Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management

The events and tourism industries are expanding quickly, with tourism now directly contributing almost three per cent to Australia’s GDP.

To help further drive growth and sustainability, a skilled and experienced workforce is needed – and this is where UC comes in.Our course has a foundation in business studies and investigates the key elements you’ll need for a future career in events and tourism.

You’ll graduate with solid teamwork and critical thinking skills, exploring events in both tourism and non-tourism contexts, such as sports, festivals, conventions, meetings and community activities.

Your employability will be enhanced thanks to the many practical Work Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunities you’ll undertake within the industry as part of your degree.Hands-on experience is at the heart of the Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management.

During your studies, you’ll undertake a number of project-based units where you’ll study real-world case studies, explore simulated workplace scenarios, interact with guest speakers, and work with industry to develop documents including marketing plans, social media strategies, training manuals, and more.The course requires you to undertake an internship of between 40 and 50 hours with an event management company.

Previous students have undertaken internships across a range of sectors, with organisations such as the Australian War Memorial, Canberra Raiders, Brumbies Rugby, Canberra Convention Bureau, Heritage ACT, National Museum of Australia, ACT Parks and Conservation, National Folk Festival, Questacon, Canberra Writers Festival, Canberra International Film Festival, Canberra in the City, Canberra Regional Tourism Awards, ACT Government, Design Canberra Festival, Corporate Communique, Soldier On, Volleyball Australia, OzHelp Foundation, Canberra Cavalry, Academy Club, Red Nose, Pialligo Estate, Capital Football and Kicks Entertainment.

Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management (72 credit points) Required - 48 credit points as follows

• CM0010 Core Major in Event and Tourism Management (24 credit points) Required - Must pass 24 credit points as follows 11009 - Business Decision Making - 3 cp, Level 1 11011 - Professional Orientation (Business) - 3 cp, Level 1 11172 - Business Research Methods - 3 cp, Level 1 11174 - Introduction to Management - 3 cp, Level 1 11175 - Introduction to Economics - 3 cp, Level 1 11210 - Destination Management and the Visitor Economy - 3 cp, Level 2 11211 - Professional Evidence (Event and Tourism Management) - 3 cp, Level 3 11320 - Event Management - 3 cp, Level 3
• SM0028 Specialist Major in Event and Tourism Management (24 credit points) Required - Must pass 24 credit points as follows 11176 - Marketing Fundamentals - 3 cp, Level 1 11186 - Service Systems, Transformation and Wellbeing - 3 cp, Level 3 11318 - Climate Change and Sustainable Business Futures - 3 cp, Level 2 11321 - Introduction to Events and Tourism - 3 cp, Level 1 11322 - Event Development - 3 cp, Level 2 11323 - Tourism and Communication - 3 cp, Level 2 11324 - Tourism and the World Economy - 3 cp, Level 2 11325 - Tourism Policy - 3 cp, Level 3

Open Electives - 24 credit points as follows

• Must pass 24 credit points from anywhere in the University, as a breadth major, a breadth minor and/or as individual units.

Admission Requirements

Admission to this course is based on an entrance rank. A rank can be achieved by the following means:- Year 12 ATAR- other Australian Qualification- work experience- overseas qualificationWe also offer a number of entry initiatives that give you the opportunity to gain entry to the University via alternate pathway programs and admissions schemes. More information is available on our Alternative Entry page: http://www.canberra.edu.au/future-students/applications/apply-now/alternative-entry

Additional Admission Requirements

TAFE NSW Northern Sydney, St Leonard's: This course is taught from the 2nd year. To commence, all students must be eligible for at least 1 year (24 credit points) of advanced standing.

Assumed Knowledge

None.

Periods Course is Open to New Admissions

Information on admission closing dates can be found here.

Credit Arrangements

Credit arrangements (if available) for this course can be found on the University's Credit Search website.