Master of International Hospitality & Tourism Management at James Cook University

The Master of International Tourism and Hospitality Management (MITHM) is a multidisciplinary program that explores tourism from a social, economic and environmental perspective. The program provides graduates from a range of disciplines with the skills needed to sustainably manage tourism products, resources, and infrastructure.

International Tourism and Hospitality Management graduates are in high demand across all sectors of the industry in Australia and overseas. The program offers a diverse range of coursework subjects in areas such as tourism analysis and strategy, tourism systems analysis, hospitality and gastronomy, global destination competitiveness, economic decision making in hospitality, tourist behaviour, sustainability and marketing.

You can complete the Master of International Tourism and Hospitality Management as an independent award or combine it with our MBA as a joint degree.

Course Structure
The MITHM is made up of 16 subjects. Students must undertake four (4) foundation subjects, nine (9) core subjects, and three (3) optional subjects in accordance with the structure below.

Foundational Subjects

• LB5212 Accounting and Finance for Managers
• LB5202 Marketing Management
• LB5205 People in Organisations
• LB5236 Comparative Global Business Systems

Core Subjects

• LB5203 Sustainable Enterprise
• LB5235 Practical or Research Project
• TO5002 Introduction to Tourism and the Environment
• TO5101 Tourism Systems Analysis
• TO5102 Tourism and Hospitality Operations Management
• TO5103 Global Destination Competitiveness
• TO5104 Tourist Management Strategies
• TO5202 Economic Decision-Making in the Hospitality Industry
• TO5203 Hospitality and Gastronomy: Social, Private and Commercial

Optional Subject
Select two (2) LB Level 5 subjects
Plus
Select any one (1) level 5 subject.

Note:
Eligible students holding acknowledged cognate qualifications may seek exemption from the four (4) Foundation subjects when submitting an application to the MITHM program.