A great event can generate positive publicity, create loyal clients, and leave lasting memories. 

Event managers are the people behind these events. This major at Auckland University of Technology prepares you for a career in event management.

As an event manager you plan, organize and manage events of all sizes – including concerts, conferences, weddings, award ceremonies, and sports events. 

To work in event management you need an eye for detail and the ability to work across diverse areas including design, sound, project management, financial management, human resources, logistics, public relations, and communication.

Throughout your studies, you plan events of various sizes and genres. 

You learn to prepare management plans, create contracts and write plans that help stakeholders evaluate their experience against pre-planned objectives.

What this major covers

Event Management courses:

• Event Planning 
• An Event Perspective 
• The Event Design Experience 
• Event Production 
• Contemporary Issues in Event Management 
• Finance for Hospitality, Tourism, and Events: A Practical Approach 
• Leadership Principles, Perspectives, and Practice 
• Making Digital Media I

Workplace experience

Workplace experience is an important part of your degree, and the Work Integrated Learning course is the final part of your degree. 

This is a supervised work placement related to your major(s), for an organization of your choice. 

It's a great way to get industry experience while still being able to get feedback from AUT lecturers, and for many of AUT's students, this workplace experience also leads to a job offer.

Projects you can undertake include competitor analysis, social media networking and promotion, event planning and execution, post-event evaluation, event design and marketing.

• Certified copy of your birth certificate or passport
• Certified copy of marriage certificate (If required)
• Official academic transcripts
• English Language Proficiency (If Available)
• CV/Work experience (If required)
• A copy of the document(s) in the original language/and official English translation

All applicants need to meet AUT’s minimum entry requirements qualification equivalent to New Zealand year 13 or University Entrance.

High school qualifications from different countries:

India: 

• 12 years of schooling with an overall average of 75% in four academic subjects, including a min 60% in English from the All-India Senior Certificate (AISSC).
• All other Higher Secondary State Board Examinations require an overall average of 80% in four academic subjects with a min 65% in English.

China:

• Senior High School graduation plus one year of successful study at bachelor's level; or
• Senior High School graduation plus completion of a two-year diploma, with good grades, at a recognized university.
• A Tier 1 score in the National University Entrance Examination (Gaokao) at a recognized institution

Don’t meet the entry requirements?

Consider starting with:

• Diploma in Arts

Foundation programmes

If you don’t have the academic qualifications needed for direct entry into an AUT programme, you can enroll in a foundation programme.

If you successfully complete the foundation programme and get the required grades, you are guaranteed entry into an appropriate AUT programme.