Master of Tourism Hospitality and Events Management
Program Overview
Victoria University's Master of Tourism Hospitality and Events Management prepares students for leadership roles in the tourism, hospitality, and events industries. The program emphasizes sustainability and 'Green Growth,' exploring their benefits for businesses and communities. Delivered through a hybrid mode, it combines online learning with industry engagement and practical experience. Graduates are equipped for careers in various sectors, including tourism planning, hotel management, event coordination, and policy development.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Master of Tourism Hospitality and Events Management from Victoria University is designed to prepare students for managerial, policy development, and planning roles within the tourism, hospitality, and events industries. The program emphasizes 'Green Growth' and sustainability, exploring how these themes can benefit businesses in the sector and local communities.
Outline:
Core Units:
- Accounting for Management
- Data Analysis for Business
- Business Economics
- Work and Organisation Systems
- Art and Practice of Leadership
- Tourism and Events: Core Concepts and Theory
- International Tourism Management
- Emerging Trends in Tourism and Destination Management
- Green Growth Transformation of Destinations
- Business Events
- Hospitality Operations Management
- Hotel and Resort Management
- Business Ethics and Sustainability
Teaching:
The program is taught through a hybrid delivery mode, combining online learning with face-to-face sessions. Industry speakers and visits to tourism sites provide practical experience and networking opportunities. Adjunct professors from the tourism sector contribute to course design and delivery, fostering industry connections.
Careers:
Graduates are prepared for careers in:
- Tourism planning and promotion agencies
- Policy development in professional and industry associations
- Management of attractions
- Conference coordination
- Hotel or resort service management
- Marketing and communication (events)
- Planning within the travel sector
- Self-employment in tourism management businesses
- Planning and policy development in government departments
- Research and planning in consulting firms
For more than 100 years, Victoria University (VU) has offered accessible education to students in Melbourne’s west and beyond. Victoria University aims to continue creating positive outcomes for education, industry and our community into the future.
Services
Housing services
Victoria University is pleased to offer guaranteed accommodation to new and continuing full-time domestic and international students. This offer is in partnership with UniLodge, our accommodation provider.
UniLodge Victoria University offers modern purpose-built student accommodation apartments in Footscray with excellent facilities and a community environment – all within a short walking distance to classes!
Library services
Our online resources are available 24 hours a day from wherever you are. You can also visit any of our seven campus libraries for help with your information needs, access to a PC or a quiet place to study.
Student Life
Campus life
Victoria University has campuses across Melbourne's CBD and western suburbs. International students can also choose to study at VU Sydney, VU India or partner institutions overseas.
Our flagship campus is located in Footscray - study with us in Melbourne's western cultural and creative epicentre.
- City Flinders
- City Flinders Lane
- City King
- City Queen
- Footscray Nicholson
- Footscray Park
- St Albans
- Sunshine
- Werribee
- VU at MetroWest (Footscray)
- VU Sydney
Sports facilities
There are plenty of options for staff and students wanting to join a sporting club and play in local competitions.
Joining a Victoria University sport club helps keep you fit while doing something you love. You will also get to meet new people and maybe do some travelling too.
Student clubs
VU organises a range of activities on- and off-campus, including:
- Orientation Parties
- Annual Ball
- Mental Health training (subsidised)
- Be a Better Human Festival
- De-stress Festival
- Queernival
Entry Requirements:
- Completion of an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in any discipline
- Completion of an Australian Graduate Diploma (or equivalent) in a similar discipline
- Applicants without an undergraduate qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Diploma based on approved work experience. Upon completion of the Graduate Diploma, graduates will be eligible for admission to this course with credit granted for completed units.
Special Entry Programs:
If you are from a disadvantaged or underrepresented social, economic or cultural background, you may be eligible for one of our special admission programs. These programs are designed to help you access education more easily.
