Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management

The Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management is a three-year Australian bachelor degree, delivered by AAPoly at AMI Education. It sits at level 7 on the Australian Qualifications Framework, the same level as any other bachelor degree in the country. You study full time over three years, usually split into semesters or trimesters, and you graduate with a qualification recognised nationwide.

What you actually study

The degree covers the business of tourism and hospitality: how hotels, resorts, tour operations, events, food and beverage outlets and destination marketing organisations run. You learn about operations management, customer experience, financial and revenue management, marketing and distribution, human resource management, and the legal and regulatory side of the industry. Later units usually cover strategic management, sustainable tourism and destination planning. Assessment is a mix of exams, reports, group projects and practical tasks, and many units include a work-integrated learning component, a placement or industry project with a hotel, tour operator, events company or tourism body. Some students complete a capstone unit in their final year, pulling together everything they have learned into a real industry brief or research project.

How the Australian system works

Australian bachelor degrees are made up of units of study, each worth a set number of credit points. You need to pass a required total, typically 144 credit points for a three-year degree, to graduate. The structure usually combines core units, a major in tourism and hospitality management, and electives. If you want to go further, an honours year adds one more year of research training, a master's is one to two years, and a doctorate takes three or more. This degree is coursework, not research, so it is the standard entry point to the industry and to further study.

Skills you build

You finish with the practical skills employers ask for: rostering and managing staff, reading a profit and loss statement, building a marketing plan, handling guest complaints, understanding licensing and safety rules, and working with booking and property management systems. You also learn to write clearly, present to a group, and manage a project from start to finish. Those skills travel across the whole visitor economy, not just one sector.

Who it suits

This degree suits school leavers who want a business qualification with a clear industry focus, and people already working in hotels, travel, events or food service who want to move into supervisory or management roles. It also works for career changers who like dealing with people and want a structured path into an industry that hires across Australia. English requirements for international applicants are published by the university: IELTS Academic 6.0–6.5 overall is the common undergraduate standard, with TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, Cambridge C1 Advanced and the university's own English programmes accepted as equivalents. The Department of Home Affairs sets a separate English threshold for the Student visa. While studying, a Student visa usually allows 48 hours of work per fortnight, and after graduating you may be eligible for the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) post-study work stream. Tuition is published on the CRICOS register under course code 073530C. Check the official page for current unit lists, intake dates and fees.

• Hotel and resort roles: front office supervisor, duty manager, housekeeping manager, food and beverage manager, revenue analyst, hired by hotel groups, resorts and serviced apartment operators across Australia.
• Tourism operations: tour coordinator, reservations consultant, operations manager, with inbound tour operators, adventure tourism companies, cruise and transport providers.
• Events and conferences: event coordinator, venue operations officer, with convention centres, stadiums, festivals and event management firms.
• Destination marketing and visitor services: tourism officer, visitor information centre coordinator, marketing assistant, with state tourism organisations, local councils and regional tourism boards.
• Food and beverage: restaurant supervisor, banquet manager, bar manager, in restaurants, catering companies and clubs.
• Travel and distribution: travel consultant, product manager, sales executive, with travel agencies, wholesalers and online travel companies.
• Further study: graduates can apply for an honours year or a master's in business, tourism or event management.