Course

Special Events

Faculty
Language, Literature & Performing Arts
Department
Stagecraft & Event Technology
Course code
STGE 2420
Credits
1.00
Semester length
5 weeks
Max class size
25
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Tutorial
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
This course introduces students to the special events industry in Metro Vancouver. Students will have the opportunity to examine this sector of the entertainment industry and its relationship to traditional theatrical production. The transferability of theatrical production skills to the special events industry will also be explored.
Course content
  1. Special event venues, suppliers and organizations
  2. Specialized equipment and training
  3. Public safety issues, statutes, regulations, fire code and best practices
  4. Production management techniques and forms
  5. Design and décor techniques and skills
  6. Documentation and drawing requirements
  7. Labour relations, crew and venue regulations
Learning activities

Students will receive 3 hours of lecture/demonstration per week that includes independent work and one-on-one instruction. Guest speakers and field trips to venues and suppliers may be included.

Means of assessment

Students are expected to be self-motivated and to demonstrate professionalism, which includes active participation, good attendance, punctuality, effective collaboration, and ability to meet deadlines.

Professionalism: 5 indicators X 10%  50%
Research Project 25%
Design Project  25%
Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the successful student should be able to:

  1. describe the special event industry in Vancouver
  2. identify unique job skills and competencies specific to the special event industry
  3. develop a concept design for a special event
  4. identify some of the various special event venues, suppliers and organizations
  5. demonstrate an understanding of the specialized equipment used in the special event industry
  6. demonstrate an understanding of the relevant legal and statutory regulations
Textbook materials

None

Requisites

Prerequisites

Registered in Stagecraft or permission of Coordinator.

Corequisites

No corequisite courses.

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers

These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca

Institution Transfer details for STGE 2420
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) UBCV THTR_V 2nd (1)
University of Victoria (UVIC) No credit

Course Offerings

Winter 2025

CRN Days Instructor Status
Maximum seats
25
Currently enrolled
15
Remaining seats:
10
On waitlist
0
Building
New Westminster - North Bldg.
Room
N1222
Times:
Start Time
13:30
-
End Time
16:20
Section notes

STGE 2420 001 - This section runs for 5 weeks intermittently.