Program Overview

Hotel Management

The Diploma of Hotel Management will prepare you for a range of employment opportunities in the tourism and hospitality sectors.

Course Overview

This course has been Accredited by TEQSA as an AQF Level 5 – Diploma course.

Diploma of Hotel Management (Year 1) provides you with an overall perspective of business processes and fundamental skills relating to the hospitality and tourism industries. The units you will study are designed to enhance your learning experience, and provide you with the underpinning knowledge necessary to prepare you for further studies at university level.

Diploma of Hotel Management (Year 2) graduates will be suitably equipped to work in commercial enterprises under supervision, in hospitality and tourism-related positions that require the skills they have gained in their Diploma. Students who complete the ECC Diploma of Hotel Management (Year 2) will receive up to 8 units (120 credit points) advanced standing, the equivalent of the first year, in the respective bachelor’s degree at ECU. A minimum of 50% pass in all units is required for progression to ECU.

Duration

• Year 1: 8 units (8-12 months)
• Year 2: 8 units (8-12 months)

Intake Dates

• Year 1: February, June, October
• Year 2: February, June, October

Campus Location

• ECU Joondalup Campus West

International Fees

• 2025 Year 1: A$26,500
• 2025 Year 2: A$31,000

Domestic Fees

• 2025 Year 1: A$17,200
• 2025 Year 2: A$17,500

Diploma of Hotel Management (Year 1)

CRICOS Code F

The program consists of 8 units of study and can be completed over 2 or 3 trimesters, and provides opportunities for scaffolded learning and the development of core academic and employability skills. Students will study the 5 core units outlined below, plus 3 Year 1 Electives.

Core Units

• COM210 – Communication Skills
  • This unit introduces the foundations of academic writing – from library research using databases, selection of approved academic resources, to writing paragraphs and essays, using the APA referencing system and delivering oral presentations using multi-media.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15
• CPT107 – Introductory Computing
  • This unit develops knowledge and skills in computing systems – software, hardware, digital security, communication networks, internet, information and data management.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15
• MTH104 – Introductory Mathematics
  • This unit is designed for students who require a general mathematics background suitable for studies in business, health sciences and computing/IT courses.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15
• COM220 – Workplace Communication – Employability
  • Students will identify, analyse and apply communication, social and intercultural skills for effective interpersonal and workplace relationships.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15
• PMG100 – Project Management
  • This unit introduces concepts and skills used by managers to propose, plan, secure resources, budget and lead project teams to successful project completion.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15

Year 1 Recommended Electives

• ICS100 – Intercultural Studies
  • The unit introduces students to intercultural interaction in the contemporary world, focusing on multiple and diverse audiences, modalities, globalisation, cultural symbols and values, language, and interpretations of intercultural sites.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15
• CPT100 – Information Design
  • This unit introduces fundamentals of information design and how best to present information using graphics, colour and layout.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15
• BUS129 – Introductory Marketing
  • This unit explains theoretical principles/practices for marketing in changing environments.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15

Diploma of Hotel Management (Year 2)

CRICOS Code F

The course consists of 8 units of study and can be completed over 2 or 3 trimesters.

Core Units

• SBL1800D – Work and Career
  • This unit provides students with the opportunity to explore contemporary labour markets.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15
• PAC1100D – Professional and Academic Communication
  • This core unit equips students with the knowledge and skills to communicate effectively within Australian academic and professional environments.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15
• HOS2110D – Food and Beverage Management
  • This unit covers the complexities presented by F&B operations and management.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15
• MKT1600D – Marketing Principles and Practices
  • This unit introduces principles/concepts of marketing that encompass the marketing planning process, marketing environment, consumer behaviour, market segmentation, and marketing mix elements.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15
• HOS2325D – Managing the Service Experience
  • This unit examines the relationship between delivering superior guest service and the behaviours of people and systems involved in this delivery.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15
• TSM2111D – Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism
  • This unit aims to provide an overview of the contemporary global tourism and hospitality industries providing a foundation from which students can make informed choices later in their program.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15
• SBL1300D – Business Environments and Markets
  • This unit introduces students to the complex external environment in which businesses operate.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15

Year 2 Recommended Electives

• SBL1100D – Foundations of Business
  • This unit provides learners with a broad overview of the various disciplines and functions within a business and how they interrelate to create value.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15
• SBL1400D – Introduction to Business Analytics
  • The unit provides students with a basic understanding of business analytics using Excel, and exposure to various other business intelligence systems and tools.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15
• SBL1200D – Accounting and Finance Essentials
  • Accounting and Finance Essentials is an introductory unit designed to help students understand, prepare and use financial information.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15
• ECF1110D – Economics
  • This unit’s main focus is ‘economic literacy’: being able to recognise, understand and apply the economic principles which give us insight into personal, corporate and government behaviour.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15
• SBL1500D – Ethics and Responsibility in Business
  • In this unit students examine the ethics of business, the origins and assumptions underpinning these ethics, and the agents and institutional arrangements that manage them.
  • Pre-Requisite Units: None
  • Tuition Pattern: Weekly 3hr Class
  • Credits: 15

Leads to ECU

Your Diploma of Hotel Management can lead into ECU second year of below degrees:

• Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management – 2 years
• Bachelor of Commerce majoring in: Accounting, Accounting & Finance, Business Analytics, Event Management, Finance, Health Management, Human Resource Management, International Business, International Hotel and Resort Management, Law in Business, Management, Marketing, Project Management, Sport Business, Tourism and Hospitality Management – 2 years

If you want to do the Accounting and Finance Major in the Bachelor of Commerce program at ECU, you may have to do an additional unit at ECU. This may change the duration of the Bachelor program at ECU to 2.5 years