Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management

This is a three-year bachelor degree in tourism and hospitality management, taught at William Angliss Institute, a specialist provider in food, tourism and hospitality. You study how hotels, resorts, tour operations, events and food service businesses actually run, rostering, revenue, food safety, guest experience, marketing, and the numbers behind a profitable venue. The degree sits at AQF level 7, which means it's a full bachelor qualification recognised across Australia and by employers overseas.

How the degree is structured

Like most Australian bachelor degrees, it runs over three years of full-time study, usually split into two semesters a year (some providers use trimesters). You enrol in units of study, each worth a set number of credit points, and you need to pass a required total to graduate. Early units build the basics, hospitality operations, tourism systems, accounting and marketing. Later units let you specialise, often through electives in areas like event management, gastronomy, or destination marketing. There's typically a capstone unit in your final year where you pull everything together, often as a applied project or industry-based research task rather than a pure thesis.

Work-integrated learning

Hospitality and tourism degrees in Australia almost always include a placement or industry project, because the sector hires on demonstrated experience as much as grades. At William Angliss you can expect a supervised work placement or industry consulting unit, arranged with hotels, restaurants, tour companies or event operators. That placement counts toward your degree and often becomes your first professional reference. The institute's industry links are its main draw, it's been training people for this sector for decades.

What you actually learn

By the end you should be able to cost a menu, build a roster, read a profit and loss statement for a venue, design a guest experience, market a destination, and manage a team through a busy service period. You also learn the compliance side: liquor licensing, food safety standards, workplace health and safety, and the legal responsibilities that come with running a hospitality business in Australia.

Who it suits

This suits school leavers who want a practical degree with a clear industry path, and also people already working in hotels, bars or tourism who want a qualification to move into supervision or management. If you're an international student, you can work up to 48 hours per fortnight while your course is in session, which is genuinely useful in this field because paid shifts in a hotel or restaurant double as industry experience. After graduating, you may be eligible for the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) post-study work stream, which lets you stay and work in Australia for a period. English requirements for entry are typically IELTS Academic 6.0–6.5 overall for a bachelor degree, though you should check the official page for the exact score and accepted equivalents. Tuition is published on the CRICOS register under course code 117777A, confirm current fees and intake dates there or with William Angliss directly.

• Hotel and resort roles: front office supervisor, duty manager, food and beverage manager, rooms division trainee, employed by hotel groups, resorts and serviced apartment operators across Australia.
• Food and beverage management: restaurant manager, bar supervisor, catering manager, venue operations coordinator in pubs, clubs, restaurants and contract catering companies.
• Tourism operations: tour coordinator, destination marketing assistant, reservations and product officer with tour operators, inbound travel companies and visitor information centres.
• Events: event coordinator or operations assistant with event management firms, venues, councils and conference centres.
• Travel and aviation: roles in airlines, airports, cruise lines and travel agencies, particularly in customer experience and ground operations.
• Small business and entrepreneurship: some graduates open or manage their own cafe, catering business or tour company.

Australian employers in this sector include hotel chains, hospitality groups, tourism boards, regional visitor economies, event companies and the food service arms of major venues. The qualification also transfers to tourism and hospitality roles overseas.