Master of Applied Hospitality Management / Master of Business Administration (MAHM/MBA) Double Degree

This double degree pairs a Master of Applied Hospitality Management with an MBA, and it's built for people who want to run hotels, restaurants, resorts or hospitality groups rather than just work in them. You take both awards together over three years, so you finish with two master's qualifications and a mix of operational hospitality knowledge and business management. Le Cordon Bleu Australia delivers it, and the course is registered on CRICOS for international students (code 107455B).

Australian master's degrees sit at level 9 of the Australian Qualifications Framework and normally take one to two years full-time. This one runs longer because it's a double degree. You study in semesters or trimesters, enrolling in units of study that each carry credit points, and you need to pass the required credit points from both the hospitality and business sides to graduate. Expect core units in hospitality operations, revenue and yield management, food and beverage management, service design and events, alongside MBA units in accounting, finance, marketing, organisational behaviour, strategy and leadership. Many Australian master's programmes finish with a capstone unit, a research project or a professional placement, and hospitality programmes in particular tend to include industry experience because the sector hires on demonstrated work. Confirm the exact unit list, credit point totals and placement requirements on the official Le Cordon Bleu course page.

The skills you build are practical. You learn to read a profit and loss statement for a hotel, set room rates that actually fill the property, manage rosters and labour costs, handle supplier contracts, design a guest experience that people pay a premium for, and lead teams through busy service periods. The MBA half pushes you into strategy, financial analysis, marketing and people management, which is what you need when you move from running one venue to overseeing several. Assessment is usually a mix of exams, reports, group projects and presentations, with some units assessed on real or simulated business problems.

This course suits people who already have a bachelor's degree and want to move up in hospitality, or career changers with some industry exposure who want a formal business qualification. It also suits international students who want to study in Australia and use the post-study work rights that come with a master's degree. While you study, a student visa lets you work up to 48 hours per fortnight once your course has started. After you finish, the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) post-study work stream may be available depending on your circumstances, so check the Department of Home Affairs rules. English requirements for entry are typically IELTS Academic 6.0 to 6.5 overall for coursework postgraduate degrees, though the Student visa has its own separate English threshold set by Home Affairs. Tuition is published on the CRICOS register, and you should confirm fees, intakes and English equivalents directly with Le Cordon Bleu.

• Hotel or resort manager, running daily operations, budgets and staff at properties across Australia's city and regional hotel sector.
• Food and beverage manager, overseeing restaurants, bars and function operations in hotels, clubs and hospitality groups.
• Revenue or yield manager, setting pricing and inventory strategy for accommodation and venue businesses.
• Events and functions manager, delivering conferences, weddings and corporate events for venues and event companies.
• Restaurant or venue general manager, owning the profit and loss, rosters and supplier relationships for a single site or small group.
• Hospitality group operations manager, coordinating multiple venues under one brand or owner.
• Business development or marketing manager, growing revenue for hospitality, tourism and leisure organisations.
• Consultant or analyst, advising hospitality and tourism businesses on operations, feasibility and performance.
• Entrepreneur or owner-operator, starting or scaling your own hospitality venture.

Employers include hotels and resort chains, restaurant groups, catering and event companies, clubs, casinos, tourism operators, airlines and cruise lines, plus hospitality technology and consulting firms. Australian cities and regional tourism areas both hire from this pool, and the MBA side opens doors into broader management roles outside hospitality if you want them.