BBus(TourismMgt)

The course provides career opportunities in all sectors of the tourism industry, including transportation, accommodation, attractions, tourism promotion, the travel trade and government. Graduates are exposed to a wide range of human resource, financial management, marketing, planning and ethical issues that industry leaders must face. The program adopts an integrated approach to tourism studies and encourages students to gain expertise in another area of specialisation. There is a wide variety of joint study sequences or electives available for students to choose from to support their specialist studies.

Enrolment through

Albury-Wodonga Campus

Study mode

On campus (also available to international students)
Distance education

Normal course duration

Full-time: on campus 3 years (6 sessions)
Part-time: on campus 6 years (12 sessions)
Part-time: distance education 6 years (12 sessions)

Credit

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business degree are entitled to credits if they have completed applicable TAFE courses within ten years of admission to the degree. Credit is normally granted for relevant Certificates, Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas. Overseas qualifications will be considered for credit towards the Bachelor of Business degree.

Graduation requirements

To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 192 points (24 subjects). These subjects are a combination of core subjects, specialisation subjects and electives.

All distance education students are required to have access to a personal computer (IBM PC or compatible) and spreadsheet software capable of reading SPSS Student; plus Excel and/or Lotus 1-2-3 files. It is recommended that distance education students have access to appropriate hardware and software to enable them to communicate electronically with the University. The current specifications are available upon request.

Course structure

Students must complete eight core subjects, ten specialisation subjects and six electives.

Core subjects

ACC100   Accounting 1

ACC110   Accounting 2

ECO110    Microeconomics

ECO120    Macroeconomics

LAW110    Business Law

MGT100   Organisations & Management

MKT110     Marketing Principles

QBM117   Business Statistics

 

Specialisation subjects

MGT110    Business Communication

MKT220     Buyer Behaviour

TRM210     Introduction to Tourism

TRM230     Introduction to Tourism Research Methods

TRM240     Tourism Marketing

TRM250     Tourism Employment Relations

TRM310     Tourism Impacts, Ethics & Sustainability

TRM330     Issues in Tourism Policy & Planning

TRM340     Tourism Project

TRM360     Tourism Event Management

 

Full-time suggested study sequence

Session 1 (Autumn)

ACC100    Accounting 1

ECO110     Microeconomics

LAW110    Business Law

MGT100    Organisations & Management

 

Session 2 (Spring)

ACC110    Accounting 2

ECO120     Macroeconomics

MKT110     Marketing Principles

QBM117    Business Statistics

 

Session 3 (Autumn)

TRM210     Introduction to Tourism

TRM230     Introduction to Tourism Research Methods

[            ]    Elective 1

[            ]    Elective 2

 

Session 4 (Spring)

MGT110    Business Communication

MKT220     Buyer Behaviour

TRM240     Tourism Marketing

[            ]    Elective 3

 

Session 5 (Autumn)

TRM330     Issues in Tourism Policy & Planning

TRM360     Tourism Event Management

[            ]    Elective 4

[            ]    Elective 5

 

Session 6 (Spring)

TRM250     Tourism Employment and Relations

TRM310     Tourism Impacts, Ethics & Sustainability

TRM340     Tourism Project

[            ]    Elective 6

 

Part-time/distance education suggested study sequence

Session 1 (Autumn)

ACC100    Accounting 1

ECO110     Microeconomics

 

Session 2 (Spring)

MKT110     Marketing Principles

QBM117    Business Statistics

 

Session 3 (Autumn)

LAW110    Business Law

MGT100    Organisations & Management

 

Session 4 (Spring)

ACC110    Accounting 2

ECO120     Macroeconomics

 

Session 5 (Autumn)

TRM210     Introduction to Tourism

TRM230     Introduction to Tourism Research Methods

 

Session 6 (Spring)

MGT110    Business Communication

MKT220     Buyer Behaviour

 

Session 7 (Autumn)

TRM330     Issues in Tourism Policy & Planning

[            ]    Elective 1

 

Session 8 (Spring)

TRM240     Tourism Marketing

[            ]    Elective 2

 

Session 9 (Autumn)

TRM360     Tourism Event Management

[            ]    Elective 3

 

Session 10 (Spring)

TRM310     Tourism Impacts, Ethics & Sustainability

TRM340     Tourism Project

 

Session 11 (Autumn)

[            ]    Elective 4

[            ]    Elective 5

 

Session 12 (Spring)

TRM250     Tourism Employment and Relations

[            ]    Elective 6

 

Electives

Students must choose six electives either by:

•  Completing a joint study in another discipline area, which will be included on the testamur, and adding the number of free electives needed to bring the total number of subjects to 24; or by

•  Selecting six free electives. A free elective is any undergraduate subject offered by Charles Sturt University provided prerequisites and enrolment restrictions have been met.

 

Students must ensure that there are no more than 12 level one subjects in their degree. The level of a subject is designated by the first digit in the subject code, e.g. ACC100 is a level one subject.

Joint studies

A joint study is a prescribed set of subjects taken from a discipline, other than the chosen specialisation. Students are then able to use the title of the joint study in conjunction with the specialisation (e.g. Bachelor of Business (Accounting/Finance). Details of approved joint studies are included in this section following Bachelor of Business specialisation entries.

Inquiries

Courses Manager

Mary Callaway
School of Business
Telephone: (02) 6051 9861
Facsimile: (02) 605196878
Email: mcallaway@csu.edu.au