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Bachelor of Business (Tourism Management)

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Equip yourself with the skills and knowledge to work in sustainable tourism businesses. You’ll gain sound business management education with a specialisation in the principles and practices of the vibrant international tourism industry.

Gain the skills and knowledge to develop, operate, manage and market sustainable tourism products, experiences, businesses and destinations. You’ll develop the knowledge and understanding of current international trends and issues facing the tourism industry so that you can manage problems that challenge tourism organisations in diverse cultures and settings.

This course has been awarded EPAS accreditation by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).

The course contains 24 units incorporating core business units, specialist units, elective units and a stream of professional development units. You’ll get practical training through a paid compulsory-one year full-time co-operative education assignment in third year. You can complete a second area of specialisation in addition to international tourism management.

Course Essentials

How to apply

We are currently accepting applications for this course.

Methods of applying:

  • You can apply direct to VU

Please note that part-time study may not be available at all campuses.

Already a VU student?

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

For more info contact the
College of Business

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Careers

This course could lead to a career in public and private tourism sectors, including:

  • national, state or local destination management organisations
  • tourism transport operations
  • tour operations
  • resort hotels
  • airlines

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

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Study pathways

There are recognised study pathways for this course. You may be able to complete your course faster by getting credit for previous study.

Diploma to undergraduate degree

You will get credit in the Bachelor of Business (Tourism Management) (BBUS-BSPTOM) if you have studied this undergraduate Diploma course at VU:

Diploma of Business (Enterprise)

  • You will get a year of credit.

Transferring to VU

You can get credit in the Bachelor of Business (Tourism Management) (BBUS-BSPTOM) for study you have done at other universities. We have formal credit transfer arrangements for this course with the following universities

Sunway College - Johor Bahru

  • If you studied the Diploma of Business Administration you may get up to a year of credit.

International University of Applied Sciences, Bad Honnef Bonn

  • If you studied the Bachelor of Arts (International Tourism Management) you may get up to one and a half years of credit.

IIBT

  • If you studied the Foundation Program you may get up to a year of credit.

Riteway Asia Institute

  • If you studied the Professional Diploma of Business Administration you may get up to a year of credit.

Yew Chung Community College, Shanghai and Hong Kong

  • If you studied the Two-Year Associate Degree in Arts Programme you may get up to a year of credit.

Facchochshule Bonn-Rein-Sieg

  • If you studied the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration you may get up to one and a half years of credit.

Facchochshule Bonn-Rein-Sieg

  • If you studied the Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration you may get up to one and a half years of credit.

Sunway University College - Kuala Lumpur

  • If you studied the American Degree Transfer Program you may get up to a year of credit.

Universidad de Monterrey

  • If you studied the Bachelor in International Tourism you may get up to one and a half years of credit.

Guilford Training Centre

  • If you studied the Diploma of Hotel Management you may get up to a year of credit.

National Institute of Business Management - NIBM

  • If you studied the Higher Diploma you may get up to a year of credit.

University of Economics

  • If you studied the Bachelor of Business in Finance and Banking you may get up to one and a half years of credit.

Melbourne Institute of Technology

  • If you studied the Diploma of Business you may get up to a year of credit.

Workforce Plus

  • If you studied the Advanced Diploma of Business you may get over a year of credit.

Workforce Plus

  • If you studied the Diploma of Management you may get up to a year of credit.

Taylors Unilink

  • If you studied the Diploma of Business you may get up to a year of credit.

Sunway University College - Kuala Lumpur

  • If you studied the Diploma in Business Administration you may get up to a year of credit.

To find out more about the pathways available for this course, please contact the .

Recognition of prior learning (RPL)

Get credit for your work, study and life experience through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process.

Find out more about Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Graduate faster

If you've done previous study related to this course, you may be awarded credit. This means you can graduate in less time.

Completing this course also gives you a head-start on other at VU courses at a higher level of study.

We also award credit for relevant work and life experience. This is called Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

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Course Objectives

Students will develop the knowledge and ability to develop, operate, manage and market sustainable tourism businesses and destinations. The goal of the course is to help students develop a broad business knowledge of the major operating areas of the tourism industry and enable them to pursue a broad spectrum of tourism management careers.

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Units and electives

Core Units of Study

Professional Development Units of Study

Plus

Students are required to successfully complete all seven units of study.

Further, those who choose to study this specialisation must complete a year of compulsory industry experience by undertaking BBB3001 Co-operative Education 1 and BBB3002 Co-operative Education 2 as part of the Bachelor of Business program. This will extend the length of the program by 1 year.

Students need to register on-line for Co-operative Education and be prepared to undertake the Work Integrated Learning/Co-operative Education Preparation Program in Year 2. (Contact the Centre in G348/FP for details and refer to the Faculty Timetable).

Plus

either:

Seven elective units of study

OR

Specialisation Two - seven units of study

OR

The combination of an Area of Study* chosen from business, legal studies, arts, science, health or engineering with electives totalling seven units of study

* An Area of Study is defined as five units of study approved by the course coordinator selected from a specialisation.

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.

Credits

Each unit is worth a set amount of study credits based on the amount of time you study. Generally, 1 credit is equal to 1 hour of study per week.

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Admission Information

  • Year 12:

    To qualify for admission to the course, an applicant must have successfully completed a course of study at year 12 or equivalent*.

    Year 12 Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 - study score of at least 20 in English (any).

    Selection Mode: Current Year 12 applicants: Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER) and two-stage process with a middle-band of approximately 20%. Non-current year 12 applicants: ENTER and/or academic record*.

    Middle-band: consideration is given to performance in the full range of VCE studies undertaken.

    * Applicants who have not completed Year 12 but who possess appropriate educational qualifications, work or life experiences which would enable them to successfully undertake the course, will be considered for admission.

    In addition to satisfying the entry requirements for Australian resident students or demonstrating equivalence, overseas students must provide evidence of proficiency in the English language: International English Language Testing System - overall score of 6 and no individual band score less than 6.0.

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How to apply for this course

We are currently accepting applications for this course.

You can apply direct to VU. Applications close on Ongoing.

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. Complete the Higher education 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 College of Business.

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:

  • Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100
  • Find answers and ask questions at GOTOVU

Get in touch

Contact us to discuss your course options:

Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100

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