1999 Business and Economics Handbook - Graduate Diploma of Business (Tourism Management)

Graduate Diploma of Business (Tourism Management) - GradDipBus(TourMgt)

General
Course objectives
Admission requirements
Fees
Duration
Mode of offering
Credit for work done previously
Course structure

General

Course code: 1742
Course director: Mr Christopher White
This graduate course by distance education provides graduates with an opportunity to study the management of the tourism industry as a business process.

Course objectives

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 areas;
have developed appropriate attitudes with respect to the environment, the needs of host communities, customer orientation and enterprise sustainability.

Admission requirements

Applicants require a pass degree or equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution plus a minimum of three years relevant employment experience, or an executive certificate from this faculty with an average grade of credit or above.

Fees

This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should consult the School of Business and Electronic Commerce as to the 1999 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.

Duration

The graduate diploma is normally completed in four semesters of part-time study.

Mode of offering

This course is offered by distance education from the School of Business and Electronic Commerce.

Credit for work done previously

Candidates may be eligible for a maximum of four credit exemptions for subjects considered to be equivalent to particular subjects in the course of study. Please refer to the course director for further details.

Course structure

The course consists of the following six core subjects and two elective subjects:

MGG9520 Tourism operations A
MGG9521Tourism operations B
MGG9501 Introduction to tourism
MGG9502 Tourism management A

Select two subjects not yet completed from:

MGG9541 Tourism projects (evaluation and proposals)
Elective 1
MKG9540 Tourism management B
Elective 2

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.

MGG9370 Management theory and practice (first semester)
MGG9324 Human resource management
AFG9070 Financial management (second semester)
MKG9470 Marketing management (first semester)
AFG9071 Introductory accounting (first and second semesters)
BTG9270 Business law (first semester)
GCO8019 Computers in business (second semester)
MGG9323 Industrial relations (first semester)