Associate Degree of Business (Hospitality and Tourism Management)

The Associate Degree of Business (Hospitality and Tourism Management) is embedded in the Bachelor of Business (Hospitality and TourismManagement) and has been designed as an exit qualification.It prepares students with the skills needed for paraprofessional of hospitality and tourism industry roles and further study at the bachelor level.The course provides students with a broad general education focusing on developing students’ knowledge and skills in business and hospitality tourism management skills and competencies.
Students are required to study eight core units which include Academic Skills for Success; Marketing Foundations; Business Communication and Stakeholder Management; Principles of Management and Organisations; Foundations of Information Technology; Business and Corporations Law; Statistical Data Analysis for Business; and Leadership and Evidence-based Business Decision Making.These core units are enhanced with six specialised hospitality and tourism management units which include Introduction of Hospitality and Tourism; Food and Beverage Management; Accommodation Services; Quality Customer Service; Global Innovation and Future Thinking; and Visitor Management.

International students must provide evidence of the following to demonstrate they have successfully met the educational entry requirements:

• Successful completion of Year 12 at the credit or above level as determined in Student Admission Policy or overseas equivalent; or
• Recognised Foundation Studies course; or
• Successful completion of one year of accredited tertiary study at an Australian institution; or
• Successful completion of an Australian Certificate IV; or
• International Baccalaureate with a score of 24.

English language requirements

• IELTS overall band score for Associate and Bachelor degree courses: 6.0 (no band less than 5.5) or equivalent; or
• English for Academic Purposes Certificate of Proficiency from an Institute’s approved

The Institute reserves the right to waive the English Language Requirements if the prospective applicant meets the criteria below:

• Successful completion of an accredited course from the Australian Qualifications Framework at Certificate IV level in a related discipline or above, or one-year tertiary study within the past 2 years to the commencing date of the course applied at the Institute.
• Successful completion of the requirements for the Australian Senior Secondary Certificate of Education in a course that was conducted in Australia in English
• Successfully completed Cambridge CAE & CPE 169+
• Successfully completed International Baccalaureate (IB) English B Standard Level grade 5, higher-level (A1 or A2) grade 4
• Students have completed senior secondary study or at least one year of full-time university in a recognised country, where English language was the medium of instruction