Event planning has so many faces it can be confusing to pick a major. It helps to start off thinking about what kind of events you’re interested in.  Behind every event from a birthday party to a trade show there is a coordinator behind it. So that’s really important to think about. You can ask your school advisors, but anyone who’s in college knows that most of the time you can get better answers from a brick wall (ha, ha, ha).

The two main events planning majors are:

·         Business and Hospitality

o   with an emphasis in event coordination (if possible at your school)

·         Recreation & Leisure

 I have heard from pretty much every artsy major you can become a event planner from it. However, I personally think that some of those people underestimate the aspects of event planning. Some random bridging majors that go into event planning are public relations, theater, interior design, and others I am sure. Realistically the only real way to become an event planner though is to start from the bottom. Event planning is something you just get good at from experience; of course a good eye helps ;) aka it’s all about putting in the hours.