After extensive consultation with leading figures in the international hospitality and tourism industry and with our strategic partner The University of Queensland, the Australian International Hotel School is proud to announce its new programs:

• Bachelor of Business (International Hotel Management)
• Bachelor of Business (International Event Management)

These programs have been developed for delivery in 2009.

Both bachelor degrees are quality endorsed by The School of Tourism at The University of Queensland, ranked as a top-50 world class university and a member of the Group of Eight leading Australian research universities.

Business-focused, industry-relevant, many choices

Both these comprehensive, industry-relevant degrees offer a full three year academic program:

• university-level study in business, finance, marketing, organisation and operations;
• professional development - research skills and practices, management and leadership, business ethics, cross-cultural issues, career planning;
• daily skills training in the commercial four-star boutique Hotel Kurrajong on-site;
• a career development program of paid industry placements in Australia and abroad;
• pathways to further study and double degrees with the Blue Mountains Hotel School in Leura, NSW and The University of Queensland.

In response to both students’ and industry’s demand for a fast-track pathway to career start-up, these programs will be typically delivered in two and half years as follows:

• Six on-campus terms x 12 weeks of study and exams which include:
• a theoretical component delivered in several learning styles: lectures, tutorials, seminars, workshops, group work, online and academic field trips.
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• a practical component delivered through skills-training and practice as staff under professional supervision in the commercial four star boutique Hotel Kurrajong on-site; and
• career-planning and workplace readiness training and an industry guest lecture and recruitment program.

• Two x 20-week blocks of paid industry Career Development placement with employers in Australia and abroad including:
• assistance and advice from Career Development for job interviews
• visits by Career Development staff to check on progress and provide advice
• liaison with workplace supervisors
• networking with workplace mentors and to impress future employers.