Undergraduate · Hospitality & Tourism
Bachelor of Tourism
William Angliss Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
Angliss's Bachelor of Tourism leans toward destination management, tourism marketing, and sustainable tourism planning rather than the operations-heavy hospitality focus of the institute's hotel and resort degrees. It suits students aiming at roles with tourism boards, destination marketing organisations, tour operators, or the travel sector rather than on-property hotel management.
Victoria's tourism industry (Melbourne's major-events calendar, regional tourism across the Great Ocean Road and wine regions, and Victoria's state tourism agency presence) gives Angliss tourism students placement and project opportunities genuinely grounded in a real, active state tourism economy rather than abstract global tourism theory. The degree includes units on sustainable and responsible tourism, reflecting increasing industry and government focus on managing tourism's environmental and community impact, particularly relevant given Victoria's push on regional and nature-based tourism.
Because Angliss is fundamentally an industry-training institute rather than a research university, the tourism degree's teaching staff mix includes people who've worked in destination marketing organisations and tour operations, and assessment tends toward applied projects, such as actual destination marketing plans and tourism product development pitches, rather than purely theoretical tourism studies essays.
Cost & duration
English test scores
Course structure
4 terms of coursework
- Year 1: Introduction to Tourism Systems, Destination Studies, Tourism Marketing Fundamentals, Customer Service in Tourism, industry placement (short block)
- Year 2: Sustainable and Responsible Tourism, Tourism Product Development, Digital Marketing for Tourism, Tourism Policy and Planning, extended industry placement
- Year 3: Destination Management Strategy, Tourism Business Management, Capstone Tourism Project (often tied to a real Victorian destination or operator), final industry placement
Grounded in Victoria's active tourism economy
- Melbourne major events, regional and wine tourism, state tourism agency partnerships
Admissions
Completion of Year 12 or equivalent