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The Associate Degree of International Hotel and Tourism Management is a one-of-a-kind course, combining a rigorous academic curriculum with an integrated learning experience in a paid internship.
You will develop practical knowledge in both front and back-of-house through units of study in food and beverage operations, accommodations, operations, and finance. You will have access to 880 hours of paid internships and, on successful completion of the course, will be eligible for entry into the Bachelor of Business in Hotel Management at The Hotel School with two years' credit.
This course is offered at The Hotel School Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane and on the Hayman Island Resort campus, where you can live, study and work in a 5-star resort.
On the Hayman Island Resort campus, students are integrated into the Resort business. With Executive team mentors, you are are progressively engaged and exposed to departmental and executive level management. You'll not only work in hands-on Resort roles, you will also analyse performance with departmental managers and work on continual improvement of both functional roles and departmental performance.
The Associate Degree of International Hotel and Tourism Management is a one-of-a-kind course, combining a rigorous academic curriculum with an integrated learning experience in a paid internship.
You will develop practical knowledge in both front and back-of-house through units of study in food and beverage operations, accommodations, operations, and finance. You will have access to 880 hours of paid internships and, on successful completion of the course, will be eligible for entry into the Bachelor of Business in Hotel Management at The Hotel School with two years' credit.
This course is offered at The Hotel School Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane and on the Hayman Island Resort campus, where you can live, study and work in a 5-star resort.
On the Hayman Island Resort campus, students are integrated into the Resort business. With Executive team mentors, you are are progressively engaged and exposed to departmental and executive level management. You'll not only work in hands-on Resort roles, you will also analyse performance with departmental managers and work on continual improvement of both functional roles and departmental performance.
Current Southern Cross students – to access your official course details for the year you started your degree, please visit the handbook.
See the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, in conjunction with the Specific Award Rules listed below.
Domestic students wishing to enter the Associate Degree of International Hotel and Tourism Management must complete an interview prior to entry into the course.
English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this course are as follows
| Category | Score |
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| Overall Score | 6.0 |
| Reading | 5.5 |
| Writing | 5.5 |
| Listening | 5.5 |
| Speaking | 5.5 |
Domestic students
| Location | Teaching period |
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| Brisbane - The Hotel School | Term 1, Term 3, Term 5 |
| Hayman Island - Hotel School | Term 1 |
| Melbourne - The Hotel School | Term 1, Term 3, Term 5 |
| Sydney - The Hotel School | Term 1, Term 3, Term 5 |
International students
| Location | Teaching period | Annual Fees | CRICOS |
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| Brisbane - The Hotel School | Term 1, Term 3, Term 5 | $30,640 ($3,830 per unit) | 104631D |
| Hayman Island - Hotel School | Term 1 | $30,640 ($3,830 per unit) | 104631D |
| Melbourne - The Hotel School | Term 1, Term 3, Term 5 | $30,640 ($3,830 per unit) | 104631D |
| Sydney - The Hotel School | Term 1, Term 3, Term 5 | $30,640 ($3,830 per unit) | 104631D |
Tuition fees are in Australian dollars, and are subject to change, including annual increases over the duration of a course. Annual tuition fee is based on completing 8 units per year. In addition students are required to pay OSHC for the duration of their visa in advance. Non-tuition fee covers textbooks, stationery and excursions. | |||
Applications for this course are made directly to Southern Cross University via our online application service.
To be eligible to receive the Associate Degree of International Hotel and Tourism Management, students must complete the equivalent of 16 units (192 credit points) comprising:
Exit Award
Students may be eligible to exit with the Diploma of Hotel Management after completing the equivalent of any 8 core units (96 credit points).
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| EDUC1001 | Language and Learning in your Discipline | ||||
| HOTL1007 | The Foundations of Hospitality | ||||
| HOTL1006 | Business Communications | ||||
| HOTL1003 | Management Practices | ||||
| HOSP1003 | Food and Beverage Operations | ||||
| TOUR1001 | Tourism Theories and Practices | ||||
| HOTL1001 | Hospitality Services Management | ||||
| HOSP1002 | Accommodation Operations | ||||
| HOTL1002 | Accounting and Finance for Hotel Operations | ||||
| HOTL1005 | Marketing Fundamentals | ||||
| HOSP1001 | Introduction to Professional Practice | ||||
| HOSP3001 | Professional Hospitality Experience I | ||||
| HOSP3002 | Professional Hospitality Experience II | ||||
| TOUR2002 | The Cruise Industry | ||||
| HOTL2011 | Global Aviation | ||||
| HOTL2004 | Event Operations Management | ||||
Your course progression is in the recommended order you should complete your course in. It is important that you follow this to ensure you meet the course requirements. For further assistance see How to Enrol in Units using My Enrolment.
Students should use course progression information to select units specific to their course and enrol in these units using My Enrolment
Browse uni-wide elective units by selecting Uni-wide elective in the advanced filter of the Unit search.
