Course director: Mr Ian Kelly
The course
These fee paying postgraduate courses by distance education provide graduates with an opportunity to study the operations and management of the tourism industry as a business process.
Graduate Certificate of Business (Tourism Operations)
Course structure
On completion of the course students should:
* have a broad understanding of tourism and the environment in which it functions;
* have knowledge of, and the ability to apply, effective management operations in the hospitality, attractions and accommodation sectors;
* have developed appropriate attitudes with respect to the environment, the needs of host communities, customer orientation and enterprise sustainability.
The Graduate Certificate of Business (Tourism Operations) comprises four compulsory subjects as follows:
First semester intake (March)
* GBU8030 Tourism operations A (Travel)
* GBU8031 Tourism operations B (Hospitality)
Second semester
* GBU8028 Introduction to tourism
* GBU8029 Tourism management A
Second semester intake (July)
* GBU8028 Introduction to tourism
* GBU8029 Tourism management A
First semester
* GBU8030 Tourism operations A (Travel)
* GBU8031 Tourism operations B (Hospitality)
Students who successfully complete the Graduate Certificate of Business (Tourism Operations) may then advance to the Graduate Diploma of Business (Tourism Management).
Graduate Diploma of Business (Tourism Management)
Course structure
On completion of the course students should:
* have the ability to apply knowledge of tourism, the environment in which it functions, and effective management operations in the various tourism sectors to the management of tourism enterprises, tourist destinations and tourism project developments;
* have broader understanding and range of skills through the undertaking of two elective studies from a range of other business area;
* have developed appropriate attitudes with respect to the environment, the needs of host communities, customer orientation and enterprise sustainability;
The Graduate Diploma of Business (Tourism Management) consists of the following subjects.
Year one
First semester intake (March)
Select two subjects from:
* GBU8030 Tourism operations A
* GBU8031 Tourism operations B
* Elective 1 (if available)
* Elective 2 (if available)
Second semester
* GBU8028 Introduction to tourism
* GBU8029 Tourism management A
Year two
First semester
Select two subjects not yet completed from:
* GBU8030 Tourism operations A
* GBU8031 Tourism operations B
* Elective 1
* Elective 2
Second semester
* GBU8032 Tourism management B
* GBU8053 Tourism management projects
Year one
Second semester intake (July)
* GBU8028 Introduction to tourism
* GBU8029 Tourism management A
First semester
* GBU8030 Tourism operations A
* GBU8031 Tourism operations B
Year two
Second semester
* GBU8032 Tourism management B
* Elective 1
First semester
* GBU8052 Tourism management projects
* Elective 2
* Electives
For the Graduate Diploma of Business (Tourism Management) it is necessary to undertake two electives. The following subjects are recommended by the course director as having the greatest potential in tourism management. Semester availability is shown in brackets.
* GBU8001 Management theory and practice (1)
* GBU8004 Financial management (2)
* GBU8010 Marketing management (1)
* GBU8014 Introductory accounting (1),(2)
* GBU8018 Business law (1)
* GBU8019 Computers in business (2)
* GBU8034 Industrial relations (1)
* GBU8035 Personnel management (2)
Entrance requirements
Admission to the course is available to applicants who possess an undergraduate degree, or equivalent tertiary qualifications and who have had at least three years full-time appropriate employment experience.
In exceptional circumstances, applicants who do not possess formal qualifications will be considered for admission to either of the two categories below.
1 Course director may admit candidates in excess of the special entry quota (now 10 per cent) in the following circumstances only:
(a) the candidates have at least six years business experience;
(b) they have been either an owner manager or in a management/supervisory position(s) or administering expenditure in excess of $500,000 pa for at least three years;
(c) they are recommended by their employer or, if self-employed, they provide suitable references;
(d) they pass with scores of at least 162 in each of two Special Tertiary Admission Tests of ACER - Test D (50 per cent verbal and 50 per cent quantitative (two hours)), and Test E (written English (one hour)) - candidates to pay the costs of these procedures.
2 For more senior applicants course directors may admit candidates within the 10 per cent category under the following conditions only:
(a) the candidates have at least tenyears work experience;
(b) they carry out a senior management role as, for example, a section head;
(c) they are recommended by the employer or, in the case of the self-employed, a referee.
Technology requirements
It is recommended that students have access to a personal computer for some subjects. (Please note that the School of Business - Gippsland operates in an IBM-compatible windows environment.)
Credit for work done elsewhere
Credits and exemptions will be considered on the basis for partial completion of a graduate diploma. The merit of these applications will be determined on a case-by-case basis. It is essential that subjects submitted for credit and exemption fit the philosophy and principles of this post graduate course of study.
Fees
This course is a fee-paying postgraduate course for which no additional liability under the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) will be incurred. For a student undertaking the normal workload of two subjects per semester, fees of $800 per subject will apply, in addition to union fees of $60 (in 1994). Fees paid may be tax deductible in accordance with Section 51(i) of the Income Tax Assessment Act, but students will need to determine their own tax position.
Application procedures
Applications close on 3 February (first intake) and 2 June (second intake). Fees are payable on acceptance of an offer. An administration fee is payable for those students who withdraw from the course before 30 March (first intake) and 30 August (second intake).
Application forms for course admission may be obtained from the School of Business - Gippsland administration office by telephoning (051) 22 6380. Application forms should be forwarded to the Manager, Student Administration, Monash University, Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842. Applications must include certified documentary evidence of entry qualifications.
Further Information
Further information on this course can be obtained from the School of Business - Gippsland, telephone (03) 9026380 or (051) 226380. For more detailed information contact the School of Business - Gippsland, administration officer on (03) 9026642 or (051) 226642.