The Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing, Tourism and Hospitality Management is a 4 year full time degree that prepares graduates for management positions in a wide variety of careers in the rapidly growing tourism industry.

Its strengths are its rigorous grounding in tourism and hospitality management, accounting, economics and business statistics; its hands-on industry training and employment experience; and its development of students' leadership, management and communication skills. In addition, the degree includes a full major in marketing from one of Australia's leading university marketing programs. This opens up not only an important niche specialisation in tourism and hospitality, but a further range of employment options in the field of marketing.

Entry is by academic achievement and a short interview. Successful applicants are typically in the top decile of their state high school grading. The interview explores applicants' leadership potential, communication skills and commitment to a career in the tourism industry, and may be conducted on campus or by video.

Students who have completed the program will have a rigorous grounding in tourism and hospitality management, accounting, economics and business statistics; hands-on industry training and employment experience; and have developed leadership, management and communication skills.

Year 1: Laying the Foundations

Session 1

Session 2

Year 2: Core Concepts and Principles

Session 1

Session 2

Year 3: Management Techniques

Session 1

Session 2

Year 4: Solutions and Strategies

Session 1

Session 2

Students in this program must also satisfy the General Education requirements.
This is usually 12 UOC taken in second and third year studies.
For further information, please refer to "General Education" in the Table of Contents (see left-hand side of page).

Please note that students enrolled in programs within the Faculty of Commerce and Economics cannot take General Education courses offered by that Faculty.

For the Honours degree, a student must complete a further 48 units in a disciplinary stream that the student has chosen as a co-major in the Pass degree component.

For additional details, please refer to the above Academic Rules section.

Rules Governing the Award of the Degree of Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing, Tourism and Hospitality Management

To complete the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing, Tourism and Hospitality Management:

Rule 1

1. For the Pass degree, a student must complete and pass 192 units of credit, which shall include:

1.1 36 units of common Level 1 core courses as follows:

1.2 12 units approved General Education courses offered by faculties other than the Faculty of Commerce and Economics;

1.3 a double major of 96 units, consisting of 42 units from the Marketing disciplinary stream and 54 units from the Tourism and Hospitality Management disciplinary stream;

1.4 6 units of Economics of Tourism;

1.5 12 units of approved Commerce and Economics options;

1.6 12 units of approved tourism and hospitality operational training;

1.7 18 units of approved industry training, based on a minimum of 750 hours of employment.

Rule 2

2. A student cannot:

2.1 count more than 48 units of Level 1 core and electives courses towards their degree except in exceptional circumstances;

2.2 attempt General Education courses until they have attempted 36 units of mainstream courses;

2.3 count mainstream courses offered by other faculties as substitutes for General Education courses towards more than 6 units of General Education requirements;

2.4 count a mainstream course offered by faculties other than Faculty of Commerce and Economics both as a substitute for a Commerce and Economics option and as a substitute for a General Education elective.

Rule 3

3. For the Honours degree, a student must complete a further 48 units in a disciplinary stream that the student has chosen as a co-major in the Pass degree component.

3.1 Honours may be taken in one disciplinary stream only.

3.2 The additional units, comprising specified courses from the relevant disciplinary stream and a thesis, must be completed in two sessions following the completion of the Pass degree component.

3.3 The Honours degree will not be awarded if academic performance is below the prescribed level.

3.4 Except when recommended to the contrary by the relevant Head of School, a student intending to enter the Honours year must;

3.4.1 satisfy the Pass degree requirements and obtain a minimum average of 70% in Level 2 and Level 3 courses of the relevant disciplinary stream in the Pass degree component and

3.4.2 pass all courses in the Pass degree component at first attempt.

3.5 Except with the special permission of the course authority on the recommendation of the relevant Heads of School, a person on whom the Pass degree of Bachelor of Commerce or equivalent has been conferred shall not be admitted to candidature for the Honours degree of Bachelor of Commerce.

Rule 4

4. Approved disciplinary streams are listed below:

Approved Disciplinary Streams (Pass)

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