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University Handbook 2013

Bachelor of Business (Event Management/Marketing)

Course code/s: LBBEMT Melbourne

Course description

This degree combines marketing fundamentals with a much sought after background in event management. Students graduate with a solid degree of business essentials such as accounting, marketing, business law, tourism and project management, entrepreneurship and economics. The specialised areas of the course ensure students develop competencies and skills in marketing, advertising, brand and product management coupled with the conceptual and practical skills necessary for effective management of events.

Admission requirements

Admission requirements are completion of VCE and units 3 and 4 with study score of at least 25 in English (ESL) or 20 English (any). Applicants with comparable qualifications will be considered. A limited number of students may also be considered under Special Entry Schemes.

Degree requirements

  • This degree is designed to be completed within three years of full-time study, although part-time study is possible.  The maximum time allowed for a student to complete this degree is seven years. 
  • Students must complete the course set out below, comprising 360 credit points (24 subjects). 
  • At least 315 credit points (21 subjects) must be subjects offered by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law.
  • No more than 150 credit points (10 subjects) MAY be at first year level.
  • At least 120 credit points (8 subjects) MUST be at third year level.
  • Students must complete all prerequisite subjects prior to enrolling in a core or elective subject.

Course structure

From 2013, this degree will share a business foundation and first year framework with all other undergraduate degrees offered by the La Trobe Business School, which enhances the flexibility available to students.  Students who commenced this degree prior to 2013, should refer to the edition of the on-line handbook relevant to the year of their commencement, or seek advice from student services.

The first year framework comprises four business foundation subjects, three discipline-specific subjects and one elective subject, with a second elective subject in the second year of the degree.

The four business foundation subjects, Business Foundations, Accounting and Finance for Business, Business Economics, and Business Analytics, offer students a broad introduction into the key disciplines and work-ready skills of business. 

The three discipline-specific subjects, Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Festivals and Event Management, and Marketing: Defined, Planned and Delivered, introduce students to the principles of marketing and event management. 

The two elective subjects in first and second year broaden the students’ learning experience by offering them the opportunity to study subjects chosen from across the faculty and the university.

Commencing with three discipline specific subjects in first year, students complete seventeen core subjects.  The degree includes one open elective subject in third year, which may be drawn from any faculty of the university. 

Variations to this structure are subject to approval by a Faculty of Business, Economics and Law course adviser.

First year
Teaching
Period
Subject title Subject code
TE-SEM-1 Academic Integrity Module (online) MGT1AIM
TE-SEM-1 Business Foundations BUS1BUF
TE-SEM-1 Accounting and Finance for Business BUS1AFB
TE-SEM-1 Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality Studies THS1ITH
TE-SEM-1 Either an FBEL or LTU free elective #  
TE-SEM-2 Business Economics BUS1BUE
TE-SEM-2 Business Analytics BUS1BUA
TE-SEM-2 Festivals and Event Management THS1FEM
TE-SEM-2 Marketing: Defined, Planned and Delivered MKT1MDP

# Unless taking a sequence of two language subjects, students are limited to one LTU elective between this elective and the elective in first semester, second year.

Note:  MGT1AIM is a not-for-credit subject which students are required to complete at the commencement of their first semester. The subject is designed to enhance the students' knowledge and awareness of issues concerning academic integrity.

Second year
Teaching
Period
Subject title Subject code
TE-SEM-1 Research Inquiry for Managers THS2RIM
TE-SEM-1 Services Marketing MKT2SMA
TE-SEM-1 Consumer Behaviour MKT2CBE
TE-SEM-1 Either an FBEL or LTU free elective #  
TE-SEM-2 Tourism and Hospitality Law LST2THL
TE-SEM-2 Project Management MGT3PM
TE-SEM-2 Destination Marketing THS3DMM
TE-SEM-2 Brands and Brand Management MKT2BBM

# Unless taking a sequence of two language subjects, students are limited to one LTU elective between this elective and the elective in first semester, first year.

Third year 
Teaching
Period
Subject title Subject code
TE-SEM-1 Marketing for Sustainability MKT3SUS
TE-SEM-1 Advertising and Sales Promotion MKT3ADV
TE-SEM-1 Event Planning THS3EOP
TE-SEM-1 Hallmark Events THS3HME
TE-SEM-2 International Marketing MKT3IMK
TE-SEM-2 Strategic Marketing MKT3SMK
TE-SEM-2 Sustainable Community Events THS3SCE
TE-SEM-2 Level 3 elective  

 Recommended Elective subjects for this degree:

 Tourism and Hospitality
Subject title Subject code
Tourism and the Environment THS2TEN
Principles of Gastronomy THS2GAS
Regional Culture and Tourism THS3CTO
Cultural Interactions THS3CUI
Destination Marketing THS3DMM
International Tourism (summer and winter semesters only) THS3INT
Hospitality Service Delivery Strategies THS3HSD

 

Sports Management
Subject title Subject code
Sport Marketing THS2SMK
Sport Funding and Sponsorship THS2SFS
Volunteer Management THS3SVM

 

Management and Marketing
Subject title Subject code
Interpersonal Skills and Conflict Management MGT3ISC
International Marketing MKT3IMK
Marketing Research MKT3MRE