Travel Management major - Bachelor of International Tourism Management

Study the Travel Management major in the Bachelor of International Tourism Management and gain the specialist management skills needed in the outbound travel sector.

Every year more and more New Zealanders are spreading their wings; travelling overseas for business and leisure. This major is designed to meet the need for specialist management skills in the travel sector, and focuses on the concepts and processes critical to delivering a high standard of service to clients.

This is part of the Bachelor of International Tourism Management.

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What you study
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Year 1

In Year 1, you complete eight papers that provide a comprehensive awareness of tourism as an industry and its role in New Zealand and around the world.

Complete the following papers

You’ll automatically be pre-enrolled in your first-year papers, which include three recommended elective papers. In Semester 1, you’ll have the opportunity to choose another elective if you prefer.

Year 2 & 3

In Year 2 you take the paper Knowledge and Inquiry, as well as papers from your major.

You also need to complete additional papers in your second and third year to make up the total of 360 points you need for your degree. You can do this by:

Option 1: studying Travel Management and elective papers
Option 2: studying Travel Management, one minor and electives
Option 3: studying Travel Management and two minors
Option 4: studying Travel Management and one other major (depending on your chosen second major you may need more than 360 points to complete your degree)

You can talk to us about which option is best for you. You don’t need to make this choice until you're at AUT.

Travel management papers

Workplace experience

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

Skills you will develop

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

Graduate Profile

More details about papers in this programme

Detailed programme structure and paper outlines (Blackboard)

Retail travel businesses
Corporate travel businesses
Database management
Digital and social media marketing
Airlines and airline support services
General sales agencies
Wholesale travel businesses

Key features

Valuable workplace experience in your final semester
Learn key customer relationship management skills
Gain in-depth knowledge of the outbound tourism sector

See yourself as

Culturally and ethically savvy
Being a strong communicator
Skilled in the application of computer information systems within the travel sector

Great graduatesOlivia TurnerWork Abroad Coordinator, BUNAC, LondonBachelor of International Tourism ManagementShe loves helping other young people volunteer and work abroad, says international tourism management alumna Olivia Turner who now lives and works in London.She loves helping other young people volunteer and work abroad, says international tourism management alumna Olivia Turner who now lives and works in London. The workplace experience in her final year was one of the highlights of Olivia’s studies. She says the skills she developed at AUT have prepared her well for her career now.

Great graduatesGuochao (Oliver) ZhaoBachelor of International Tourism ManagementTravel has always been his passion, says Guochao (Oliver) Zhao who is studying a Bachelor of International Tourism Management in Travel Management at AUT.Travel has always been his passion, says Guochao (Oliver) Zhao who is studying a Bachelor of International Tourism Management in Travel Management with a minor in Business Management. He loves everything he’s been doing and learning at AUT, says Oliver who dreams of working for an airline company when he graduates.

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