Bachelor of Commerce - Hotel and Tourism Management Major

The hotel and tourism industry is an exciting, fast-growing sector and New Zealand’s second-largest export earner. As the industry evolves, there is a strong demand for degree-qualified managers who can drive sustainable growth while enhancing visitor experiences.

This is the only specialised hotel and tourism management degree in New Zealand, providing a unique opportunity to enter the industry. You'll gain insight into business strategy, environmental sustainability, and cultural awareness — all essential for shaping the future of tourism.

How you’ll grow

• Experience lectures, tutorials and field trips from both guest experts from the hotel and tourism industry as well as Lincoln University’s own specialists
• Gain practical work experience alongside your studies, either in New Zealand or overseas
• Receive training to become a resourceful critical thinker, innovator and problem-solver
• Graduate with the knowledge and experience to make an impact in a rapidly regrowing industry, anywhere in the world

Career opportunities

You'll open the doors to executive-level careers in general management and operations in the tourism and hotel industry: tourism activity businesses, airlines, hotels, resorts, marketing, food and beverage, and human resources in New Zealand or overseas.

Practical work requirements

You’re required to complete 480 hours of approved practical work experience after leaving school as a condition of graduation:

• Approved practical work can be taken overseas
• You’ll need to submit evidence of completed hours and a satisfactory written report to the Practical Work Coordinator

For more information on the practical aspects of study, or request a copy of the Practical Work Handbook, contact the Practical Work Coordinator at [email protected] or phone +64 3 423 0061.

> Lincoln’s Hotel and Tourism Management major prepares you for a fascinating, fulfilling job where no two days are the same. And what’s really exciting is how the sector is expanding how it creates sustainable outcomes.

Kate Sweeney

Bachelor of Commerce - Hotel and Tourism Management major

Upon successful completion of this degree programme, you will be awarded a Bachelor of Commerce with a Hotel and Tourism Management major.

Graduate Attributes

Graduate Attributes refer to the knowledge, skills, and values that you gain from completing your qualification. These high-level qualities will prepare you for career success, further study or research and making a valuable contribution to society in your chosen field. Attributes in italics apply to the Majors, the others apply to the BCom core courses.

Knowledge

• Explain the importance and the role of Global Value Chains, and their contributions made by various commerce disciplines in creating value and sustaining superior performance in those chains.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the products, structures and operations and their associated interactions in the tourism and hotel industries.
• Explain the key principles and process of hotel management with specific reference to accommodation management.
• Explain the key principles and process of hotel management with specific reference to food and beverage management.
• Describe the general tourism environment, including destination planning and development.
• Describe the key principles of general and small tourism enterprises.

Skills

• Investigate and learn new concepts throughout their working lives.
• Evaluate and address the most important challenges facing global businesses.
• Synthesise relevant information from a variety of reputable sources in order to make sound decisions.
• Be self-reliant and capable of forming opinions that they can believe in, defend with logic and integrity, and gain support for.
• Apply appropriate management theory in tourism and hotel environments.
• Evaluate a range of current hotel management issues in both New Zealand and internationally.
• Describe the concepts of marketing management as applied to service organisations.

Values

• Identify the impact of business decisions on the environment and society, including cultural values of all stakeholders.
• Explain the importance of conducting business to the highest standards of an ethical and professional framework in tourism and hotel management.
• Appreciate the uniqueness of New Zealand's culture, landscape and history.