Master of International Hospitality Management

Employment opportunities include careers 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, and graduates will be able to seek out employment in Australia as well as overseas.

Possible future job titles: 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

Higher education

Bachelor degree

Work and Life

Equivalent prior learning including at least five years relevant professional experience.

English Proficiency Requirements

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0);
• Bachelor degree from a country specified on the English Proficiency Bands page;
• Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
• Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience; or
• Other tests, courses or programs defined on the English Proficiency Bands page.

If you're applying for a course and have previous study or professional experience, you may be eligible for what we call 'advanced standing'.

For more information and to apply please go to https://www.ecu.edu.au/future-students/course-entry/advanced-standing

A unique course in Western Australia, the Master of International Hospitality Management brings together business and management principles in relation to the hospitality industry.

Students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills for a career in senior management in the international hospitality industry. In this course, students will have the opportunity to undertake a four-month internship in their final semester, allowing them to apply their non-technical skills in an Australian work context. The course includes business units as well as applied hospitality units, including marketing, events management, international business and stakeholder management.

Award Requirements

• FBL5010   Managing People and Organisations
• FBL5020   Marketing Leadership
• HOS6504   Global Hospitality Operations Management
• FBL5030   Fundamentals of Value Creation in Business
• MBA6115   Business in a Global Context
• FBL6530   Business Events Management
• MBA6150   Working Across Cultures
• HOS6502   Current Issues in Hospitality
• MBA6140   Strategic Leadership & Stakeholder Management
• 3 x Units from Specialisation; or
• 3 x Level 5 or Level 6 units from the School of Business and Law as approved by Course Coordinator

Specialisations include:

• Human Resource Management
• Information Systems
• Marketing
• Professional Internship
• Project Management