Bachelor of Business in Tourism and Hospitality Management with Honours
Bachelors Honours Degree (C/w)Course snapshot
Domestic snapshot
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Start Date
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Duration
1 year full-time; 2 years part-time
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Location
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Placements
NA
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ATAR
N/A
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Inherent Requirements
NA
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Language Requirements
IELTS Overall Score
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Entry Requirements
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Course abbreviation
BBusTour&HospMgt(Hons)
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Course code
3507027
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Credit points
96
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Equivalent units
8
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Indicative Fee
Overview
The Bachelor of Business in Tourism and Hospitality Management with Honours is an independent year of study offered to students who demonstrate meritorious performance in their undergraduate studies.
The School of Business and Tourism honours course is a practical model in which the Honours student becomes a “research apprentice”. It offers students the necessary research tools to learn the trade of rigorous scholarly enquiry and build a bridge to further higher research degree studies.
Interested applicants need to contact the University to discuss their eligibility and to find a suitable honours supervisor for their proposed honours topic prior to lodging their application.
Graduate Attribute | Course Learning Outcome |
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Intellectual rigour | Establish the quality and appropriateness of analysis and linkage of findings to the research problem, along with practical and theoretical implications. Demonstrate a contribution to the body of knowledge by producing a thesis appropriate to a discipline area. Present research proposals and findings at academic forums, and incorporate feedback received into the study. Identify and scope a research-worthy, discipline-specific problem, taking into account the important theory, practical application, ethical considerations, and the time and resource constraints applicable to the study. Demonstrate an appreciation of the current issues and developed thinking pertaining to the discipline area investigated by producing a literature review which appropriately identifies relevant sources of information. |
Creativity | Develop a research question in collaboration with a research supervisor. Demonstrate and apply critical thinking and judgement in developing new understanding |
Ethical practice | Apply discipline based knowledge and skills in situations that require autonomy and well-developed responsible behaviour. Describe and apply a recognised ethical framework to analyse behaviour in a discipline or workplace/organisation. |
Knowledge of a discipline | Demonstrate an understanding and application of research, analytical and technical skills in a tourism or hospitality research context. Demonstrate and apply in-depth discipline specific knowledge and skills with a global perspective. |
Lifelong learning | Critically review the literature relevant to their research question and methodology. Demonstrate autonomy, well developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a learner |
Communication and social skills | Investigate and explain leadership research and practice in the management of people and self. Appraise self and team regarding participation and performance. Prepare and deliver well developed discipline advice, knowledge and ideas orally for scholarly and public contexts. Prepare and deliver well developed and justified, discipline advice using written communications suitable for scholarly and public contexts. |
Cultural competence | Demonstrate cultural awareness relevant to the research question and methodology |
An Honours year allows students to enhance their self-management skills, and provide in-depth research into a topic interest.
Location | Teaching period | UAC code | QTAC code |
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Coffs Harbour | Session 1 | N/A | N/A |
Gold Coast | Session 1 | N/A | N/A |
Lismore | Session 1 | N/A | N/A |
Online | Session 1 | N/A | N/A |
Requirements
We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you are not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, our team will work with you to find the best pathway option.
Before applying, make sure you double check all entry requirements, gather required documentation and review the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, noting any specifics listed below.
Course requirements
- Students are required to pass the Research Design and Methods unit to satisfactorily progress through the remainder of the Honours course. The result of this unit will count as 25% of the total Honours grade, and the written thesis will count towards the remaining 75%.
- The course will comprise research leading to the completion of a thesis based upon original work. The thesis will have a workload requirement equivalent to six (6) units.
Entry requirements
English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this course are as follows
Language requirements
- Students are required to pass the Research Design and Methods unit to satisfactorily progress through the remainder of the Honours course. The result of this unit will count as 25% of the total Honours grade, and the written thesis will count towards the remaining 75%.
- The course will comprise research leading to the completion of a thesis based upon original work. The thesis will have a workload requirement equivalent to six (6) units.
Course structure
Your course progression is in the recommended order you should complete your course in. It is important that you follow this to ensure you meet the course requirements. For further assistance see How to Enrol in Units using My Enrolment.
Students should use course progression information to select units specific to their course and enrol in these units using My Enrolment.
Unit Code | Unit Title | Available | Credit points | Level of learning | Notes |
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Year 1, Session 1 |
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Part-time students should select MAT93010 - Research Design and Methods in Year 1, Session 1 and BUS40006 - Research Thesis (Part 1 of 3) in Year 1, Session 2 | Note 1 | ||||
MAT93010 - Research Design and Methods | Advanced | Note 1 | |||
BUS40006 - Research Thesis (Part 1 of 3) | Advanced | Note 1 | |||
Year 1, Session 2 |
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Part-time students should select BUS40004 - Research Thesis (Part 2 of 3) in Year 2, Session 1 and BUS40005 - Research Thesis (Part 3 of 3) in Year 2, Session 2. | Note 1 | ||||
BUS40004 - Research Thesis (Part 2 of 3) | Advanced | Note 1 | |||
BUS40005 - Research Thesis (Part 3 of 3) | Advanced | Note 1 |
Note 1:
Double-weighted unit