Specialisation

Key Program - Hospitality Management

Western Sydney University Key Program Code: KP2739HM.1

Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses: YES, but restrictions apply.


This key program provides a hospitality industry focus for career management professionals. It aims to develop broad based graduates capable of managing hotels, resorts, food-service enterprises or other service-oriented businesses around the world. The course provides specialised education in areas important to the hospitality industry such as food services, business management, convention and event management, hospitality markets, and industry research projects.


Key Program Structure

Qualification for the Hospitality Management Key Program requires the successful completion of 240 credit points which includes compulsory units plus units associated with a particular business discipline (together making up the Key Program) and free elective units as outlined in the structure below. Students must complete a minimum of 60 credit points within their Key Program at level 3; for some Key Programs this may include a combination of core units and elective units.

Year 1

Autumn session

200336 Business Academic Skills
200571 Management Dynamics
200083 Marketing Principles
200144 Lodging Management

Spring session

200101 Accounting Information for Managers
200184 Introduction to Business Law
200525 Principles of Economics

Choose one of:

200032 Statistics for Business
200052 Introduction to Economic Methods

Year 2

Autumn session

200145 Food Services Systems
200146 Convention Management

And two electives

Spring session

200584 Hospitality Management Operations
200560 Hospitality Employee and Guest Relations

And two electives

Year 3

Autumn session

200559 Hospitality Business Research Methods
200562 Hospitality Markets

And two electives

Spring session

200148 Planning and Design of Hospitality Facilities

Engaged Learning Unit (200561):

200561 Hospitality Management Applied Project

And two electives

Major and Sub-major elective spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved major (80 credit points) or sub-major (40 credit points).

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