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Diploma of Events/Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Leisure and Event Management)

Take your love of events to the next level.

This diploma provides skills and knowledge for graduates to work with a high level of competence in the field of event management.

Study location QTAC code
  • South Bank 555692
Minimum selection threshold

Not applicable

UniSC program code
refer to Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Leisure and Event Management)
Commence
Semester 1, Semester 2
Duration
2 years full time (for USC component). Please check with TAFE regarding Diploma duration
Study mode
on campus
Recommended prior study
English
Fee type 2017
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Total courses
24
Total units
288 units (normally 24 courses) being 192 units (16 courses) completed within the bachelor degree component and 96 units credit transfer (equal to 8 courses) upon completion of the Diploma at TAFE Queensland Brisbane

This diploma provides skills and knowledge for graduates to work with a high level of competence in the field of event management.

Graduates develop communication, planning and organisational skills appropriate for employment in a range of organisations requiring event management skills.

The bachelor component provides a complementary theoretical grounding in tourism, leisure and event management, including studies in sustainable tourism, technology and innovation, event management and policy, planning and development. Refer to the Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Leisure and Event Management) for more information.

Career opportunities

Refer to separate entry for the Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Leisure and Event Management).

Teaching mode

There are different teaching modes between the TAFE Queensland Brisbane diploma modules and the University’s Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Leisure and Event Management) courses. Diploma modules are face-to-face teaching with performance-based assessment.

The University’s Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Leisure and Event Management) courses include three or four hours of contact per course per week, generally in the mode of a one-hour lecture and two-hour tutorial.

Students complete a further six to seven hours of self-directed learning per course per week. The self-directed learning consists of readings, research, assignments and other assessment items.

Please note: This full-time program commences only in Semester 1 each year. New students do not undertake any USC courses until they complete their TAFE Queensland Brisbane diploma.

Program structure

This pathway is an articulation between the Diploma of Events at TAFE Queensland Brisbane, South Bank and the Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Leisure and Event Management) at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
TAFE Brisbane

Students completing the Diploma of Events at TAFE Queensland Brisbane, South Bank will be awarded credit towards their USC degree as specified below.

8 courses credit:
COR109 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
BUS104 Creative Advertising
BUS106 Advanced News Reporting
BUS108 International Communication
TSM315 Research into Journalism
BUS199 Introductory Level Business Elective+
BUS199 Introductory Level Business Elective+
BUS299 Advanced Level Business Elective+

University of the Sunshine Coast (16)

Students complete 16 courses within the USC degree component, either at South Bank or USC’s Sippy Downs campus.

Introductory courses (4)

BUS101 Creative Writing B: Novel Ideas
BUS102 Creativity and Literature: Chaucer to Romantics
BUS105 Creativity and Literature: Victorians to Moderns
TSM102 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction

Advanced courses (7)

BUS203 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature
BUS320 Environment, Heritage and Tourism
TSM211 Politics and the Media
TSM221 Communication and Thought
TSM223 Introduction to Management
TSM313 Accounting for Business
TSM314 Introduction to Informatics

Elective courses (5)

Select 6 advanced level (200/300 coded) elective courses. Of the electives, 1 must be from the School of Business and 5 can be from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.

Total units: 288

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

  • Successfully complete 288 units as outlined in the Program Structure
  • Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses, including the core course
  • Submit your completed Diploma of Events transcript to USC Student Central to enable 8 courses (96 units) of transfer credits to be applied to your academic record.
Program notes
  • Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses)
  • Most courses are valued at 12 units unless otherwise specified
  • Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
  • As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
  • Not available to international students on a Student Visa
  • When enrolling, please refer to the Plan your study tab
  • You may wish to use electives to complete an additional major or minor
  • Register your selected major(s) and/or minor(s)