Travel Management major - Bachelor of International Tourism Management

Year 1

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.

Complete the following courses

• COMM570 Academic Communication: Conventions and Expectations
• TOUR501 Introduction to Tourism
• CLSY500 Culture and Society
• TOUR506 Product Development
• TOUR505 Customer Service and Interpersonal Skills
• FINA502 Finance for Hospitality, Tourism and Events – A Practical Approach

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.

Year 2 & 3

In Year 2 you take the course CLSY504 Knowledge and Inquiry Knowledge and Inquiry, as well as courses from your major.

Travel management courses

• TOUR604 Travel Distribution Management
• TOUR606 Marketing for Tourism, Hospitality and Events
• TOUR608 Transportation Operations and Management
• HOSP704 Hospitality Strategic Management - Strategic Perspectives for Hospitality and Tourism Organisations
• TOUR706 Tourist Behaviour
• TOUR711 Travel and Tourism Management and Entrepreneurship
• TOUR710 Tourism, Hospitality and Events in the Digital Age
• TOUR797 Tourism Work Integrated Learning

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:

• Option 1: studying Travel Management and elective courses
• 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.

Workplace experience

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.

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 courses in this programme

Detailed programme structure and course outlines (Blackboard)