
• Club Med Head Office 
• SailGP 
• Sydney Venue and Events 
• Major corporate event planners 

These are just some of the many organisations where ICMS students have gained practical experience. Read more.

Disclaimer: Placement opportunities and career outcomes are subject to individual performance, program requirements, and industry availability. ICMS does not guarantee employment or specific placement outcomes.

The Bachelor of Event Management is career-focused, and aims to develop contemporary knowledge and skills needed for success. This means:

• Real-world assessments instead of exams for most subjects.
• Strong industry connections.
• Developing 21st century skills, such as digital literacy
• Every degree student gets to complete a professional placement in a business that aligns with the industry they’re interested in.
• Access to personal study assistance and wellness support.
• An emphasis on professionalism which includes: interview and resume preparation, wearing business attire in class, setting up LinkedIn profiles, access to our Careers Hub, and mentorship from high-achieving students and alumni.

In your final year, you will have the opportunity to participate in the Capstone subject which will test your abilities in addressing contemporary issues or problems in the career or industry you’re working toward.

Upon successful completion of the ICMS Bachelor of Event Management you will able to:

• Develop, integrate and evaluate broad event management technical and theoretical knowledge.
• Conduct qualitative and/or quantitative applied research, analyse and apply findings to an event management business practice.
• Analyse data, create and communicate solutions to complex and unpredictable challenges in the events industry.
• Integrate ethical and sustainable solutions into global events management business practices.
• Recognise and analyse events management operations and challenges and identify and assess appropriate solutions.
• Evaluate the most appropriate skills and technologies for the different challenges presented in event management contexts.
• Communicate effectively in diverse event management contexts and across cultures.
• Adapt business and specialist knowledge to provide effective responses to complex event management contexts.
• Critically examine team dynamics and effectively apply business management principles and motivational factors to diverse event management team environments.
• Reflect on performance and evaluate feedback to design a pathway towards continual learning opportunities and self-improvement in event management business practices.
• Manage and self-direct work and learning within the professional event management environment.