Event Sustainability Management Minor
Meetings and events have a great impact on emissions from such travel necessities as single-use plastics, transportation, food and beverage, and hotel/venue energy expenditures. Due to the size of the meeting and event industry, it is vital that professionals have a strong understanding of and the ability to implement environmental and sustainability practices.
Program Overview
The event sustainability management minor will prepare you to gain a wider understanding of the role sustainability principles and practices play when planning, conducting, and evaluating events. The minor is geared toward for-profit and not-for-profit event providers. An important component of this certificate is working with actual events.
The program is available to currently enrolled degree-seeking GVSU students.
Why Study Event Sustainability Management at Grand Valley?
- Learn how to integrate scientific, economic, political, and sociocultural perspectives on topics in environmental and sustainability studies and how to apply these skills to event operations.
- Understand the role sustainability principles and practices play when planning, conducting and evaluating events.
- Gain basic career training and experience in performance, professionalism, and work relations via internships and fieldwork.
- Obtain a sustainability specialty within the event and tourism industry.
- Create stackable credentials that enhance your degree and bolster your resume.
Location & Format
Classes for the program are a combination of online and in-seat on the Allendale Campus.
Format:Coursework
The minor is comprised of a total of 21 credits:
- ENS 201 - Introduction to Environmental and Sustainability Studies
- ENS 300 - Principles of Sustainability
- HTM 240 - Introduction to Meeting and Event Management
- HTM 340 - Event Sustainability
- HTM 360 - Corporate Social Responsibility in the Tourism Industry
- HTM 313 - Farm to Fork - Sustainability in Food Service Cuisine OR
- HTM 190 - Field Preparation AND
- HTM 290 - Field Experience
And one of the following:
- SPM 376 - Sport Facility and Event Management
- HTM 333 - Hospitality Facilities Management
- HTM 368 - Geotourism
Career Options
This curriculum is for those who aspire to work in the events and tourism industry. You will find careers working in:
- Meeting and event mangement
- Catering mangement
- Conference center management
- Sales and service
- Festival management
- Special events management
- Venue management
- Food and beverage management
- Hotels and resorts
Helpful Links
For More Information
Department of Hospitality and Tourism ManagementKristen Jack, Ph.D., CHA, CTA, Program Director
401 W. Fulton
St.
286C Richard M. DeVos Center
[email protected]
(616) 331-3167