Tourism and Hospitality Management Edith Cowan University

Overview

The key areas of focus required for managing diverse tourism and hospitality businesses include managing the service experience, marketing and communications, sustainable tourism development, and strategic management. 

During this Tourism and Hospitality Management programme from Edith Cowan University you can also tailor your course with specialised electives such as business events management to set you apart in your chosen field.

Learning Outcomes 

• Apply broad tourism and hospitality management knowledge to a range of business situations, incorporating international/global/cultural perspectives.

• Access, analyse and critically evaluate relevant information to solve challenging tourism and hospitality management problems systematically.

• Communicate tourism and hospitality management knowledge, concepts and advice persuasively and clearly in both written and oral formats, using relevant technology.

• Collaborate effectively in team settings to produce measurable outcomes.

• Generate creative ideas for business innovations that respond to opportunities and constant change.

• Reflect on feedback and critique one's own performance in order to identify and plan opportunities for development.

• Value professional behaviours and/or personal citizenship that reflect on appreciation of the interrelationship between business ethics and corporate social responsibility.

Employment opportunities

There are opportunities across a diverse range of global hospitality and tourism businesses, including hotels, resorts, tour companies, travel agencies, visitor centres, theme parks, visitor attraction sites, convention centres, events companies, restaurants, and cafes and bars. You could be involved in the operations and management of accommodation provision and servicing, food and beverage services, entertainment, gaming, conferences, events and banquets, tourism operations, visitor services, sales and marketing, and the hiring, training and supervising of staff.