Bachelor of Business (Hospitality Management)

Have a passion for food and people? A hospitality career could be just what you're looking for. The Bachelor of Business (Hospitality Management) gives you a taste for what a hospitality career has to offer. It also provides the greatest choice of job outcomes of any of the William Blue courses.

Hospitality is where a host provides a service to a guest, and is traditionally related to food, drink or accommodation. Nowadays, hospitality goes way beyond this – today it's the world's largest and fastest growing industry.

Learn about hospitality concepts, discover business and management principles, and gain the knowledge, attributes, skills and experience of higher-level operations. Take part in industry experience – a vital ingredient of this course – and understand what to expect out in the real world. As a graduate, feast your eyes on an exciting role in hotel, tourism or event management and much, much more.

Course Quick Look

Course Qualification 2010 Intake Dates FEE-HELP

Bachelor of Business (Hospitality Management)

March, July and October

Course Duration CRICOS Codes Study Options

3 years full-time, 6 years part-time* or
2 years full-time, 4 years part-time* (accelerated)

Provider: 00246M
Course: 064817G (3 years)
Accelerated Course: 071676A (2 years)

Full Time / Part Time
On Campus / Online*

* International students in Australia must study full-time on-campus.

Course Structure

Each Unit worth 10 credit points unless stated.


100 Level

MGT101 Management Principles and Practices

ACC101 Fundamentals of Management Accounting and Business Finance

MKT101 Understanding Marketing

MGT102 Introduction to Hospitality, Tourism and Events

ECO101 Economics in a Business Environment

HOS101 Introduction to Accommodation Management

MGT103 Service Industry Theory

IND101 Industry Practices


200 Level

LAW201 Introduction to Business Law

ACC201 Introduction to Applied Finance (5 cps)

STAT201 Introduction to Quantitative Methods (5 cps)

MGT201 Human Resource Management

HOS201 Asset Management

MGT202 Project Management

IND201 Industry Engagement


Plus 2 Electives from 200 Level Approved Units, including:

HOS203 Resort and Spa Management

HOS204 Entertainment and Leisure Management

HOS205 Gastronomy


300 Level

MGT301 Corporate Social Responsibility

MGT302 Strategic Management

MGT303 Business Information Analysis

MGT304 OH&S and Risk Management

HOS302 Quality and Control

IND301 Industry Placement (20cps)


Plus 1 Elective from 300 Level Approved Units, including:

MTG305 Small Business Management

MTG306 Learning and Development

MGT307 Sales and Promotion


Electives are subject to availability. Contact us for more information.


Industry Placement Component:

The IND301 Industry Placement unit provides you with the necessary experience of applying your study to the workplace. With the assistance of our Career Coordinator, you will secure a work placement for the duration of the term in a relevant enterprise. You will be required to participate in the workplace as required, and as part of that process reflect on organisational culture and your own approach to work and the workplace. You will be supervised by your tutor during the placement and you will also be required to prepare and present a major report that critically reflects on their workplace experience.


To view the entry requirements and tuition fees for this course, please click here.


For more information about the Bachelor of Business (Hospitality Management) including detailed subject descriptions, please contact a Course a Careers Advisor.

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William Blue Graduate, 2008
Bachelor of Business (Tourism and Hospitality)
Management Trainee, Crowne Plaza Canberra

"Thanks to William Blue I was able to achieve my current position and now have an excellent foundation to build my career."

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