Bachelor
The Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management course is a fully accredited Australian higher education degree. The course aims to prepare you to be a competent, knowledgeable and professional candidate for a generalist, entry-level management position in either the tourism or hospitality industry. The Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management course is designed with a strong emphasis on 'client focus' and adherence to principles of ethics and sustainability in the industry as part of their professional practice. The course also aims to create an industry professional who is versatile and adaptable with a diverse skill base and ability to adapt to an ever-changing business environment in an increasing global marketplace.
Course DescriptionThe Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management course will be conducted over eight trimesters, with three trimesters per academic year. Units will be taught concurrently within the trimester, with the course being completed in less than three years. The course has 24 units across eight trimesters offering units in Foundations of Business, Tourism and Hospitality Management, and Professional practice.
The course also requires you to complete a Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) unit of 150 hours placement in collaboration with industry, field trips and guest speakers from tourism and hospitality industries to complement the theoretical underpinnings of this course.
Course StructureTo be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management, you must complete 24 units (consisting of 360 credit points) as prescribed below:
Foundations of Business
BIS101 Business Information Systems
MAN101 Introduction to Management
MRK101 Introduction to Marketing
ECO201 Foundations of Economics
HRM101 Introduction to HRM
ACC103 Accounting for Business Decisions 1
Introductory Tourism and Hospitality Industry
THI101 Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality
THI102 Tourism and Hospitality Markets
Tourism and Hospitality Management
THM 201 Food and Beverage Management
THM202 International Tourism and Hospitality Strategy and Management
THM203 Accommodation Management
THM204 Attraction and Event Management
THM301 Resort and Wellness Development and Management
Applied Tourism and Hospitality Industry Management
THA 201 Marketing for Tourism and Hospitality
THA202 Information Systems in Tourism and Hospitality
THA301 Revenue and Yield Management
THA 302 Research and Analysis for Tourism and Hospitality
Current issues in Tourism and Hospitality
THC201 Sustainable Operations and Destinations
THC202 Special Interest Tourism
THC301 Transport, Mobilities and Smart Cities
THC302 Current issues in tourism and hospitality
THC303 Gastronomic Tourism
Professional Practice
COM 101 Business Communication
THW301 Work Integrated Unit
The course has been carefully designed to allow you to incrementally develop knowledge and skills. More introductory features are covered in earlier stages of the course and there is an appropriate sequence of units which lead towards achievement of more advanced features in later stages.
The following table indicates the suggested sequence of units studied as well as relevant pre-requisites.
Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3 Trimester 4 COM101
Trimester 5 Trimester 6 Trimester 7 Trimester 8 *THI102
*Pre-requisite unit (PR): a unit that you must successfully complete before enrolling in a subsequent or related unit
*Co-requisite unit (CR): a unit that you must have successfully completed, or are studying at the same time with a related unit
*Internal Pre-requisite unit (IPR): Units internally set up as PRs to ensure students follow the course structure - DO NOT DISCUSS IPRs with students