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Southern Cross University

Southern Cross University is a dynamic, contemporary university that is proud of the quality of its graduates, awards and research achievements. The University has campuses in some of the best locations in Australia, from a new campus at the southern end of the Gold Coast, to Lismore and Coffs Harbour, in northern New South Wales. The University also operates the prestigious The Hotel School Sydney in partnership with Mulpha Australia. It is proud to offer a diverse range of tourism and hospitality management degrees with a strong industry focus.

Tourism and Hospitality Management studies

Southern Cross University’s School of Tourism and Hospitality Management aims to be recognised as the leading Australian-based institution providing tourism and hospitality management education, research and service activities to the Asia-Pacific Region.

One of the School’s key goals is to help students acquire the business skills and knowledge to succeed within the global tourism, hospitality, hotel and events related industries. The high graduate employment rate of students completing Southern Cross University degrees in Tourism and Hospitality Management is testament to the quality of our teaching and learning and the success of our internship program. Our degrees and the valuable experiences and attributes graduates gain provide an excellent foundation for careers in tourism, hotel and resort management and convention and event management.

Academic Excellence

Students enrolled in Honours, Masters by Research and Doctoral programs have the opportunity to work with eminent academics on topics affecting the future of tourism and hospitality in Australia and internationally.

Our talented staff come from various places around the globe and have a broad range of industry experience and academic backgrounds. They contribute to our thriving research program, and provide expert support to our students.

Specialist areas of expertise among SCU academics include:

• sustainable tourism
• destination management and marketing
• tourism policy and planning
• management of hotels and resorts
• convention, event and exhibition management
• gaming operations and management
• entrepreneurship and small business management
• Indigenous tourism
• sports tourism
• eco-tourism and environmental planning
• marketing of destinations
• human resource management
• tourism impacts on communities
• technological innovation in tourism

Research and Industry Programs

Many SCU academics and research students are widely recognised for leading edge research projects that impact industry and communities at a regional, national and international level.

The School is actively involved in each of the following initiatives to advance tourism-related education and research:

• The Hotel School Sydney is a unique partnership between Southern Cross University and Mulpha Australia. The Hotel School Sydney offers SCU’s Bachelor of Business in Hotel Management.
• In another education collaboration, the Australian School of Tourism and Hotel Management offers a range of industry-relevant SCU tourism and hospitality management courses in Perth.
• The Centre for Tourism, Leisure and Work (CTLW) is an exciting new research centre of Southern Cross University. It incorporates research and extension in the areas of tourism, exercise science, leisure, and the economic drivers of work. The CLTW delivers leading expertise in the areas of planning, policy and management for tourism, sustainable settlements research, sport, leisure, and regional planning and development.
• The Centre for Gambling Education and Research pursues excellence through research and education relating to gambling, its operations, management, policy and impacts. Its research activities aim to inform and foster academic scholarship, responsible industry practices, responsive community services and considered policy-making.

There are currently 25 PhD students enrolled at SCU's School of Tourism and Hospitality Management. They research a range of industry-relevant topics such as “Re-branding 'Destination Libya'”, “Sustainable development of Aboriginal-owned small to medium tourism enterprises”, “The impact of tourism on the society and culture of Small (island or enclave) communities” and “Is Venice the new Atlantis?”, an investigation of how to value cities as tourism heritage.

For more information email: scuinfo@the-ice.org

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