Master of International Hospitality Management

Program Overview

The Master of International Hospitality Management at ECU equips students with the knowledge and skills for senior management roles in the global hospitality industry. The program combines business and management principles with applied hospitality units, including marketing, events management, and stakeholder management. Students can choose from specializations or electives in areas such as human resource management, information systems, and project management. The program offers full-time and part-time study options and includes a four-month internship in the final semester.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Overview:
The Master of International Hospitality Management is an exceptional course in Western Australia that combines business and management principles in relation to the hospitality industry.
• Objectives:
• To equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in senior management in the international hospitality industry.
• To provide students with the opportunity to undertake a four-month internship in their final semester, enabling them to apply their non-technical skills in an Australian work context.
• To instill in students an understanding of business units, as well as applied hospitality units, including marketing, events management, international business, and stakeholder management.
• Program Description:
• This course is accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 9 Masters Degree (Coursework) Award.

Outline:

• Course Content:
• Business units
• Applied hospitality units
• Marketing
• Events management
• International business
• Stakeholder management
• Course Structure:
• Year 1, Semester 1:
• Managing People and Organisations
• Marketing Leadership
• Global Hospitality Operations Management
• Year 1, Semester 2, Year 2, Semesters 1 & 2:
• Fundamentals of Value Creation in Business
• Business in a Global Context
• Business Events Management
• Working Across Cultures
• Current Issues in Hospitality
• Strategic Leadership & Stakeholder Management
• Units from Specialisation (Human Resource Management, Information Systems, Marketing, Professional Internship, or Project Management) or
• Elective Units from the School of Business and Law
• Course Schedule:
• Full-time and part-time study options available.
• Semesters 1 and 2 commence in Joondalup, Mount Lawley, or online.

Careers:

• Career Paths:
• Hotel Manager
• Restaurant Manager
• Hospitality Business Manager
• Food and Beverage Manager
• Front Office Manager
• Resort Manager
• Convention Centre Manager
• Event Operations Manager
• Hospitality Services Manager
• Catering and Food Services Manager
• Opportunities:
• Employment in international hotels, resorts, restaurants, not-for-profit hospitality providers, catering companies, and event management.
• The course teaches transferable business skills with a focus on the hospitality sector, enabling graduates to seek employment in Australia as well as overseas.