| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-03-01 | - |
Program Overview
The DBS Online Diploma in Event Management & PR is a 12-week program delivered entirely online. It provides practical training in event planning, communications, and operations, preparing students for careers in event coordination, marketing, and public relations. The program is suitable for both individuals with no prior event experience and those seeking a career change or new competence development.
Program Outline
Outline:
Program Content:
- Event Planning & Management: This module introduces event types, characteristics, and employs project management principles in planning events, covering pre-event, during-event, and post-event actions.
- Event Communications: Marketing and Public Relations: Introduces marketing concepts, key marketing principles, emphasizes targeting the right event at the right audience at the right time. Provides practical PR and presentation skills to communicate key messages professionally.
- Event Operations: Focuses on successful event plan execution, covers functional areas like transport, crowd management, logistics, and communications.
Structure:
- Delivered entirely online through workshops, tutorials, and program assessments.
- Strong practical emphasis on event management and public relations.
- Lecturers experienced in the event industry for over a decade and continue to work in the sector.
Schedule:
- 1 online class per week on Thursdays.
- 1 weekly podcast.
- 1 online clinic with the lecturer for questions and queries.
Duration:
12 weeks
Next Intake:
March 2024
Assessment:
However, the program's online delivery suggests utilization of online learning platforms, podcasts, and virtual communication tools. Additionally, the experience of lecturers in the event industry suggests practical and industry-relevant teaching approaches.
Careers:
Upon completion, students will have the knowledge and skills required for various business positions like:
- Event coordinator
- Assistant to event managers and promoters
- Assistant PR executive
- Marketing assistant
The program attracts students with diverse backgrounds, including those:
- With no prior event experience
- Who have worked and volunteered on events
- Seeking a career change or new competence development
Further Study Options:
- Dublin Business School offers a range of Level 8 Honours Business Evening Degree programmes for further study.
Other:
- Student Profile: Typically, students participating in this program are interested in working on events either in part-time or full-time capacity. The mix in each intake is varied, from those with no previous event experience to those who have worked and volunteered on events in the part
- Timetable: Click here to view the provisional timetable.
- DBS Student Facilities: Online Learning Environment, DBS Online Library, DBS Virtual Community of Learners.
- Fees: €1,500 (inclusive of tuition, registration, and DBS library membership)
- Application: Apply here or contact us by email or phone +353 (1) 4177500.
- Next Steps: Apply here or contact us by email or phone +353 (1) 4177500.
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The fee for this online diploma is €1,500. This is inclusive of tuition, registration and DBS library membership. This fee must be paid in full before the course begins.
