Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Facility and Event Management, Minor (367)


Program Coordinator

Raymond A. Poff, raymond.poff@wku.edu, (270) 745-2498

Program Requirements (21 hours)

The Facility and Event Management minor provides students with practical knowledge and skills needed for successful careers in facility and event planning and management.

Required Courses:
REC 306Experience Planning and Evaluation3
Choose 3 hours from the following:3
Recreation Facility Management
Facility Planning and Design
Sport Facility Management
Choose 3 hours from the following:3
Sport Event Management
Meeting and Convention Management
Choose 3 hours from the following:3
Sport Communication
Legal Issues in Sport
Sport Leadership and Management
Business Law
Hospitality Law
Social Media Marketing
Choose 6 hours (unduplicated) from:6
Recreation Facility Management
Recreation and Tourism
Campus Recreation
Camp and Retreat Center Administration
Facility Planning and Design
Recreation Resource Management
Interpreting America's National Parks
Challenge Course Facilitation
Meeting and Convention Management
Advanced Event Planning in Hospitality
REC 493Recreation Practicum3
Or, other courses approved by the Facility and Event Management advisor.
Total Hours21