活动与会议管理专业.S.

关于本项目

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Pitch. Plan. Party. 活动及会议管理 professionals have fun and work hard in leading the success of professionally organized business or social gatherings, from conventions and conferences to galas and premieres. 酒店, Events and Tourism industry has a growing need for 活动及会议管理 professionals who are deeply versatile, 组织能力强，准备充分. 为了满足这一需求, MSU Denver provides hands-on education and training, 带着世界观, to reflect the global nature of the world’s largest industry.

As an 活动及会议管理 major, you will learn how to coordinate everything from vendor services to on-site logistics to crisis plans, then apply everything you learn while managing an actual event or meeting for real clients. Experiences like this help expose you to better opportunities in the 活动及会议管理 job market after you earn your degree from MSU Denver.

 

Benefits of Earning Your Degree at MSU Denver

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活动及会议管理 majors have numerous experiential learning opportunities, from study abroad to service learning to research. For example, undergraduate students can take classes that fulfill Hospitality degree program requirements, 例如Global Meeting Management, Global Marketing and Financial Accounting, 在布拉格大学任教, 经济学院.

Undergraduate students in MSU Denver’s 活动及会议管理 degree program are encouraged to participate in student clubs. 领导的机会, networking and socializing are provided by two main 活动及会议管理 student clubs: the MSU Denver Student Chapter of the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) and the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Meeting Professionals International (MPI).

The Event & 会议管理专业毕业 52% of its BS students with exactly 120 student credit hours, 最低毕业要求, 从2018年夏季到2022年春季. This is the second highest percentage across all programs at MSU Denver that had at least 10 graduates during this time!

Building on MSU Denver’s reputation for excellence and innovation in the Hospitality, 事件和旅游业-事实上, MSU Denver offered the very first Meeting Management concentration within a Hospitality department starting in 1972 — the 活动及会议管理 program thoroughly integrates with the rest of the department. 活动及会议管理 majors have more flexibility to earn their degree, 参加他们感兴趣的课程, add value with a related minor and potentially graduate sooner.

MSU Denver’s Advisory Board of industry experts helps the 活动及会议管理 degree program and its undergraduate students grow and succeed. The board offers unique perspectives based on years of experience and expertise in 活动及会议管理 through curriculum and assessment reviews and job and internship placements.

毕业生的就业机会

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Median annual wage of an event and meeting management professional is $48,290, according to the 美国劳工统计局(2017). Typical job opportunities for 活动及会议管理 majors include planner, 协调员或经理, 也作designer, 建筑师或制作人, for the following types of Events and Meetings:

• Corporate events such as product launchers, galas and award ceremonies
• Weddings, anniversaries, reunions and other social events
• 专业协会会议
• Business conventions and educational conferences
• 政府会议
• 保健会议
• Nonprofit events such as fundraisers, banquets and food drives

 

在职校友

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With a bachelor’s degree in 活动及会议管理, MSU Denver graduates are building exciting careers in the Hospitality, Events and Tourism industry with their own businesses or at companies and organizations.

 

Facilities & Resources

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特色活动实验室, the Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center combines classrooms and teaching labs with a commercial hotel and conference facility—SpringHill Suites by Marriott and the J. 威拉德和爱丽丝S. 万豪基金会会议中心. LEED金牌认证建筑, the Center is the only facility of its kind in Colorado and one of just 11 in the nation. The Events Lab houses industry software such as Cvent, Social Tables and Delphi’s sales and catering module that students use in the classroom. These electronic systems prepare students with technology skills needed to work in today’s 活动及会议管理 industry.

 

项目认证

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The degree programs in the 酒店管理学院 at MSU Denver are accredited through the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).