Graduate Certificate in International Tourism and Hospitality Management

International Tourism and Hospitality Management is an exciting career offering tremendous flexibility for local/global employment opportunities. It is an ideal career if you are customer focused, a good communicator and enjoy travel and hotel experiences. In the Graduate Certificate in International Tourism and Hospitality Management you will gain a solid base of knowledge and understanding for working within the tourism and hospitality industry, control systems to improve resource utilisation, personal and professional skills vital for success in the tourism and hospitality industries and contemporary trends on the sharing economy that is offering alternative options to traditional forms of service and accommodation.

Griffith University offers a number of study options for International Tourism and Hospitality including on-campus and online.

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in International Tourism and Hospitality Management, you must have one of:

• A recognised Bachelor degree (or higher) in any discipline with a minimum grade point average of 4.0 using a 7.0 scale; OR
• A combination of alternative admission criteria such as formal, informal, and non-formal learning deemed to be equivalent to the above OR
• three years of full-time (equivalent) of relevant professional experience.

Relevant Professional Experience: Relevant Professional Experience is defined as paid employment in the Tourism and Hospitality industry.

A higher qualification refers to a qualification at a higher level than a Bachelor qualification, which includes any of the following: a Bachelor Honours Degree; Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Masters Degree, MPhil or PhD.

English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this program are as follows:

• A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 6.0
• OR a minimum score of 575 on TOEFL
• OR an internet-based (iBT) TOEFL score of 79 (no sub-score less than 19)
• OR no score less than 3+ in each skill of the ISLPR (conducted by ISLPR Language Services only)
• OR a minimum overall score of 176 (no score less than 169) on C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English) or C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English)
• OR an overall score of 58 in the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with no score less than 50.

International students who successfully complete the Direct Entry Program (DEP) will satisfy the English Language requirements for this Griffith degree.

The Direct Entry Program (DEP) is not available for Domestic students.

Applicants should refer to the English language requirements section of the following University procedure for exceptions to these overall requirements:

• Admission Procedure

If you do not meet the University's specified English language requirements, you may wish to contact the Griffith English Language Institute to increase your eligibility for entering a Griffith University program. This Institute offers a number of English language and other courses at both its Brisbane and Gold Coast branches.

• Griffith English Language Institute

International Tourism and Hospitality Management offers a variety of local/global career opportunities like few other professions. You will be well prepared for roles in a variety of areas such as the entertainment industry, conference management, event planning, travel industry, hotel and restaurant management, human resource management, digitisation and media, employees have tremendous diversity on offer.

With a postgraduate qualification, you will be well positioned for senior management roles within the international tourism and hospitality sector, and you may also qualify for entry into the Master of International Tourism and Hospitality Management (5709) if you seek further study in this field.