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.
Start date: 2022
In Year 1, you complete eight courses that provide a comprehensive awareness of tourism as an industry and its role in New Zealand and around the world.
You’ll automatically be pre-enrolled in your first-year courses, which include three recommended elective courses. In Semester 1, you’ll have the opportunity to choose another elective if you prefer.
In Year 2 you take the course CLSY504 Knowledge and Inquiry Knowledge and Inquiry, as well as courses from your major.
You also need to complete additional courses in your second and third year to make up the total of 360 points you need for your degree. You can do this by:
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.
In your final semester, you complete valuable workplace experience with an organisation (this is the Tourism Work Integrated Learning course). It's a great opportunity to develop industry networks and make a decision on your professional career after graduation.
The outcomes for graduates of the Bachelor of International Tourism Management are outlined in the Graduate Profile below.
Graduate Profile
Detailed programme structure and course outlines (Blackboard)
The information on this page was correct at time of publication. For a comprehensive overview of AUT qualifications, please refer to the Academic Calendar.