Bachelor of Applied Hospitality and Tourism Management
Bachelor of Applied Hospitality and Tourism Management
Become a future leader
The PIHMS degree is designed to help students get into management or business positions in Hotels, hospitality or tourism – It is also designed for those who want to start up their own successful business.
This course is perfect if you are interested in hospitality or tourism and want to make a successful career out of it.
Hotel Campus
You are not going to get a better understanding of how hotels, tourism and hospitality operate anywhere else than living and studying in an actual hotel. Students are totally immersed in an hotel environment. You will be living in twin share hotel rooms. Meals will be served in our La Vista Restaurant onsite.
Paid Industry Placement
One of the highlights of the course is our 2x 6 month paid hotel Internship
How does the Industry Placement help me?
Become employable - Gain valuable quality experience as part of your course
Guaranteed Job*
We give you two jobs – To ensure you graduate with the right skills and experience to succeeded
Get Paid to study*
You actually get paid to study. Don’t graduate with your student debt maxed out.
*You are required to successfully complete sections of the course before you go on Industry Placement. This is to ensure you are up to doing the job, and so that our Partner Hotels can rely on the quality of our students.
Earn up to $55,000 during your study*
Potential earnings of $30,000 - $55,000 during your study. Placements are sourced by the PIHMS industry placement team, in leading hotels throughout New Zealand and Australia. Please note placements in Australia are only available for New Zealand Citizens.
Mini Gap Year
- Travel while you study
- You can live, study and get paid on a sunny tropical island! Or hang out in Sydney, Wellington or Auckland
- Stay local with family and friend or check somewhere new
- Grow as a person
- Life changing - Gain loads of invaluable Life skills
- Experience different cultures
- 30+ cities, 4 countries - Find a place you love
- Go with friends. Great frendships are formed at PIHMS and on your Industry Placement
As a manager or hospitality / tourism professional you will need to consider the origination and industry as a whole, and work with other colleagues and stakeholders from other sides of the industry. The experience you gain from your two Industry placements in multiple sides of the industry give you the ability to be promoted into these roles.
*Please see our industry placement page for Industry Placement details and conditions
Bachelor of Applied Hospitality & Tourism Management Level 7 details
- 370 credits total
Year 1
6 months at PIHMS
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6 month Paid Hotel Internship
Year 2
6 months at PIHMS
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6 month Paid Hotel Internship
Year 3
1 year at PIHMS
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Graduate!
Students in the third year will build on the learning attained from their first and second years in classroom bassed business and managment studies. They will also utilize the PIHMS hotel campus with duty management experience and training, and develop and implement an event management project.
Entry Requirements:
All applicants are interviewed. Students under 17.5 will be assessed on a case by case basis. Students are required to have New Zealand University Entrance or equivalent international qualifications.
To gain University Entrance you will need:
- NCEA Level 3
- Approved subjects: 14 credits in each of three approved subjects at Level 3
- Literacy requirement: 10 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of 5 credits in reading and 5 credits in writing
- Numeracy requirement: 10 credits at Level 1 or above, made up of achievement standards in a range of subjects; or all three numeracy unit standards 26623, 26626 and 26627
To recognise the disruption caused by Covid-19, there are some changes to UE for 2020, for details please see New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) University entrance information.
Overseas students will also require an ESOL minimum of IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 213 (comp adaptive) or 550 (written).
Fees
Fee Structure for Local (NZ) Students please click the PDF image below:
Fee Structure for International Students please click the PDF image below:
Course Outline
Year 1
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Weeks 1-10 |
Students will be introduced to the food & beverage operation within the PIHMS hotel environment. Learning will be of a practical nature with students responsible for delivering the food & beverage requirements of the hotel school. Duties include a la carte table service through to restaurant manager, barista training, bar management and with valuable food production experience gained through work in the PIHMS kitchens. |
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Week 11 |
Reading Break |
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Weeks 12-21 |
Students will be introduced to several areas of academic business studies including: Marketing, Management, Tourism, Business Evaluation, Computing, Communications, Applied Hospitality and Research. |
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Paid Hotel Internship |
With the assistance of the PIHMS industry placement team students will have the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills gained in the first 6 months at PIHMS. The Hotel Internship focuses on developing skills in the area of food & beverage in paid positions within the hospitality industry. |
Year 2
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Weeks 1-10 |
Students will be introduced to the rooms division operation within the PIHMS hotel environment. Experience will come from working within the front office and housekeeping departments. |
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Week 11 |
Reading Break |
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Weeks 12-21 |
Students will continue to build on the business knowledge gained in Year 1 with a continuation of the business subjects of Marketing, Tourism, Management, Business Evaluation, Applied Hospitality and Research. Innovation and Event Management is introduced with the students undertaking a hospitality event within the PIHMS environment. |
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Paid Hotel Internship |
This second Hotel Internship continues to develop the skills gained during the first 6 months of Year 2. The placement focuses on developing skills in the area of rooms division. Students will take up paid positions in either front office or housekeeping. |
Year 3
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Weeks 1-21 |
Business knowledge is enhanced within the core subjects - Marketing, Management, Tourism, Business Evaluation, Applied Hospitality and Research. The application of knowledge occurs through Duty Management shifts within the PIHMS hotel environment. |
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Weeks 22-44 |
Business knowledge is enhanced within the core subjects of - Marketing, Management, Tourism, Business Evaluation, Research and Event Management. This semester has a more strategic focus with the core subjects and also gives students the opportunity to apply their skills and knowledge through Event Management. In contrast to applying knowledge within the PIHMS environment Degree students are required to work with external customers and deliver a professionally run event. |
Text Book Requirements
Testimonials
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Cathy (Bei) LIU (Chinese) – International Diploma in Hotel Management
Guest Experience Manager – Crowne Plaza Auckland.
