In this articulated pathway, you first complete the Diploma of Travel and Tourism at TAFE Queensland Brisbane, South Bank and then continue studying to complete the degree at either South Bank or USC’s Sippy Downs campus.
This diploma provides skills and knowledge across a range of sectors including airlines, cruise operators, tour wholesalers, travel agencies and reservation call centres. Graduates also receive training in recognised industry systems including Galileo and Cross Check reservations software, Qantas Standard Fares and Qantas Promotional Fares. The bachelor component provides a complementary theoretical grounding in tourism, leisure and event management, including studies in sustainable tourism, technology and innovation, event management and policy, planning and development. Refer to the Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Leisure and Event Management) for more information.
This diploma provides skills and knowledge across a range of sectors including airlines, cruise operators, tour wholesalers, travel agencies and reservation call centres. Graduates also receive training in recognised industry systems including Galileo and Cross Check reservations software, Qantas Standard Fares and Qantas Promotional Fares. The bachelor component provides a complementary theoretical grounding in tourism, leisure and event management, including studies in sustainable tourism, technology and innovation, event management and policy, planning and development. Refer to the Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Leisure and Event Management) for more information.
Career opportunities
Refer to separate entry for the Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Leisure and Event Management).
Teaching mode
There are different teaching modes between the TAFE Queensland Brisbane diploma modules and the University’s Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Leisure and Event Management) courses. Diploma modules are face-to-face teaching with performance-based assessment. The University’s Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Leisure and Event Management) courses include three or four hours of contact per course per week, generally in the mode of a one-hour lecture and two-hour tutorial. Students complete a further six to seven hours of self-directed learning per course per week. The self-directed learning consists of readings, research, assignments and other assessment items.
Please note: This full-time program commences only in Semester 1 each year. New students do not undertake any USC courses until they complete their TAFE Queensland Brisbane diploma.
Program structure
TAFE Queensland Brisbane
Students completing the Diploma of Travel and Tourism at TAFE Queensland Brisbane, South Bank will be awarded credit towards their USC degree as specified below.
8 courses credit:
ART299 x 2
COR109 Community Development and Social Action
BUS104 Complexity and Social Work: Policy and Practice
BUS105 Critical Social Policy Analysis
BUS106 Organisational Contexts for Social Work Practice
BUS108 Social Work Field Education 2
GEN199
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Students complete 16 courses within the USC degree component, either at South Bank or USC’s Sippy Downs campus.
Introductory courses
3 required courses:
BUS101 Critical Social Work Practice
BUS102 Regions, Change and Sustainability
TSM102 International Community Development and Global Justice
Advanced courses
8 required courses:
BUS203 Indigenous Australia and the State
BUS320 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies
TSM211 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
TSM221 Gender and Culture
TSM223 Introduction to Marketing
TSM313 Communication Theory and Practice
TSM314 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives
TSM315 Introduction to Journalism
Elective courses
Select 5 advanced level (200/300 coded) elective courses from the Faculty of Arts, Business and Law courses available at South Bank. Students can also access the full suite of electives from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law, or Science, Health, Education and Engineering), on campus at Sippy Downs.
Note: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 288
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
This pathway is an articulation between the Diploma of Travel and Tourism at TAFE Queensland Brisbane, South Bank and the Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Leisure and Event Management) at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete all courses as per study plan listed below.
- Present your completed Diploma of Travel and Tourism to enable 8 courses (96 units) of transfer credits to be applied to your academic record.
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
- The electives can be used to complete an additional minor.
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.
- As part of your USC program, you may apply to participate in the Study Overseas program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider.
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.
- When enrolling, refer to the Study Plan.