Meeting, Convention and Event Planning
Associate of Arts
Occupational Major
This major is primarily designed for job preparedness. Students who are considering transferring to a baccalaureate institution should be aware that decisions on transferability of courses are made by the baccalaureate institutions and differ from school to school. Students should contact the Transfer Services office early in the academic program to determine which courses will transfer to the college of their choice.
Department of Business, Innovation, and Legal Studies
Grupp 401 • Phone: 215-968-8227
Curriculum Code No. 2171
This Associate of Arts degree program prepares graduates to compete for various careers in the travel services and meeting planning industries. Program requirements can be completed in a two-year period of full time study (including one summer employment internship). Graduates seek employment in such positions as meeting planners, conference planners, catering planners, exposition organizers, travel managers, travel agents, corporate planners, association planners, medical meeting planners, trade show coordinators, government meeting planners, incentive travel planners, independent meeting planners, seminar coordinators and sports event planners.
Graduates of this program are able to:
- plan corporate and business meetings and conferences;
- provide a variety of service functions in preparing for an event and managing ancillary services including food and beverage requirements;
- develop sales techniques and marketing plans; and
- develop business presentation techniques for group and convention presentations.
Degree Course Requirements*
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| CISC100 Digital Literacy 9 | 3 |
| OR | |
| CISC110 Introduction to Information Systems A,B,9 | 3 |
| COLL101 Orientation to College | 1 |
| COMM110 Effective Speaking A,B,4,5 | 3 |
| COMP110 English Composition I A,B,2,10 | 3 |
| CULN130 Baking and Decorating 1 | 3 |
| HLTH120 Nutrition 2,4,7 | 3 |
| HOSP100 Introduction to Hospitality Management | 3 |
| HOSP110 Hospitality Financial Management B | 3 |
| HOSP111 Conference and Business Meeting Planning | 3 |
| HOSP200 Hotel & Lodging Operations Management B | 3 |
| HOSP210 Hospitality Internship B,C | 3 |
| MGMT100 Introduction to Business 2,3,4,8 | 3 |
| MGMT120 Business Mathematics A,B,6 | 3 |
| MGMT130 Business Law | 3 |
| MGMT135 Business Communication A,B,2,4,10 | 3 |
| MKTG215 Principles of Marketing B | 3 |
| MKTG110 Selling | 3 |
| MKTG112 Customer Experience | 3 |
| MKTG220 Marketing on the Internet | 3 |
| MKTG230 Social Media Marketing | 3 |
| Foreign Language D,1,3 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 61 |
Recommended Semester Sequence
The recommended course sequence is designed for full time students who average 15 credit hours per semester. Students may need more time to complete major requirements based on placement testing. This additional time will entail some adjustments to the sequence recommended.First Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| CISC100 Digital Literacy 9 | 3 |
| OR | |
| CISC110 Introduction to Information Systems A,B,9 | 3 |
| COLL101 Orientation to College | 1 |
| HOSP100 Introduction to Hospitality Management | 3 |
| MGMT135 Business Communication A,B,2,4,10 | 3 |
| MGMT100 Introduction to Business 2,3,4,8 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 13 |
Second Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| COMP110 English Composition I A,B,2,10 | 3 |
| HOSP110 Hospitality Financial Management B | 3 |
| MKTG230 Social Media Marketing | 3 |
| HOSP200 Hotel & Lodging Operation Management B | 3 |
| MGMT120 Business Mathematics A,B,6 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Summer Session
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| HOSP210 Hospitality Internship B,C | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 3 |
Third Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| MGMT130 Business Law | 3 |
| COMM110 Effective Speaking A,B,4,5 | 3 |
| HOSP111 Conference and Business Meeting Planning | 3 |
| MKTG215 Principles of Marketing B | 3 |
| Foreign Language D,1,3 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Fourth Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| MKTG112 Customer Experience | 3 |
| MKTG110 Selling | 3 |
| MKTG220 Marketing on the Internet | 3 |
| HLTH120 Nutrition 2,4,7 | 3 |
| CULN130 Baking and Decorating 1 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
A Placement testing required. B Course requires prerequisite. C Approval from program faculty advisor required. D Take any foreign language 1 Satisfies Arts/Humanities 2 Satisfies Critical Thinking 3 Satisfies Diversity 4 Satisfies Information Literacy 5 Satisfies Oral Communication 6 Satisfies Quantitative Literacy 7 Satisfies Scientific Literacy 8 Satisfies Social Sciences 9 Satisfies Technological Competence 10 Satisfies Writing