Analysis on the Application of Hotel Management Specialty in Australia
According to the report released by Boston Management Consulting Company 20 1 1, the average growth rate of domestic hotel industry and tourism industry will exceed 10% in the next three years, and China will surpass Japan to become the second largest tourism market in the world in 20 13. The development of domestic hotel industry and tourism industry contains endless potential and opportunities, and also provides a large number of employment opportunities for China students studying in Australia. Australian Prime Minister Gillard also made it clear during her visit to China at the end of April that more Australian tourists are welcome to visit China.
Although domestic tourism has developed rapidly, it has not yet become the rigid demand of most Chinese people, so there is still huge room for growth. Therefore, the overall level of hotels and tourism management sub-disciplines in domestic universities is not high. Especially in star hotel management, tourism planning, tourism destination marketing and other directions, Australian universities have unparalleled advantages. According to a report in China Business Weekly on the business development of Intercontinental Hotel, a world-renowned high-end hotel chain brand, in Chinese mainland in October1June, the general manager of a foreign-funded high-end hotel admitted that hotel management teachers in domestic universities know little about the industry, and they will only follow the book and students will only study hard. The report also revealed that the development of Intercontinental Hotel Chinese mainland in the next five years needs to recruit 90,000 high-quality China employees. All these provide a lot of employment opportunities for students majoring in hotel and tourism management.
I. Curriculum of Tourism and Hotel Management in Australia:
Hotel management courses mainly study the operation and management of hotels, and usually include some practical courses. Hotel management needs to learn financial management, marketing, staff management, strategic planning and cultural, catering and staff management issues that should be paid attention to in international hotel management. The Master of Hotel Management program in Australia usually includes three months to six months of hotel internship.
Tourism management course mainly studies marketing knowledge, tourist behavior, tourism service management and tourism finance knowledge.
Academic grades are divided into diploma, bachelor's degree and master's degree.
Second, Australia's tourism and hotel management professional employment prospects:
Graduates who have completed tourism or hotel management courses in Australia have a wide range of employment options in the tourism and hotel industries.
Graduates with relatively little work experience can find relevant positions in domestic travel agencies, hotels, B2C travel and holiday websites, airlines, tourist attractions management companies, and advertising companies in the tourism or hotel industries. Students with long-term internship experience in Australian hotels can also apply for entry into various hotels operated by international hotel chains in China to do primary operation and management.
As Australia is a big tourist country, there are many job opportunities in major tourist cities in Australia after completing the master's program in hotel or tourism management.
Starting salary of graduates: The average starting salary of hotel management undergraduate is about 40,000 Australian dollars, the average annual salary is 50,000-60,000 Australian dollars, and the top management can even reach 654.38 million Australian dollars.
Three. Application requirements and fees for tourism and hotel management in Australia:
It is not as difficult as you think to enter the major of tourism and hotel management in Australian universities. If you want to study undergraduate, you must graduate from high school, and IELTS must reach at least 6 points. To study for a master's degree, you don't need relevant academic qualifications or work experience except for obtaining a bachelor's degree and meeting the corresponding language requirements.
The tuition fee for this major is not particularly high. General undergraduate tuition is about10.5 million Australian dollars per year, and master tuition is about10.7 million Australian dollars per year. Tuition fees vary according to the Australian region where the school is located.
4. Recommended institutions for tourism and hotel management in Australia:
(The following school admission and curriculum are for reference only. Students must follow the latest school enrollment requirements before applying. )
Generally speaking, the major of tourism and hotel management in Australia is a general term for the following majors: tourism management, hotel management or hotel management, competition management, sports and leisure management, which belongs to the category of service industry management, and aims to cultivate applied talents who can master the basic principles and skills of modern tourism hotel management and service, have the basic ability to solve problems, especially practical problems in modern tourism hotel management, and can engage in tourism, hotels, large-scale conferences and exhibitions, sports and leisure services and economic management. Bachelor and Master: Good schools are mainly concentrated in areas with developed tourism. Recommended schools are: Griffith University and the University of Queensland.
1, Griffith University:
Griffith University School of Tourism and Hotel Management is located in the famous tourist resort "Gold Coast", only 7 kilometers away from surfing paradise. The school not only combines education with tourism and hotel industry, but also actively participates in the project research of this industry, and is funded by the Australian Research Council and the Cooperative Research Center. The curriculum of the college is flexible and practical, and it is constantly changing and updating with the development of tourism. And the course contains a wide range of internship content. Students not only have rich professional knowledge, but also have a lot of practical experience, which keeps the employment rate of graduates from the School of Tourism and Hotel Management of Griffith University at a high level.
Undergraduate degree course: Bachelor of Commerce (Hotel Management)
Educational system: 3 years
Career direction: Cluband Gaming management? Club and game management
Conference & Functional Management? Conference and function management
Catering? diet
Supervisory position? The position of executives
Guest service? customer service
Enterprises entertain interns? Corporate hotel management training
Master of Commerce (International Tourism and Hospital Management)
Length of schooling: 1 year full-time
Admission requirements: Students with domestic undergraduate education and relevant professional background, who have no professional background, should take GC courses for one and a half years first, and the school can directly provide 1 year and a half.
