The hospitality industry forms a key part of the economy across the globe. From entertainment and recreation to accommodation and food service, it is a highly diverse industry that requires flexible, responsive managers to successfully guide businesses.
Course summary
The hospitality industry forms a key part of the economy across the globe. From entertainment and recreation to accommodation and food service, it is a highly diverse industry that requires flexible, responsive managers to successfully guide businesses.
This degree
The Bachelor of Business – TAFE Advanced Diploma of Hospitality provides the practical, vocational workplace skills combined with the theoretical knowledge necessary to operate in a business context.
You will be involved in projects such as corporate events, industry visits, Viva la Gong, film festivals, outdoor sporting events and concerts. You could move into roles such as food and beverage manager, front of house manager, restaurant manager, bar and gaming manager.
What you will study
The first year and a half of the degree is a combination of TAFE and University study while the last half of the degree is University only. Within the Bachelor of Business component of the degree, you can major in Human Resource Management, Management, Marketing or Public Relations to complement your TAFE Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management.
You will also undertake a final-year capstone subject that lets you apply everything you've learned up to that point in collaboration with students from other disciplines.
Plus, you have the option of applying for an internship to gain valuable experience whilst receiving credit towards your degree.
You will develop skills to analyse, design and execute judgement using a wide range of technical, creative, conceptual and managerial competencies. Subjects include bar operations, food and beverage, managing finances, customer service, human resource management and business planning.
Work will be undertaken in various hospitality and tourism settings such as restaurants, hotels, catering operations, clubs, nightclubs and cafes.
Through a partnership between UOW and Accor Hotels, students enrolled in this course can apply to complete the Business Internship Program and have the opportunity to be fast-tracked to the interview stage of the Accor Hotels Graduate Program.
Students will need to complete the internship (COMM391) with an Accor Hotel to be eligible.
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This qualification reflects the role of individuals who use sound knowledge of industry operations and a broad range of managerial skills to coordinate hospitality operations. They operate independently, have responsibility for others and make a range of operational business decisions.
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