COURSE INFORMATION

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K93 Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Provides specific, industry-focussed theoretical knowledge and practical skills for a career in the hospitality and tourism industries. This course equips students with the essential knowledge, competencies and professional attitudes required by middle and senior levels of management in contemporary hospitality and/or tourism organisations.  It focuses on the application of key aspects of marketing, e-business systems, planning & development, service management, financial management, food & beverage management, rooms division management, research methods and strategic management for the tourism and hospitality industries.  Students can choose from specialist units to focus their studies, including facilities management, cruise ship tourism, special interest tourism, and professional industry experience.  Students have the opportunity to further specialise and give their studies a stronger focus in various fields, such as event management, marketing, human resource management and public relations.

 

 

Careers

Food & Beverage Manager, Resort Manager, Tourist Attraction Manager, Visitor Information Manager, Event Manager, Conference Coordinator, Hotel Manager, Restaurant Manager, Retail Travel and Tour Operation Manager, Hotel Supervisor, Front Office Manager

 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Standard University admission requirements apply.

 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management degree requires a minimum of 360 credit points (24 units) and normally requires three years of full-time study or the part-time equivalent.

 

The degree has the following main components:

  1. a Core Program of 240 credit points (16 units) and
  2. a Supplementary Program of 120 credit points (8 units) consisting of:
  • an 8 unit major or supporting major;
  • or a minor and electives;
  • or two 4 unit minors;
  • or 8 electives.

 

NOTE: All Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management students must complete a minimum of 60 credit points (4 units) at third year level and no more than 150 credit points (10 units) at first year level.

 

COURSE PLANNERS (Study Programs)

Course planners are available from the Faculty of Business and Law Student Information Office.

Students are encouraged to seek advice from the Faculty of Business and Law Student Information Office to help develop a personalised course planner.

 

 
YEAR ONE
MKT1605 Professional Communication 15
HOS2500 Food Service Management 15
TSM2111 Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism 15
MAN1600 Information Systems for Business 15
HOS2325 Managing the Service Experience 15
HOS2110 Food and Beverage Management 15
Plus two (2) units from a supplementary Program
 
YEAR TWO
HOS2220 Rooms-Division Management II 15
HOS2330 Hospitality and Tourism Marketing Management 15
TSM2550 Visitor Management 15
TSM2105 Tourism Planning and Development 15
TSM3107 Ecotourism 15
HOS3211 Management of Hospitality Finance 15
Plus two (2) units from a supplementary program
 
 
 
YEAR THREE
BUS3100 Business Research Practices 15
HOS3100 Hospitality and Tourism Management 15
Plus two units from;
HOS3320 Hospitality Facilities Management 15
TSM3104 Cruise Ship Tourism 15
TSM3109 Special Interest Tourism 15
TSM3300 Professional Industry Experience 15
TSM3212 Supervised Research Project 15
BUS3700 Business Study Tour 15
Plus four (4) units from a supplementary program
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2014 VET: 14/05/2014