Advanced Diploma of Tourism

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This course gives you highly specialised technical tourism skills in operations, sales, marketing, product development, business planning, and human resource and financial management.

Course Essentials

How to apply

We are currently accepting applications for this course. Applications close on 8 June 2012

Methods of applying:

  • You can apply direct to VU

Already a VU student?

You can transfer into this course through our internal transfer process.

For more info contact the
School of Service Industries

Careers

Our graduates find work as:

  • directors and managing directors
  • general managers and directors in sales and marketing
  • strategic marketing managers
  • general managers of operations
  • directors of operations
  • business development managers

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

Course Objectives

This qualification provides training at Advanced Diploma level for individuals wanting to acquire skills and knowledge to be competent in wide-ranging, highly specialised technical tourism skills covering operations, sales, marketing, product development, business planning, and human resource and financial management. These strategic management skills are underpinned by a range of operational competencies, chosen as electives.

Units and electives

Core:

Elective:

To achieve an Advanced Diploma of Tourism, 40 units must be completed: - all 22 core units - 18 elective units: - a minimum of 10 elective units must be selected from the list below. - the remaining 8 elective units may be selected from any endorsed Training Package - a maximum of 1 Languages other than English unit may be counted as an elective within this qualification. In all cases selection of electives must be guided by the job outcome sought, local industry requirements and the characteristics of this qualification.

What's a unit?

A unit or 'subject' is the actual class you'll attend in the process of completing a course.

Most courses have a mixture of compulsory 'core' units that you need to take, and optional 'elective' units that you can choose to take based on your area of interest, expertise or experience.

Admission Information

  • TAFE: NA
  • Year 12: Successful completion of VCE or equivalent - VTAC
  • International: IELTS 5.5
  • Mature: Direct Entry

How to apply for this course

We are currently accepting applications for this course. You can apply direct to VU. Applications close on 8 June 2012.

When you're ready to apply:

  1. Read the Advice to applicants (contains details about how to apply for your course, extra requirements, what happens when you submit your application and other important information).
  2. Submit a TAFE Direct Entry Application form
  3. As part of the application you may need to complete extra requirements such as:
    • submit supplementary forms
    • attend an interview, audition, information session or workshop
    • submit a folio
    • sit a test

    Details about extra requirements are available from the Faculty of Technical and Trades Innovation.

    You need to complete all extra requirements by the given dates, otherwise your application may not be considered.

Transferring between VU courses

Want to transfer into this course from another VU course? Complete the Victoria University internal course application form and check whether you need to complete any extra requirements, listed above.

You can also contact us directly:

Get in touch

Contact us to discuss your course options:

Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100

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