Event Technical Production - Undergraduate Minor
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Learn MoreStudents gain insights into industry standards and practices regarding planning, managing, and executing live events and presentations.
This minor is offered by the College of Education and Human Development (School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism) and the College of Visual and Performing Arts (School of Theater).
This minor, available to all Mason undergraduate students, offers the opportunity to study special event management and event technologies, design and production for installations and special events. Students will gain insights into industry standards and practices regarding planning, managing, and executing live events and presentations. The required courses in this minor provide students with a foundational overview of management and production. Students can complement that knowledge with specific electives that meet their individual interests in events and areas of design and technology.
Required Courses (12 credits):
- THR 230: Fundamentals of Production (3 credits)
- THR 313: Event Technical Production (3 credits) OR TOUR 313: Event Technical Production (3 credits)
- TOUR 220: Introduction to Event Management (3 credits)
- TOUR 355: Event Logistics (3 credits)
Choose 6 credits chosen from the following:
- PRLS 310: Program Planning and Evaluation (3 credits)
- THR 314: Lighting Stagecraft (3 credits)
- THR 315: Sound Engineering (3 credits)
- THR 333: Scenic Design (3 credits)
- THR 343: Costume Technology (3 credits)
- TOUR 221: Event Implementation and Evaluation (3 credits)
- TOUR 490: Hospitality, Tourism, and Events Management Internship (12 credits)
Note: Or other course by permission of director
Total: 18 credits
Click to view the 2017-2018 Event Technical Production Minor Advising Sheet
For more information about this minor, contact:
Sara Simanski
703-993-6079
ssimansk@gmu.edu
A407 de Laski Performing Arts Building