Professional certification: After completing this major, you can meet the professional certification requirements of the following institutions.
International Council for Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education
Hotel, Catering and International Management Association
Pacific Asia Tourism Association (PATA)
2. University of Queensland:
Educational system: 3-year full-time undergraduate course.
Courses offered: Bachelor of International Hotel and Tourism Management, Bachelor of International Hotel and Tourism Management.
IELTS entrance requirements: the total score is 6.5, and the single subject is not less than 6.
Master of Tourism, Hotel and Event Management.
Educational system: 1.5 years
Admission requirements: IELTS total score is 6.5, single subject is not less than 6, and undergraduate score is above 65%.
Universities with hotel management majors include: Sven University of Science and Technology, Central Queensland University, and Addis Kewan University; Master programs include: Victoria University, James Cook University, Addis Kewan University, and western sydney to meet the different needs of students in geographical selection. The following is the university enrollment information of tourism and hotel management major in Australia.
3. La Trobe University
La Trobe University is a comprehensive public university in Melbourne. Victoria University with high student satisfaction. Its arts and humanities are among the top in the world 150. Provide internationally recognized professional authority certification. The school has rich teaching experience in tourism and hotel management, and all the teachers are outstanding people with rich industry experience. Can provide students with the latest information and materials. The popular majors in the school are:
Bachelor of Business (Tourism and Hotel)? Three-year undergraduate program
Bachelor of Commerce (Tourism Management)-Three-year undergraduate course
Master of Tourism? 1 year master program (only available in February every year)
4. University of Victoria, Australia
Victoria University in Australia has the oldest professional courses in tourism and hotel management in Australia. Recognized by the European Fund Management Committee. What is a school? International Tourism and Quality Education in Hotel Industry? One of the founding members. The undergraduate course lasts for four years, and students will have paid internship opportunities in the fourth year. This has laid a good foundation for students' future employment.
Bachelor of Commerce (Hotel/Tourism Management)
Bachelor of Commerce (Hotel Management/Event Management)
5. University of Technology Sydney
Course name: Bachelor's degree in activity and leisure management of exhibition and leisure management.
Educational system: 3 years
Admission requirements: students need to complete the domestic undergraduate freshman or pass the fast course of preparatory/freshman diploma.
Language requirements: IELTS 6.5 (at least 6.0 in written test)
Master of exhibition management in event management.
Educational system: 1.5 years
Entry requirements: relevant bachelor degree.
Language requirements: IELTS 6.5.
6. University of South Australia
Course name: Bachelor of Tourism and Event Management, Bachelor of Tourism and Exhibition Management.
Educational system: 3 years
Admission requirements: Complete the domestic undergraduate freshman or pass the fast-track course of preparatory/freshman diploma.
Language requirements: IELTS 6.0.
7. Edith Covent University
Course Name: Bachelor of Commerce (Exhibition Management) Bachelor of Commerce (Event Management)
Educational system: 3 years
Admission requirements: Complete the domestic undergraduate freshman or pass the fast-track course of preparatory/freshman diploma.
Language requirements: IELTS 6.0.
8. Bond University of Australia
Advantages of School of Tourism Management, Hotel Resort, Bond University:
Tourism is a pillar industry in Australia, with many employment opportunities (30% of the population is engaged in this industry); The school is located in the Gold Coast, a world-class tourist resort, with tourism as the primary industry. Students are arranged for internships (including course internships) in Marriott International Management Group, giving priority to employment; The course design is rich in content, covering hotels, resorts and travel management, and other school courses only involve one of them; With an international faculty, the professors are all from world-renowned hotel management colleges, with extensive interpersonal relationships (Marriott Hotel regularly sends managers to visit and teach); Management-oriented curriculum design to cultivate high-end talents in the industry.
9. Southern Cross University.
The School of Tourism and Hotel Management of Southern Cross University is in a leading position in the field of tourism education in Australia. 1997, 1998 and 1999 won the New South Wales Tourism Industry Education Excellence Award for three consecutive years, and 1999 won the Australian Tourism Industry Education Award for the first time. In 2000, together with Intercontinental Hotel Sydney, it won the New South Wales Tourism 10 Award for Excellence in Training and Education. 200 1 Won the New South Wales Private Enterprise Training and Tourism Education Excellence Award together with Intercontinental Sydney Hotel. In 2002, she won the New South Wales Tourism Industry Education Excellence Award. In 2003, the Department won the New South Wales Award for Excellence in Tourism Education again, and the 2003-2004 Australian National Tourism Education and Training Award.
A series of specialties related to tourism, hotels and exhibitions have been set up. Undergraduate related majors include: tourism management, hotel and holiday management, hotel management, conference and exhibition management, international tourism management, eco-environmental tourism management, sports tourism management, club and game management. Master's major: conference and exhibition management, hotel and tourism management, business management, international tourism and hotel management; There are also some other honorary bachelor's degrees and postgraduate diploma courses.
Course: Bachelor of Commerce in International Hospital Management
Length: 3 years
Admission requirements: complete the preparatory courses designated by the university or finish the freshman year in China.