Bachelor of Tourism
Melbourne, Australia
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2027
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Bachelor of Tourism at William Angliss Institute gives you skills for destination development, visitor experience design and industry roles. A three-year degree, it includes strong industry engagement, field trips across Victoria and input from owners and managers. You study sustainability, technological drivers, ecological, economic and social impacts, plus management fundamentals and research, communication and problem-solving skills. Core topics include finance, marketing, risk and legal issues, leadership, entrepreneurship and analytics.
Career Outcomes: Graduates work in tourism management, destination marketing, visitor experience design, tour operations, events coordination, ecotourism, hospitality management, tourism planning and consultancy across travel, attractions, hotels and events.
The Bachelor of Tourism delivers the skills necessary for professional engagement across diverse fields, from strategic destination development to designing and delivering memorable visitor experiences. A high level of industry engagement is central to the three-year degree. Field trips to many of Victoria's most significant tourist destinations and attractions give you the chance to experience theory in practice and learn directly from owners, managers, experts and specialists.
We address the ecological, economic and social impacts of tourism and engage with sustainability, technological drivers of change and other current and emerging trends and tourism issues. Backed by fundamental management skills, including finance, marketing, risk and legal issues, leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship, you will explore a broad array of tourism theories and principles. The knowledge crucial to success in the tourism industry - analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, and research and communication - is embedded in a curriculum that offers specialist core subjects and an extensive range of specialised electives.
