Associate Degree in Hospitality and Hotel Management

Victoria University

About

You will develop your business management potential, get hands-on experience in our hospitality training centre and gain a thorough understanding of the industry's trends and issues.

This course prepares you to join the fast growing hospitality and tourism job sector.

You will gain an applied knowledge of the major operational, managerial and organisational areas in the industry.

You’ll learn from teachers who are directly involved in the industry, and develop skills in:

hotel operations management food, wine and catering operations accounting principles for management marketing and business communications contracts, risk and business law resort management rooms division management.

Structure

To attain the Associate Degree in Sustainable Hospitality and Hotel Management, students will be required to complete:

  • 192 credit points of core units.

Course structure and units

Year One

  • Introduction to Hospitality and Hotel Management Unit code VHH1001 Credits12
  • Sustainable Hotel Operations Management Unit code VHH1002 Credits12
  • Food, Wine and Catering Management Unit code VHH1003 Credits12
  • Event Planning and Operations Unit code VHH1004 Credits12
  • Accounting Principles for Management Unit code VHH1005 Credits12
  • Marketing and Business Communications Unit code VHH1006 Credits12
  • Management, Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour Unit code VHH1007 Credits12
  • Industry Business Challenge Unit code VHH1008 Credits12

Year Two

  • Customer Centricity and Consumer Behaviour Unit code VHH2001 Credits12
  • Room Divisions Operations Unit code VHH2002 Credits12
  • Sustainable Tourism Unit code VHH2003 Credits12
  • Hospitality and Hotel Management Innovation Challenge Unit code VHH2004 Credits12
  • Contracts, Risk and Business Law Unit code VHH2005 Credits12
  • Information Systems for Management Unit code VHH2006 Credits12
  • Economic Principles for Management Unit code VHH2007 Credits12
  • Statistical Analysis for Management Unit code VHH2008 Credits12

Entry requirements

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Applicants for this course will need to have met the academic requirements and prerequisites for this course outlined below.

Meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarantee entry into this course. Past academic performance may be considered.

Admission criteria

The minimum criteria for admission varies depending on your education background. If you’re not sure which criteria applies to you, use the help tool on this page or make an enquiry and we can assist.

Applicants with recent secondary education (within the last 2 years)

  • Australian Senior Secondary Certificate (e.g. VCE) or
  • an Australian or overseas equivalent or
  • an International Baccalaureate (IB).

Importance of ATAR for this course

ATAR+

We consider both ATAR and other criteria

NA

ATAR is not a consideration. We use other criteria

Admission criteria

Completion of an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate (VCE or equivalent) including Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English.

Why is ATAR not applicable?

You will not need an ATAR score to meet the admission requirements for this course. Only the successful completion of your secondary school studies, and any additional prerequisites. Our courses and support programs are designed to prepare students from diverse cultures for success, regardless of their prior experience, ATAR, age, socioeconomic or educational background.

Special admission programs

Our special admission programs cover a range of access and equity schemes that allow applicants from participating schools or disadvantaged social, economic or cultural environments to receive additional consideration. These include:

  • Special Entry Access Scheme (external link) (SEAS) for VTAC applicants.
  • Special consideration for direct applicants.

Applicants with vocational education and training (VET/TAFE) study

This information is for people who have completed an accredited award at an Australian Registered Training Organisation.

Admission criteria

Completion of an Australian Advanced Diploma or Diploma (or equivalent).OR:Completion of the Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation (or equivalent).

Special admission programs

Our special admission programs cover a range of access and equity schemes that allow applicants from participating schools or disadvantaged social, economic or cultural environments to receive additional consideration. These include:

  • Special Entry Access Scheme (external link) (SEAS) for VTAC applicants.
  • Special consideration for direct applicants.

Applicants with higher education study

This information is for people whose highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a higher education course.

Admission criteria

Full or partial completion of an Australian Higher Education award (or equivalent). OR:Completion of a single unit of Higher Education studies. OR:Completion of a bridging or enabling course eg. Foundation course or equivalent.

Special admission programs

Our special admission programs cover a range of access and equity schemes that allow applicants from participating schools or disadvantaged social, economic or cultural environments to receive additional consideration. These include:

  • Special Entry Access Scheme (external link) (SEAS) for VTAC applicants.
  • Special consideration for direct applicants.

Applicants with work & life experience

This information is for applicants who left secondary school more than two years ago and who have not undertaken VET or higher education study since then.

Admission criteria

Five years (minimum) work/life experience in Hospitality or similar.OR:Applicants that completed an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate more than two years ago.PLUS:Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English (or equivalent).

Special admission programs

Our special admission programs cover a range of access and equity schemes that allow applicants from participating schools or disadvantaged social, economic or cultural environments to receive additional consideration. These include:

  • Special Entry Access Scheme (external link) (SEAS) for VTAC applicants.
  • Special consideration for direct applicants.

There are many ways you can start your education journey at VU. Pathways offer an easy transition between courses at different levels, so that you can start with a certificate and progress right through to postgraduate study.

Pathways from VU courses

If you have completed any of the following course(s), you will be guaranteed a place in this course. In some cases you may receive credit for your previous study, reducing the time it takes to complete your course.

You will be credited for up to 96 credit points of study.

Find out more about pathways and credits.

Credit for skills and past study

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course coordinator or academic adviser.

Pathways to further study

On completion of this course you will be guaranteed entry into the following degree and in some cases receive credit for your study:

You will be credited for up to 192 credit points of study.

Find out more about our study pathways to VU

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

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  1. Analyse, interpret and apply a range of management, hospitality and business theories to solve complex work-based problems in a variety of contexts;  
  2. Demonstrate autonomy, judgement and defined responsibility when selecting the appropriate tools and strategies to support decision-making in hotel and hospitality management;  
  3. Exhibit a broad range of cognitive, technical and communications skills to select and apply methods and technologies to evaluate competing priorities and articulate key issues in hotel and hospitality management settings;  
  4. Demonstrate a broad knowledge of internal and external environmental factors that impact on hotel and hospitality management;  
  5. Contribute to the effective management of teams, demonstrating: accountability; the ability to transmit information and skills to others; and an understanding of individual and shared goals; and  
  6. Exhibit personal awareness, self-motivation, change readiness and resilience in response to the dynamic work environment of the hotel and hospitality management sector.  

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