- Cathy studied at PIHMS from 2009 – 2011 fulfilling positions at Heritage (F&B PIHMS IP), Sudima (Receptionist PIHMS IP) before moving to Night Auditor & Assistant Manager at Novotel Ellerslie Auckland; Cathy is currently at Crowne Plaza as Guest Experience Manager.
- Cathy (Bei) LIU (Chinese) – International Diploma in Hotel Management
- Guest Experience Manager – Crowne Plaza Auckland.
- Cathy studied at PIHMS from 2009 – 2011 fulfilling positions at Heritage (F&B PIHMS IP), Sudima (Receptionist PIHMS IP) before moving to Night Auditor & Assistant Manager at Novotel Ellerslie Auckland; Cathy is currently at Crowne Plaza as Guest Experience Manager.
Rohit Basu (Indian) – Bachelor of Applied Hospitality & Tourism Management
General Manager – Strategic Consulting Group CBRE
- After graduating the Bachelor of Applied Hospitality & Tourism Management Rohit took up a position as Assistant Manager with Accor Hotel group in a finance & risk management capacity. Rohit then attained his MBA and transferred his skills to become General Manager at Strategic Consulting Group.
Judd Rabbidge (New Zealand) – Bachelor of Applied Hospitality & Tourism Management
Business Development Manager – Mantra Group Indonesia
- Directly after graduating the degree programme Judd worked at PIHMS in the marketing and recruitment office and was responsible for Domestic recruitment.
- Judd gained significant experience in Sales & Marketing undertaking Management roles for Mantra group, Starwood Hotels & Resorts to his current position of Business Development Manager Indonesia.
Alice Smart (New Zealand) – Bachelor of Applied Hospitality & Tourism Management
Project Manager – Outward Mobile Australia
- After graduating with her Bachelor Degree Alice worked as a marketing & recruitment consultant at PIHMS, before moving to the United Kingdome where she worked for the BBC in a project development role. Alice has since taken on many assistant project management roles within IT infrastructure and has work as Project Manager for Energy Australia.
Oliver Woods (New Zealand) – Bachelor of Applied Hospitality & Tourism Management
Hotel Manager Adina Apartment Hotel Chippendale, Sydney Area, Australia, TFE Hotels
- Oliver began his Hotel Management career as a guest services agent with Toga Far East Hotels TFE in 2009. He soon progressed to be conference & Event Manager before taking up the position as Assistant Hotel Manager at Travel Lodge Hotel TFE Wellington in 2012. Oliver remains with TFE Hotel and is now Hotel Manager at Adina Apartment Hotel Chippendale in Sydney.
Anna Zubkovskaya (Russia) – Bachelor of Applied Hospitality and Tourism Management
PHD Student University of Auckland
- The education at PIHMS takes a very “hands on” approach, which gives the students an opportunity to experience everyday operations in a hotel. The education at PIHMS is highly recognized worldwide in the hospitality industry, which sets up students for their future careers. During the 3 years you learn certain nuances about the hospitality industry and hotel management, which differentiates PIHMS students from non-trained employees.
- PIHMS for me was not only about education, but also about essential life skills, including social interactions, communications and attaining a certain level of professionalism. After PIHMS I have worked as a manager at one of the best restaurants in New Plymouth, New Zealand, and having formal training and education certainly gave me a competitive advantage in getting that job.
- Although, I did not pursue a career in Hospitality, the skills and experience that I have gained at PIHMS have been very helpful in both my professional and personal lives.
PIHMS Intake Dates
Enrolment Dates 2021
- 25 January 2021
- 19 April 2021
- 5 July 2021
- 27 September 2021
Enrolment Dates 2022
- 24 January 2022
- 18 April 2022
- 4 July 2022
- 26 September 2022
Vacation Dates 2020/2021
- 19 December 2020 - 31 January 2021
- 10 April 2021 - 25 April 2021
- 3 July 2021 - 11 July 2021
- 18 September 2021 - 3 October 2021
- 11 December 2021 - 30 January 2022
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