Hospitality Management Major - Bachelor of International Hospitality Management

Explore what it takes to manage a successful hospitality business, and become familiar with finance, administration, marketing and other aspects of hospitality management.

The Hospitality Management major in the Bachelor of International Hospitality Management will give you in-depth knowledge of the way hospitality businesses operate.

You’ll develop your decision making, organisational and strategic thinking skills while working in sustainable ways in a hospitality organisation. Studying hospitality offers a lot of flexibility, and you can include subjects from other AUT degrees as part of your studies.

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By studying hospitality management, you develop the decision making, organisational and strategic thinking skills to effectively manage hospitality entities in ways that are sustainable and people focused.

Year 1

You take two core courses that give you a fundamental understanding of applied food and beverage management, and international hospitality management. You’re also introduced to human resource management in hospitality, finance and financial decision-making in hospitality, and the global context of food and beverage management.

You study the following courses:

Core courses

Hospitality management courses

You also take the first courses from your second major, minor(s) or elective courses.

Year 2

This year you become familiar with critical and ethical perspectives of hospitality and its role in society, and marketing in hospitality and tourism.

You study the following courses:

Core course

Hospitality management courses

You also continue to take courses from your second major, minor(s) or elective courses.

Year 3

You explore strategic perspectives for hospitality and tourism organisations, innovation in hospitality, hotel management, hospitality in the digital age, and revenue management in hospitality and tourism.

You study the following courses:

Core course

Hospitality management course

You also take the final courses from your second major, minor(s) or elective courses.

Workplace experience

In your final semester, you complete valuable workplace experience with an organisation (this is the Hospitality and Tourism Work Integrated Learning course). It's a great opportunity to develop industry networks and make a decision on your professional career after graduation.

HOSP797 Hospitality and Tourism Work Integrated Learning

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Skills you will develop

The outcomes for graduates of the Bachelor of International Hospitality Management are outlined in the Graduate Profile below.

Graduate Profile

  • Sales and marketing manager
  • Hotel manager
  • Tour operations and attractions
  • National and regional tourism organisations
  • Restaurant entrepreneurship

Other majors in the Bachelor of International Hospitality Management

Key features
  • Valuable workplace experience in your final semester
  • Explore what makes hospitality businesses successful
  • Gain experience in hospitality operations and management
  • Flexibility to tailor your degree to your interests
See yourself as
  • Interested in how the hospitality industry works
  • Friendly and polite, helpful and patient
  • Professional, efficient and responsible
  • Able to relate to people from a range of cultures
  • Having strong communication and people skills

The information on this page was correct at time of publication. For a comprehensive overview of AUT qualifications, please refer to the Academic Calendar.

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