Graduate Certificate of International Hospitality Management – second half year intakes

Information valid for students commencing in 2014.

Year	2014
Course Code	109111
Version	1
Faculty	Law, Business and the Creative Arts
Notes	This course is changing structure in mid-2014. This course information is for the following students: Brisbane students commencing in 2014 in the second or third trimester intakes

Award Requirements

Course Structure

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites	Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree in any discipline from this or another University; or Other qualifications or practical experience recognised by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Law, Business and the Creative Arts as equivalent to the above.
Additional selection requirements	Nil
Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements	Students of non-English speaking backgrounds must have an adequate English language capacity assessed under the Australian International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The IELTS score required for admission to this course can be found in Schedule I of the JCU Admissions policy.
Special admission requirements	Nil

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points	12 credit points as per course structure
Additional course rules	Nil
Additional completion requirements	Nil
Course learning outcomes	JCU graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. JCU graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics. On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of International Tourism and Hospitality Management, JCU graduates will be able to: Critically analyse tourism and hospitality-related knowledge and practice from both historical and recent perspectives Consolidate the application of differing sustainable tourism and hospitality performance methods Synthesise sustainable economic, social and environmental practices and value systems Apply established concepts to provide solutions to complex tourism and hospitality and professional practice problems Critically analyse contemporary tourism and hospitality issues using appropriate models and make reasoned recommendations Apply creative and innovative thinking effectively to tourism and hospitality practice Present complex information appropriately to differing audiences using: (a) Effective oral presentation skills (b) Clear and fluent written communication Work effectively in achieving common goals, demonstrating both: (a) Collaboration (b) Leadership Adapt sustainable tourism and hospitality constructs and skills to theoretical or practical situations Exercise independent ethical judgment in solving differing tourism and hospitality problems creatively Demonstrate a capacity for personal reflection and self-development in relation to professional tourism and hospitality learning and practice

Course Structure*

* From mid-2014 Brisbane

Core Subjects

LB5203:03 Sustainable Enterprise

TO5002:03 Introduction to Tourism and the Environment

TO5101:03 Tourism Systems Analysis

TO5102:03 Tourism and Hospitality Operations Management

Campus

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Brisbane

This course information is for Brisbane students commencing in 2014 in the second or third trimester intake only

Brisbane students commencing in 2014 in the first trimester intakes should refer to the OTHER DOCUMENT for their course information

Cairns

Not offered in 2014

Candidature

Expected time to complete	6 months full-time or equivalent part-time
Maximum time to complete	3 years
Maximum leave of absence	1 year

Progression

Course progression requisites	Nil
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)	No
Special assessment requirements	Nil
Accreditation requirements	Nil
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade	Nil
Supplementary exam for final subject	A candidate who has failed a single subject towards the award in their final teaching period and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject. However if that subject is required for accreditation, then the criteria specified by that accreditation will apply.

Advanced Standing

Eligibility	Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy associated procedures.
Maximum allowed	6 credit points
Currency	Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 4 years prior to the commencement of this course.
Expiry	Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 7 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree.
Other restrictions	Advanced standing will not be granted for work experience or undergraduate studies.

Award Details

Inclusion of majors on testamur

Not applicable - this course does not have majors

Exit with lesser award

Not applicable

Course articulation

Candidates who complete the requirements for the Graduate Certificate of International Hospitality Management are eligible for entry to the Master of International Tourism and Hospitality Management, and may be granted advanced standing for all subjects completed under the Graduate Certificate.

JCU awards used for articulation as outlined above will be required to be surrendered before the higher level award is conferred.