International Tourism and Hotel Management

The Master of International Tourism and Hotel Management is designed for students who wish to gain a higher degree to help them secure senior management employment in tourism or hospitality organisations. It equips graduates with advanced business acumen, management skills and specialised industry knowledge considered essential for managerial-level graduates. Graduates of this course will emerge as confident leaders, sensitive to complex issues and challenges that at times confront the global tourism and hotel industries.

The degree is flexible, enabling students to choose a study plan that matches their career path. Students study core business management units then select from a range of specialised units relevant to their career path including tourism management, gaming management, hotel management and convention and event management.

As part of this course, students may choose to undertake a 300-hour internship (equivalent to two units) in either a paid or volunteer role. This practical experience, combined with theoretical understanding, enhances the learning experience for students who have a professional and personal interest in this high growth area.

Students are responsible for securing their internship placement and are given extensive assistance in interview and application procedures, access to an extensive database of potential employers and roles and ongoing support from the dedicated work integrated learning team.

Compulsary

• Tourism and Hospitality Management
• Accounting for Managers
• Marketing
• International Tourism Systems
• Leading and Managing People
• Business Research Methods
• Industry Research Project
• Work Experience: 300-hour internship ( valued of 2 subjects)

Four (4) units from

• Contemporary Gaming Operations
• Strategic Issues in Gaming Management
• Business Events Management
• Events Management
• Environmental Management for Hotels and Attractions
• Service Management for Tourism and Hospitality
• Tourism Planning Environments
• Contemporary Hotel and Tourism Issues
• Information and Communication Technology for Tourism
• Tourism and Hotel Professional Development
• Tourism and Hotel Internship

Four (4) units from

• Tourist Behaviour and Interactions
• Sustainable Tourism
• Tourism and Hospitality Sales and Promotion
• Facility and Risk Management for Hospitality Operations
• Food and Beverage Management
• Special Interest Tourism
• Coastal and Marine Tourism
• Tourism in Pacific Asia
• Production Management for Conventions and Events
• Hospitality: History, Politics and Culture
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Strategic Management for Tourism and Hospitality Enterprises
• Convention and Exhibition Planning

Requirements

1. Can demonstrate academic or professional standing considered by the School Board to be equivalent to the requirements of Rule 2 Section 3 of the University Rules Relating to Awards; or
2. Have completed the Graduate Certificate in International Tourism and Hotel Management or equivalent qualification; or
3. Have completed the Graduate Diploma in International Tourism and Hotel Management or equivalent qualification.
4. With reference to Schedule B in Rule 2, Section 1, the level of attainment should be at least equivalent to IELTS 6.5.
5. Applicants from Russia and CIS  need to go through an Education Agent.
6. Certified copy of academic transcripts (including grading system).

Scholarships

• International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS)