Master of Applied Supply Chain Management/Master of Applied Hospitality Management (MASCM/MAHM)

This double master's degree brings together supply chain management and hospitality management in one qualification. It's for people who want to run the operations side of hospitality businesses, hotels, resorts, event companies, food service groups, where the supply chain is the business. You study both disciplines at master's level, so you graduate with two awards rather than one.

What you actually study

Supply chain units cover procurement, logistics, inventory and demand planning, supplier relationships, and the analytics used to manage them. Hospitality units cover revenue management, food and beverage operations, service quality, and the commercial side of running a venue. The overlap matters: hospitality is a perishable-product business, and the skills you build in one half of the degree inform the other. Assessment is typically a mix of exams, reports, group projects and a capstone or industry research project in the later stages.

How Australian master's degrees are structured

Australian master's degrees usually run one to two years full time, though this one is three years because it combines two awards. Study is organised by semester or trimester, and you enrol in units of study, each worth a set number of credit points. You need a certain total credit points to graduate. Most coursework master's degrees finish with a capstone unit, a research project or a professional placement rather than a full thesis, though some research-heavy pathways include one. This double degree sits on the Australian Qualifications Framework at master's level, above the bachelor degree (three years) and the honours year (one extra), and below the doctorate (three or more years).

Work-integrated learning

Hospitality and supply chain both lean on practical experience, so expect industry engagement as part of the degree, placements, live projects with hospitality or logistics organisations, or a capstone tied to a real operational problem. Le Cordon Bleu has long-standing links to the hospitality sector in Australia and internationally, which is where those projects and placements typically come from. Confirm the placement structure, hours and eligibility on the official course page before you apply.

Who it suits

It suits people already working in hospitality, hotels, events, food service or logistics who want to move into senior operations or general management. It also suits career changers with a bachelor degree in another field who want a formal qualification in both areas. If you are an international student, you can work up to 48 hours per fortnight while your course is in session, and the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) post-study work stream may be available after you finish, check the Department of Home Affairs for current rules. English proficiency is required; IELTS Academic 6.0–6.5 overall is the common coursework-postgraduate standard, with TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, Cambridge C1 Advanced and the university's own English programmes accepted as equivalents. The Student visa has its own separate English threshold set by Home Affairs. Tuition is published on the CRICOS register under course code 113971J.

• Supply chain manager or logistics manager in hospitality groups, hotel chains and food service companies
• Operations manager in hotels, resorts, restaurants and event venues
• Procurement manager for food, beverage and consumables
• Revenue or commercial manager in accommodation and food service
• Demand and inventory planner in food retail and distribution
• General manager roles in hospitality and tourism businesses
• Consulting roles in supply chain and hospitality operations

Hiring industries in Australia include hotels and resorts, food and beverage manufacturing, food service and catering, event management, tourism, retail grocery, and third-party logistics providers. Roles exist in capital cities and in regional areas with strong tourism or agriculture supply chains.