The tourism and hospitality industries are undergoing strong growth in Asia.

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

The Master of International Tourism and Hospitality Management provides an opportunity for existing graduates in tourism and other industries to upgrade their qualifications and take advantage of this growth. This program is an innovative masters’ level degree that combines tourism, hospitality and business management to give executives and managers the skills required to succeed.

Awards, Rankings & Benefits

• James Cook University was awarded the Queensland Tourism Award 2007 for Tourist Education and Training category.
• The journal Tourism Management ranks James Cook University in the third place worldwide in the tourism-related research (Nov 2007)
• The university was awarded the Premier of Queensland’s Export Award for Education two years running.
• The university has several research centres including The Tropical Tourism and Hospitality Centre which demonstrates our research strength and reputation within the industries.

James Cook University’s programs have met the Associate Member Assessment criteria of the International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education (THE-ICE).

Subjects

Study Program

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

Foundation Subjects

• Marketing Management
• People in Organisations
• Accounting and Finance for Managers
• Comparative Global Business Systems

Core Subjects

• Sustainable Enterprise
• 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
• Hospitality and Gastronomy: Social, Private and Commercial
• PLUS three elective subjects

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 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

The Master of International Tourism and Hospitality Management provides opportunities for graduates to pursue careers in the travel and tourism industry, events management, tourism policy and hotel & tourism property management.

Duration

16 months full time