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Setting the stage
Mount Royal University
Event Management
Extension Certificate
Total Hours: 174
Course Style: All required courses with
the exception of Introduction to Event
Planning are online only
Program Setup: There are 7 required
courses that make up the total 174 hours.
Required Courses:
• Introduction to Event Planning
• Resource Management for Event
Planning
• Event Logistics
• Event Risk Management
• Event Marketing
• Event Production
• Event Management, Final Project
Wedding and Social
Event Planner
Certificate of
Completion
Total Hours: 45
Course Style: Introduction to Event
Planning is offered both online and in
classroom. Other courses are in class-
room only.
Program Setup: There are 3 required
courses that make up the total 45 hours.
Required Courses:
• Introduction to Event Planning
• The Business of Wedding and Social
Event Planning
• Social Event Production and Design
Looking for a
crash course?
SAIT (Southern Alberta
Institute of Technology)
offers Event Management
Skills for Administrative
Professionals, a one day
course that gives an out-
line on how to plan events,
select sites, manage bud-
gets, supervise staff and
volunteers, and run an
event from start to fin-
ish. This course is geared
towards corporate events
such as meetings and
conferences.
Event Professional Accreditations
CSEP – Certified Special Events Professional (Governed by ILEA – International Live Events Association)
CMP – Certified Meeting Professional (Governed by EIC – Events Industry Council)
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