Bachelor of Business (International Tourism)

Channel your adventurous spirit, business acumen and lust for travel into a rewarding career. Whether for pleasure or business, tourism professionals are responsible for promoting dream destinations, devising profitable visitor campaigns, and arranging entertaining tours and holidays in destinations far and wide.

The Bachelor of Business (International Tourism) will equip you with the skills needed for a successful career in this growing and dynamic business sector. Every organisation in the tourism industry requires professionals with skills to attract, accommodate and entertain tourists with the aim of increasing revenue. This course aims to skill you in all areas of tourism business operations – identifying challenges and assessing solutions.

The Bachelor of Business (International Tourism) offers:

26-subjects in total

• 12 core business subjects
• 6 specialisation subjects
• 6 elective subjects
• 2 WIL (Work Integrated Learning) subjects

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) subjects are built into your degree, meaning you’ll have an organised internship as part of your degree.

Our impressive network of industry partners provide invaluable industry insight and experience. When it is time to embark on your industry training, we work closely with them to find a suitable placement that is the best fit for your skills, interests and professional goals. Your industry training could take you to a major city, regional area in Australia or an international city. Not only is this an invaluable experience, but it is also a chance to grow your professional network. For many of our graduates this experience introduces them to their future employers.

The teaching of this course integrates the practical experience of industry specialists with a more formal academic approach, providing you with a practical perspective on today’s business sector.

The Bachelor of Business (International Tourism) is career-focused and aims to develop contemporary knowledge and skills needed for success. This means:

• real-world assessments: no exams
• industry relationships
• developing 21st century skills, such as digital literacy
• everybody gets to complete a work placement in a business that aligns to their preferred industry
• access to personal study assistance and wellness support
• an emphasis on professionalism which includes: business cards, interview preparation, wearing 'business attire' in class, setting up LinkedIn profiles, access to the Career Hub, mentoring from high achieving students and alumni, working with your Work Integrated Facilitator on your CV.

In your final year of the Bachelor of Business (International Tourism), you will have the opportunity to participate in a ‘capstone’ subject, which allows you to choose a special area of focus within events, as a major project to test your abilities in addressing contemporary issues or problems in your area of interest.

Areas of study

Core business subjects, together with specialised International Tourism subjects such as tourism, technology and innovation, trends and issues in the visitor economy, tour design and development, airline management, and sustainable and competitive destinations. Electives provide a broad pool of choices so that you can craft your degree to suit your individual tastes and career aspirations.

Career opportunities

Destination sales manager, guest relations manager, resort manager, travel and tourism consultant, tour wholesaling and operations, tourism bureau manager, regional destination manager, destination development manager, theming consultant, cruise director, hotel manager, airline operations manager.

Practical experience

A minimum of 600 hours.

Fees and charges

Visit the ICMS website for current fee information.