Event Planning

This course is designed to introduce the student to technological and logistical issues and applications in event planning. Students will be exposed to technologies for conference/travel and event management and leveraging social media to develop market presence and attract clients.

This course is an introduction to the major concepts and issues of tourism and the specific discipline of culinary tourism as a topic of academic study. The course covers a broad range of topics related to tourism and the importance of the emerging field of culinary tourism. Students will investigate the sectors of food and beverage tourism, the demographics of culinary tourists, and cultural and ethical issues in culinary tourism.

Students will build on the knowledge gained from the Event Design and Project Management Course to explore further the economic, financial, and social aspects of event planning. This course focuses on planning and executing events outside the United States. Students will learn about event planning as a means of economic and community development and how to apply the tools of marketing and financial fundamentals to global event planning. Students will create and deliver a destination pitch to host an international event. Additionally, this course is designed to develop students' cultural competence by discussing the impact of cultural attitudes on the planning process and international etiquette and protocol.

Students will build on the knowledge gained from Culinary Tourism I to further explore the economic, financial and social aspects of culinary tourism. Students will learn about culinary tourism as a means to economic and community development, and how to apply the tools of marketing and financial fundamentals to a culinary tourism event. Students will also be introduced to the process of researching a tourist destination for the purpose of planning a culinary tourism event.

This course is designed to introduce the student to technological and logistical issues and applications in event planning. Students will be exposed to technologies for conference/travel and event management and leveraging social media to develop market presence and attract clients.

This capstone course for the Event Management Concentration builds skills in the creation, planning, and oversight of an event. Students will design, develop, and produce various types of events.

Capstone course. This course builds skills in the creation, planning, and oversight of group-based travel. Students will design, develop, market and lead a regional based food tour based on skills learned in the preceding courses.