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Graduate Certificate or Diploma of Tourism

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Graduate Certificate

Gold Coast
International Tourism and Hospitality Management is an exciting career offering tremendous flexibility for global employment opportunities. It is an ideal career if you are customer focused, a good communicator and enjoy travel and hotel experiences.
Entry Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in International Tourism and Hospitality Management, a student must:

  • hold any Bachelor degree (or equivalent) from a recognised University (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (using a 7.0 point scale) OR
  • have a minimum of five years equivalent full-time professional work experience in a relevant field.
Duration
0.5 year full-time, 1 year part-time
Study Mode
In person, Online
Domestic Tuition Fees
$14,500 per year / $14,500 total
International Tuition Fees
$16,750 per year / $16,750 total
Graduate Satisfaction
87.60%

Graduate Certificate

Caulfield
Take your love of travel to the next stage and learn how to work in the tourism industry of the future.
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
Duration
0.5 year full-time, 1 year part-time
Study Mode
In person
Domestic Tuition Fees
$13,550 per year / $13,550 total
International Tuition Fees
$18,900 per year / $18,900 total
Graduate Satisfaction
83.90%

Graduate Diploma

Hobart
This immersive degree offers a unique learning experience, where you'll gain real-world understanding of contemporary issues in tourism, an understanding of managing tourism in sites of environmental and cultural value and acquire skills to envisage and grow tourism enterprises.
Entry Requirements

The College of Arts, Law and Education may accept as a candidate for the Graduate Diploma of Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage a person who:

a. has completed an undergraduate degree in any field;

b. has completed the Graduate Certificate in Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage; or

c. has work experience at a management level of at least three years in a relevant field.

Intake Months
Feb, Jul
Duration
1 - 3 years full-time
Study Mode
In person
International Tuition Fees
$37,519 per year / $37,519 total
Graduate Satisfaction
74.30%

Graduate Certificate or Diploma of Tourism overview

Graduate certificates are a great entry-level qualification. Students learn about resource management, visitor management and moreover the course of six months or a year depending on if the course is taken full time or not. The University of Queensland and similar institutions provide a consulting and professional experience to students while offering a great deal of choice in what units are taken. This makes them ideal for those with a clear idea of what they wish to achieve with their tourism qualification. These programs are also perfect for those who aren’t sure about a master degree and want the option of completing one later.

Graduate diplomas offer students the chance to expand their managerial, economic and political knowledge over the course of one year of full-time study. Institutions like Southern Cross Universityoffer just such opportunities, allowing students to undergo part-time or full-time study depending on their lifestyle.

Employment options

Employment opportunities listed here are ideal for graduates from these programs, as they equip them with the skills required by these fields. Graduates are well suited to travel planning, for instance. Working for companies like Qantas helping customers arrange flights and assisting with logistics is an ideal way to utilise newly acquired skills. It’s also possible to use this broad knowledge of international affairs for the sake of policy development working for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade or other government departments.  

Scholarships and funding

Tourism students have access to the Experience Oz Scholarship, which grants partial funding to successful candidates. They also have access to numerous general opportunities, including but not limited to:

These opportunities tend to only be available for brief periods of time, so interested students ought to check them regularly. If these or other opportunities are unavailable, there are plenty of others becoming available all the time. They tend to also be very inclusive opportunities as well, catering to different ethnicities, nationalities and genders.

Prerequisites and selection process

These programs tend to require a degree in business, however, institutions hosting these courses rarely specify any particular major, so any equivalent qualification will usually suffice. They can sometimes require students to have acquired a credit GPA (65%) in a prior study, but this isn’t usually the case for certificates and diplomas.