Bachelor of Business (International Hotel Management)

CRICOS Course Code: 060181D
Price: $$69,500 for 3 years

“We have found that Le Cordon Bleu students not only meet our expectations, but usually exceed them.” Frank Lippi – Human Resources Manager, Palazzo Versace (Queensland, Australia)

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• International students [ 114KB]
• Australian citizens [ 110KB]

Prepare yourself for many of the career options in the international hospitality industry. Pragmatic business simulations and real-life professional practices are highlighted in this course. Its multi-disciplinary program focuses on critical analysis of management styles and the strategic thinking required to succeed in hotel management. This intensive three-year program exposes you to the diversity of the hospitality industry.

Business Development Manager, Food & Beverage Manager, Rooms Division Manager, Maître d'Hotel, Events Manager, Human Resources Manager.

Year 1

Stage 1: On Campus

Create the blueprint to your hospitality career. Be exposed to crucial hotel management concepts. Understand the fundamentals of hospitality, commercial kitchen operations, food and beverage service and the world of wine. Within business operations, you will learn advanced corporate communication skills, cost control techniques and the fundamentals of financial reporting.

Le Cordon Bleu is now offering an Online Pathway to the Bachelor of Business.

Using an advanced, new digital education platform, Le Cordon Bleu students now have the opportunity to study a suite of hospitality management subjects online.

Stage 1: Online

The Online Pathway will provide students with the basis for fundamental management skills essential to any career in the hospitality industry. Over the course of the 6 month program, students will be introduced to subjects including finance, marketing, human resources, communication and management. The theories and concepts covered in these subjects are aimed at equipping students with core operations and management principles that are commonplace in business today.

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Stage 2: Professional Experience 1 (6 months)

Your six-month placement with leading hospitality businesses, organised through our Professional Industry Placement team, enables you to apply your new skills and knowledge in a professional workplace.

Year 2

Stage 3: On Campus

Build on the foundations of your knowledge. Focus on various aspects of hospitality operations and management theory. You will be introduced to key principles of human resources management, customer-centred marketing as well as specific finance and accountancy practices for hospitality businesses.

Stage 4: Professional Experience 2 (6 months)

Your final placement, organised by our Professional Industry Placement team, will see you working with leading hospitality businesses.

Year 3

Stage 5: On Campus

Open the doors to your future career with a critical analysis of contemporary approaches to strategic hospitality management and organisational leadership. Learn the art and science of risk management planning and advanced marketing strategies within an internationally competitive environment. Focus on delivering superior performance and value to your customers. Your application of strategic managerial skills will be nurtured through simulated workplace situations.

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Le Cordon Bleu offers two starting dates in January and July each year.

The Bachelor of Business degrees are three-year programs. The course comprises four stages of six-month semesters each and the final stage is taken over 12 months (2 semesters). Each semester is normally 20 to 22 weeks of scheduled classes.

Stages 2 and 4 are taken up with Professional Experience to allow students to develop and apply principles and practices through an industry work placement.

Satisfactory completion of Year 12 or equivalent interstate/overseas secondary education is required. Applicants must be 17.5 years of age when the course commences.

All direct entry Stage 3 students must undertake the Le Cordon Bleu Bridging Course, a one-week program offered immediately before each semester.

For International students to determine the academic entry requirements from a specific country please refer to the table of entry requirements [ 445KB]

Overseas students must have a minimum level of English proficiency to IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 6 with no Band Score below 5.5. If English language proficiency is found to be insufficient for successful completion of the academic program, Le Cordon Bleu can direct you to undertake additional language training.

Under delivery agreements with partner institutions the degrees are studied on campus in Regency International Centre for Hospitality, Leisure and Food Studies and the City West campus of University of South Australia .

You can apply for course credit, a process that recognises prior study, skills and knowledge. Graduates from recognised institutions providing evidence of their previous studies and industry experience can apply for course credit, also known as Advanced Standing, RPL, Academic Credit or Credit Transfer.

All direct entry Stage 3 students entering the Bachelor of Business degrees must undertake the Le Cordon Bleu Bridging Course, a one-week program offered immediately before the commencement of each semester.

Workplace experience is a crucial component of the Le Cordon Bleu Bachelor degrees. To complement the theoretical study components, each student is required to undertake Professional Experience over six months in Stages 2 and 4 of the program.

Placements are negotiated by the Le Cordon Bleu Professional Industry Placement Department whose staff aim to match students and placements to obtain the most advantageous outcomes for each.

Placements in Australia are usually paid and students will enter into a contract of employment with the host employer for the period of the placement. Students may also opt to undertake placements in various overseas locations.

Assessment methods vary and include a combination of examinations, tests, essays, reflective journals, reports, projects, and other written assignments, oral presentations, classroom discussions and activities.

Most courses are delivered through a combination of lectures and tutorials. Practical courses use the specialist restaurant, kitchen and beverage service facilities available at Regency International Centre for Hospitality, Leisure and Food Studies in Adelaide and Northern Sydney Institute, Ryde College in Sydney. In addition to scheduled classes, students are expected to undertake individual study and extensive reading to further develop their knowledge.

Eligible Australian citizens can access FEE-HELP for all or part of their tuition fees. Access to FEE-HELP is subject to confirmation by the Australian government.

Le Cordon Bleu undergraduate programs are accredited under the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) Act 2011 by TEQSA and are registered on the TEQSA National Register under Le Cordon Bleu Australia's registration.

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