Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Event and Hospitality Management)
Undergraduate
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Your ticket to a global business career
Gain essential business knowledge plus interconnected specialist skills. Study online, make industry connections, and gain real-world experience. Specialised topics include event management, hospitality operations, and digital technologies in tourism.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 3 years full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 24
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
- CSP available
- Yes
Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Event and Hospitality Management)
About this degree
UniSA Online’s Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Event and Hospitality Management) brings together three interconnected areas of study, equipping you with a diverse range of skills for a career in an ever-growing global landscape.
You’ll gain a solid understanding of core business and management skills across economics, accounting, marketing and strategic thinking, complemented by specialised topics such as event design and planning, destination management and hospitality.
Cement your learning with an industry-based research project, allowing you to build valuable connections and gain real-life practical experience.
Study Tourism, Event and Hospitality On Demand with UniSA Online and take full control over your study. Access support seven days a week, plan your study to fit around your life, view learning resources 24/7, and log into the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.
In this 100% online degree, you’ll gain a solid grounding of essential business knowledge along with a range of specialist skills including event management strategy, designing experiences and products, hospitality management, and food, wine and festivals. Explore contemporary and career-relevant topics such as sustainable destination management, digital innovation in tourism and events, and the impact of tourism on Indigenous people and communities.
Designed and delivered by academics with a wealth of industry experience, you’ll graduate with the critical business, communication and analytical skills for a career that could take you anywhere.
Recommended study pattern
Note: The program structure is subject to change at any time. (Information correct as at October 2023)
Year 1
- Elective 1^
- Fundamentals of Global Tourism & Hospitality (TOUR 1003)
- Marketing Principles: Trading and Exchange (MARK 1018)
- Foundations of Event Management (TOUR 2015)
- Accounting for Business (ACCT 1011)
- Career Development in Business (BUSS 1067)
- Principles of Economics (ECON 1010)
- Business and Society (BUSS 1067) OR Elective^
Year 2
- Managing Hospitality Operations (TOUR 2014)
- Management and Organisation (BUSS 2081)
- Business Intelligence (INFS 2038)
- Experiential Product Design for Tourism, Events and Hospitality (TOUR 2014)
- Entrepreneurship for Social and Market Impact (BUSS 3107)
- Business Law (LAWS 1019)
- Eventful Cities and Event Leveraging (TOUR 2013)
- Elective 2^
Year 3
- Digital Technologies in Tourism, Events and Hospitality (TOUR 3011)
- International Business Environments (BUSS 3107)
- Business Practicum OR Elective^ (BUSS 3115)
- Elective 3^
- Sustainable Tourism Destination Management (TOUR 3012)
- Elective 4^
- Tourism, Events and Hospitality Industry Research Project (TOUR 3013)
- Strategic Management (BUSS 3097)
^Electives may be chosen from the UniSA Online electives list. Course pre-requisites must be satisfied.
Award requirements
Students must complete 24 subjects including 4 electives.
Choose your subjects
Electives
Marketing Analytics - MARK 2034
Managing Decision Making- BUSS 3095
International Management Ethics and Values - BUSS 3094
Project Management: Principles and Strategies - BUSS 2082
Solving Business Challenges - BUSS 3118
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Indicative first year fee
$15,094
Indicative total fee $45,282
The amounts shown here are indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
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Entry requirements
Successfully completed equivalent to a minimum of half a year of full-time study of a higher education program at a recognised higher education provider
Completed a secondary education qualification equivalent to SACE, such as an interstate year 12 international qualification with a competitive selection rank (ATAR)
Completed an award from a registered training organisation at Certificate IV level or above
- Passed a UniSA Online literacy and numeracy test and have relevant work experience;
- Completed a UniSA Foundation Studies program or equivalent; or
- Qualified for Special Entry.
If you have previous work experience, or have studied before, you could fast-track your studies by reducing the time it takes to complete your degree.
Career opportunities
A degree in tourism, event and hospitality management provides you with the platform to launch an exciting career with a diverse range of opportunities. The skills you gain could take you around the world, managing major events and promoting tourism experiences, or elevate your hospitality and business development career.
Careers to consider include:
• Event manager
• Destination marketing manager
• Tourism and hospitality business owner
• Conference coordinator
• Business development manager
• Tourism development officer