Promote tourism worldwide…whilst travelling the world! Your office? How about an international Convention Centre, a world-renowned hotel or a local tourism body located halfway across the globe? If you’ve been considering a dynamic tourism and events career, why not up the ante with a double degree that will equip you with the foundational business skills you’ll need (like HR management, IT and accounting) to work in a vast array of, shall we say, ‘worldly’ contexts. But there’s more … This course will also teach you how to facilitate research and analyse tourism data, and introduce you to the industry’s structure, standards, codes of practice and corporate governance. Plus, UC’s international exchange semester will give you first-hand experience on a global level. Cue passport renewal! Combine a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies / Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management at UC and you will: understand the connections between geography, history, politics and culture and their impact on communities globally explore current world events and global developments gain an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of events and tourism focus on business-related fields such as human resource management, accounting and information systems enhance your communication, technical and research skills for the international marketplace gain an understanding of the events and tourism industry including its structure, standards, codes of practice and corporate governance gain the technical skills needed to facilitate research and analysis of business and tourism data.
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Career opportunities Opportunities exist for Bachelor of Arts in International Studies / Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management’s graduates in a range of domestic and international sectors including in: Conferences and Conventions Centres Hospitality Training and Consultancy Firms Hotels and Resorts Institutional Hospitality Management Performing and Visual Arts Complexes Private Event Enterprises State, Regional and Local Tourism Organisations Tourism and Hotel Consultancies