Browse shared majors and their units at Shared majors
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| EDUC1001 | Language and Learning in your Discipline | Term1,3,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| HOSP1001 | Introduction to Professional Practice | Term1,3,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| HOTL1007 | The Foundations of Hospitality | Term2,4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| HOSP1003 | Food and Beverage Operations | Term2,4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| HOSP1002 | Accommodation Operations | Term1,3,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| HOTL1006 | Business Communications | Term1,3,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| HOTL1001 | Hospitality Services Management | Term2,4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| HOSP3001 | Professional Hospitality Experience I | Term1,2,3,4,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| HOTL2011 | Global Aviation | Term3,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| HOTL1002 | Accounting and Finance for Hotel Operations | Term1,3,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| HOTL1003 | Management Practices | Term2,4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| TOUR2002 | The Cruise Industry | Term2,4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| TOUR1001 | Tourism Theories and Practices | Term1,3,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| HOTL1005 | Marketing Fundamentals | Term1,3,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| HOTL2004 | Event Operations Management | Term2,4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| HOSP3002 | Professional Hospitality Experience II | Term1,2,3,4,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Course Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a course. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes.
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CLO1: Reflect on, critically analyse, and judge their own professional conduct and performance in tourism/hospitality/events settings that are dynamic and analyse their consequent impacts; describe, analyse, and prioritise theoretical areas to improve their own professional conduct and performance within clearly defined parameters. CLO2: Numeracy + Data Literacy - Interpret, analyse and explain operating data and financial reports; conceptualise, model, and visualise business problems via digital tools; and make data-driven recommendations and decisions for the short term. CLO3: Business Acumen - Make commercially astute recommendations and decisions and recognise and pursue internal commercial opportunities. |
CLO1: Personal Disposition - Reflect on, critically analyse, and judge their own professional conduct and performance in tourism/hospitality/events settings that are dynamic and analyse their consequent impacts; describe, analyse, and prioritise theoretical areas to improve their own professional conduct and performance within clearly defined parameters. CLO6: Entrepreneurship - Take calculated risks to achieve results within very well defined environments in response to clearly identified challenges. |
CLO1: Personal Disposition - Reflect on, critically analyse, and judge their own professional conduct and performance in tourism/hospitality/events settings that are dynamic and analyse their consequent impacts; describe, analyse, and prioritise theoretical areas to improve their own professional conduct and performance within clearly defined parameters. CLO3: Business Acumen - Make commercially astute recommendations and decisions and recognise and pursue internal commercial opportunities. CLO5: Leadership - Strive for personal and professional development and encourage others to perform at high levels, seek challenges and solve problems, and create and pursue opportunities within very well defined environments in response to clearly defined challenges. CLO7: Global Citizenship - Demonstrate and apply well delineated discipline specific knowledge and skills with an emerging global perspective. |
CLO2: Numeracy + Data Literacy - Interpret, analyse and explain operating data and financial reports; conceptualise, model, and visualise business problems via digital tools; and make data-driven recommendations and decisions for the short term. CLO3: Business Acumen - Make commercially astute recommendations and decisions and recognise and pursue internal commercial opportunities. CLO6: Entrepreneurship - Take calculated risks to achieve results within very well defined environments in response to clearly identified challenges. |
CLO1: Personal Disposition - Reflect on, critically analyse, and judge their own professional conduct and performance in tourism/hospitality/events settings that are dynamic and analyse their consequent impacts; describe, analyse, and prioritise theoretical areas to improve their own professional conduct and performance within clearly defined parameters. |
CLO4: Interpersonal Skills - Use appropriate communication approaches for various audiences, including guests, fellow staff members, and superiors) and develop and apply functional solutions for contexts that are straightforward, but dynamic and ambiguous (e.g. dealing with difficult guests). CLO5: Leadership - Strive for personal and professional development and encourage others to perform at high levels, seek challenges and solve problems, and create and pursue opportunities within very well defined environments in response to clearly defined challenges. CLO7: Global Citizenship - Demonstrate and apply well delineated discipline specific knowledge and skills with an emerging global perspective. |
CLO1: Personal Disposition - Reflect on, critically analyse, and judge their own professional conduct and performance in tourism/hospitality/events settings that are dynamic and analyse their consequent impacts; describe, analyse, and prioritise theoretical areas to improve their own professional conduct and performance within clearly defined parameters. CLO5: Leadership - Strive for personal and professional development and encourage others to perform at high levels, seek challenges and solve problems, and create and pursue opportunities within very well defined environments in response to clearly defined challenges CLO7: Global Citizenship -Demonstrate and apply well delineated discipline specific knowledge and skills with an emerging global perspective. |
There is a variety of assessment methods in this course, such as reports and journals, videos and in-class presentations, as well as the use of online ePortfolios, blogs and wikis are all used across the course.
A very strong link will be made between learning assessments and the Resort itself - live cases and data will be used and integrated into assessment.
Written Assessments
The Hotel School Hayman Island Resort students will experience a unique teaching delivery process, learning within the operating Resort. Both academic and Resort staff will run classes, using a variety of approaches including seminars, case studies and problem solving, and teaching classes within specific departmental surrounds, as appropriate.
Graduates of this course will be strongly positioned to secure operations and supervisory work in hotel and resort departments such as rooms division, food and beverage, sales and marketing, banqueting and events. These positions may be in Australia or overseas.
Graduates are also eligible for entry into the Bachelor of Business in Hotel Management at The Hotel School metro campuses with two-years’ credit.
When studying on Hayman Island, students complete 880 hours of paid internship as part of their studies at the Resort, providing practical experience across various departments. Industry experts at the resort contribute to the delivery of the course through a guest speaker series, as well as management offering mentorship and guidance through the internship.
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