With the rising affluence of middle class populations, growing regional and global trade, there are excellent opportunities available in the hospitality and tourism industries.

Graduates can apply critical business acumen to hospitality industry issues, such as revenue management, responsible management practices, globalisation, individual identity and career development, sustainability, leadership and change, and strategy with this joint degree.

Subjects

Study Program

This course is composed of 16 subjects including core subjects and elective as per the study plan.

Core Subjects

• Sustainable Enterprise
• The Changing Business Environment
• Managing Strategic Resources and Operations
• Corporate Responsibility and Governance
• Marketing, Customer Engagement, Social Media and Marketing
• Strategic and Responsible Innovation Management
• Leading and Managing Organizational Change
• Practical or Research Project
• Introduction to Tourism and the Environment
• Tourism Systems Analysis
• Tourism and Hospitality Operations Management
• Global Destination Competitiveness
• Tourist Management Strategies
• Economic Decision-Making in the Hospitality Industry or Economics for a Sustainable World
• Hospitality and Gastronomy: Social, Private and Commercial
• PLUS one elective subject

Entry Requirements

Successful completion of study equivalent to an Australian undergraduate bachelor award.

English Requirements

• IELTS 6.0 (no component lower than 6.0)/ TOEFL iBT 79 (with minimum writing score of 19) and above; or
• Satisfactory completion of JCU Singapore English Language Preparatory Program (ELPP).
• Students who have successfully completed 2 years of full-time study in English medium may satisfy the English language requirement.

Advanced Standing

Advanced Standing from 4 of the Foundation subjects can be considered for:

• Applicants with a minimum 4 years full-time equivalent professional work experience in management, leadership or supervisory level in a business environment.
• Applicants with undergraduate degree from cognate discipline such as organisation behaviour, strategic management, marketing, economics, communication, and human resources, tourism or general management

Advanced standing can also be considered for:

• Applicants with a four-year relevant undergraduate program
• Previous tertiary study where appropriate

Students who do not meet the entry requirements for the MITHM-MBA program may need to complete 4 bridging subjects (PQP) usually taken over 4 months. There are 2 core subjects (‘Management, People and Organisations’ and ‘Leadership and Strategic Thinking’) and 2 level 3 business subjects. The tuition fees of PQP is $8,124 for domestic students and $8,359 for international students (incl. GST).

Attendance Requirements

International students holding a valid student’s passes are required to attend at least 90% of scheduled classes per month. Failure to attend classes is a breach of the student visa conditions. Being absent from classes for a continuous period of seven days or more, or attendance falling below 90% without valid reasons will result in the student needing to surrender their Student pass for cancellation.

Domestic students must attend at least 75% of the scheduled lecture and tutorial activities to be eligible for assessment.

Career Outcome

With this joint master’s program, graduates can address the demand for managers in senior operational positions of leading international hospitality management organisations.

Duration

16 months full time