Humber Polytechnic - International Graduate School
Humber Polytechnic - International Graduate School

59 Hayden Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Graduate Certificate - Event Management (40511)

Postgraduate Certificate

Program Summary

Humber’s Event Management graduate certificate program includes comprehensive and hands on training combined with industry involvement and the ability to apply what students have learned through an internship. Humber provides students with essential skills such as venue selection, logistic and time planning, staging, selection of food and beverage, budgeting, staffing, post- event evaluation, and professional expectations. Students will learn to design, develop, co-ordinate and manage a broad range of events such as corporate meeting planning; film, documentary and music festivals; not-for-profit experiential events and galas; brand experience; consumer events; and trade shows.

Additionally, students will gain transferable, practical knowledge and skills in management practices such as planning, design, marketing, human resource and volunteer management, sponsorship, catering management, budgeting, risk management, and event evaluation - for in-person or online/virtual events. Faculty are chosen for their expertise and experience in the event management field and many continue to work in the industry.

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

2-Year Undergraduate Diploma

Minimum GPA

50%

Minimum Language Test Scores

Reading

6

Writing

6

Listening

6

Speaking

6

Reading

10

Writing

10

Listening

10

Speaking

10

Program Intakes

Open date

October 6, 2024

Submission deadline

July 1, 2025

Open date

July 1, 2025

Submission deadline

November 1, 2025

Cost and Duration

Postgraduate Certificate

Program Level

1 year graduate certificate including a work placement

Program Length

$13310 CAD

Cost of Living

$100 CAD

Application fee

$17776 CAD / First Year

Gross Tuition

Other Fees

Compulsory Ancillary Fee: $888 per year
Health Insurance Fee: $420 per year
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee: $333 per year
Student Union Fee: $132 per year