About this Course

Hospitality and Tourism are inseparable.  This course is your chance to work in an exciting people focused field while enjoying international career opportunities

The combination of tourist behavior and destination management with the operational aspects of hospitality gives you broad skills and a strong overview of an industry that is an important and growing contributor to tropical economies, there and overseas.

The course includes the standard core subjects. These subjects are then complemented by specialist topics in tourism and leisure management, conference and events management, visitor and crowd behavior management, destination management and planning, hospitality operations management, club and gaming management, and hospitality.

Subject

Core Subjects

• Accounting for Decision Making
  
• Economics for Sustainable Business
  
• Business Data Analysis and Interpretation
  
• Business, Environment and Society in the Tropics
  
• Contemporary Business Communications
  
• Managing Consumer Markets
  
• Business Law
  
• PLUS one of the following:
  

*where applicable

Major Subjects

• Tourism and Leisure Management
  
• Conference and Events Management
  
• Research and Decision Making for Business
  
• Hospitality, Cultures and People
  
• Visitor and Crowd Behaviour Management
  
• Club and Gaming Management
  
• Hospitality Operations Management
  
• Destination Management and Planning
  

Minor Subjects (4 subjects from one of the following areas)

• Accounting
  
• Tourism Management
  
• Management
  
• Marketing
  
• Finance
  

Entry Requirements

• The entrance requirements differ from country to country but in general applicants must have satisfactorily completed 12 years of schooling or equivalent.
  
• Successful completion of the JCU Singapore Foundation Program will also satisfy the entrance requirement.

English Requirements

• IELTS 6.0 (no component lower than 5.5)/TOEFL iBT 79 (with minimum writing score of 19) and above; or
  
• Satisfactory completion of JCU Singapore English Language Preparatory Program (ELPP).
  
• Students who have successfully completed 2 years of full-time study in English medium may satisfy the English Language Requirement
  

Advanced Standing

Advanced standing of up to 8 subjects will be granted upon successful completion of JCU Diploma of Higher Education (Business Studies) program.

Attendance Requirements

International students holding a valid student’s passes are required to attend at least 90% of scheduled classes per month. Failure to attend classes is a breach of the student visa conditions. Being absent from classes for a continuous period of seven days or more, or attendance falling below 90% without valid reasons will result in the student needing to surrender their Student pass for cancellation.

Domestic students must attend at least 75% of the scheduled lecture and tutorial activities to be eligible for assessment.

• Credit exemption may be granted for students with tertiary qualifications from recognised institutions on a case-by-case basis.
  

Career Outcome

As a graduate, you will be able to work in the tourism sector and in the expanding services sector. There is also opportunity in hotel, restaurant, casino, and club management.

Professional Recognition

Depending on your area of specialisation, you can apply for membership to a wide range of organisations including:

• Australian Institute of Management
  
• Australian Marketing Institute (AMI)
  
• Australian Institute of Travel and Tourism (AITT)
  
• Meetings and Events Australia
  
• Sports Management Association of Australia and New Zealand

Duration

2 years full time

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