Master of Sustainable Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management

This major equips graduates to work in the field of human resource management. Key functional areas are considered within a strategic and contextualised framework, with an underlying objective of searching for ways to strengthen organisations for all stakeholders. This education builds the necessary knowledge base for working in employment relations.

Developing innovation and entrepreneurial capability is essential for small, medium and large businesses. This specialisation introduces students to practical and applied knowledge supported by theory, concepts, frameworks for understanding and developing innovation and entrepreneurial thought, capability, infrastructure and platforms. Students will be exposed to leadership and approaches to the development of new products, services, processes and business models and introduced to ideation as an approach for developing ideas into possible innovative products, services, applications and processes. Students will be exposed to a variety of brainstorming, creativity and foresight methods and tools, with emphasis on scenario planning methods.

This major critically examines strategic management processes in various business, industry and economic contexts. It also explores the processes and challenges encountered by leaders in contemporary organisations, taking into account rapidly changing environments with a focus on quality management, risk management, and performance measurement and benchmarking. Students actively participate in experiential learning focussing on strategic leadership, visioning, situation analysis, objective setting and evaluation. Students apply current models and theories to solving industry-specific problems and scenarios.

This major is designed for an age of expanding communication networks, where marketing is increasingly seen as a highly skilled and complex profession. Whether designing or selling a product, communicating a government service, or raising awareness in the non-profit sector, marketing requires a broad understanding of its methodology, its tools, and broad communications and analysis skills.

This major combines subjects from urban management and planning to prepare students for careers in planning, place making and place management. Students can develop expertise in a range of areas related to planning and place, including: environmental regulation, finance, governance, health and wellbeing, heritage, planning philosophy, sustainability and urban design. Students who complete this major will be well positioned to contribute to development and management of sustainable places.

Students undertaking this major will gain skills and knowledge to act on sustainability and social responsibility issues in business recognising the need for financial and business solutions to maintain a competitive edge. Acting on these issues, students enhance critical thinking and problem solving skills, justifying solutions and aligning with the principles of UN SDGs for complex and challenging scenarios that also address social and environmental concerns. Through business projects and research tasks, students build ethical and responsible characteristics, create innovative strategy, and develop skills in judgement, scenario planning and creativity for business environmental management.