Bachelor of International Hospitality Management Overview

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Study areas

Hospitality, Tourism + Events

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Bachelor of International Hospitality Management Overview

The Bachelor of International Hospitality Management (BIHM) is the only specialised hospitality management degree offered by a New Zealand university. It has achieved global recognition and is held in high regard by the country’s top hospitality operators.

This programme was designed in response to significant growth within New Zealand’s hospitality sector.

Programme code: AK3708
Level: 7
Points: 360
Duration: 3 years full time / equivalent part time
Venue: City Campus
Starting date: 4 March 2013/ 22 July 2013

Entry requirements

University Entrance

Majors

Additional majors and/or minors

Students undertaking the Bachelor of International Hospitality Management may choose a second major either from those available within their degree (double major) or from the list of additional majors available from outside their degree.

Minors are also available in these subjects. The availability of additional majors and minors will depend on timetabling and subject restrictions, and in some cases, choosing an additional major or minor may require students to undertake extra points to complete their degree.

What the programme covers

This programme examines the scope of hospitality before examining the concepts and processes critical to hospitality operations. This foundation is necessary for in-depth study of management principles and practices applied in a hospitality context. Graduates gain a competitive advantage in related career pathways.

Year 1
Year one papers lay the foundation of hospitality concepts and systems essential for managing food and beverage services and accommodation properties.

Students also learn:

Fundamentals of information communication technology
managerial communication
accounting, finance systems and microeconomics
organisational behaviour
the interpersonal skills required in hospitality.

Year 2
The core paper examines human resource management in organisations in the hospitality industry. During year 2 there is the flexibility to select from one of six majors or to complete the generic BIHM programme.

This selection of options allows students to sharpen the focus on:

Hospitality through accommodation
event management
tourism, marketing
food and beverage
human resources.

Students are also able to choose from electives to complement their choice of major or their generic pathway.

Year 3
The core papers analyse strategic management and the role of sales and marketing in hospitality.

Year three also provides for advanced study in selected majors, and electives are chosen to balance the major or generic BIHM programme.

Co-operative Education

Students are potentially provided with part-time work opportunities in selected hotels, catering companies, restaurants, and a bank throughout their three years study at AUT.

Employers offer students the opportunity to be trained in as many departments of their organisations a student is capable to work in.

While studying theoretical subjects our students experience what is taught in the classroom first hand in the workplace..

Conjoint degrees

High achieving students get the opportunity to do a conjoint degree combining their Bachelor of International Hospitality Management studies with the Bachelor of Business.

A conjoint programme of study enables students to gain skills and knowledge from two complementary discipline areas.

Bachelor of Business (AK3004)
Students may choose from any of the following Bachelor of Business majors, or may choose two to make a double major: