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| Duration (Year)
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3
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| Mode of Study |
Full Time
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| Offering Campus(es) / Venue(s) |
IVE ( Chai Wan )
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| Planned Places |
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Average Six-Subject Point (SSP) of 2009 Entry
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11
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| Year of Study Accepting Entry |
Year 1 |
Entrance Requirements
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HKCEE 5 subjects - Grade E / Level 2 or above (including English Language and Chinese Language) OR Diploma in Vocational Studies OR Foundation Diploma OR Foundation Certificate OR Project Yi Jin OR equivalent.
Please note :
All courses in the Hotel, Service and Tourism Studies Discipline include compulsory industrial attachment. Relevant work may involve shifts and may take place during evenings, weekends or holidays. |
| Course Aims |
This course aims to facilitate students to acquire comprehensive knowledge in the tourism industry. Students will acquire professional hands-on skills and system applications knowledge in simulated work environment and at real workplace through industrial attachment. |
| Curriculum
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- Introduction to Tourism
- Accommodation Systems & Operations
- Destination Studies (Local, Short-haul and Long-haul)
- Introduction to Air Reservation Systems
- Customer Service Management for the Hospitality Industry
- Hospitality Information Technology
- Tour Guiding & Escorting Practices
- Global Distribution Systems Practices
- Local and International Cuisine
- Law & Ethics for the Hospitality Industry
- Fare Calculation Principles
- Guide to the Cruise Line Industry
- Airline Industry & Operations
- Accounting for the Hospitality Industry
- Human Resources Operations for the Hospitality Industry
- Tourism Cultural Dimensions
- Travel Agency Operations
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- Air Tariff and Ticketing Practices
- Cyber Tourism
- Fundamental Marketing for the Hospitality Industry
- Service Management
- Event Management
- Attractions Management
- Marketing Management for the Hospitality Industry
- Ecotourism
- Planning for Sustainable Tourism
- Human Resources Management for the Hospitality Industry
- Managerial Accounting & Finance for the Hospitality Industry
- English & Communication for the Hospitality Industry
- Putonghua *
- Whole Person Development on Healthy Lifestyle *
- Whole Person Development on Teamwork & Communication *
- Whole Person Development on Self-confidence and Career Development *
- Whole Person Development on Career Image & Ethics and Integrative Issues *
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Remarks : Students have to complete a notional aggregate of 360 hours of industrial attachment before graduation.
* Generic Modules, others are Vocational Module. |
Career
Prospects |
Graduates normally start their career at entry levels, and may proceed to supervisory or managerial positions after gaining further operational experience. |
Articulation Arrangement/
Credit Exemption
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Graduates can apply for admission to the following 1-year top-up degree programmes :
- BA (Hons) in International Hospitality & Tourism Management offered by SHAPE in collaboration with the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK
- BSc (Hons) in Tourism Management offered by SHAPE in collaboration with the Sheffield Hallam University, UK
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Industrial
Recognition
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The course is accredited by Institute of Hospitality (IoH). |
| Tuition Fee |
Please click HERE for tuition fees. |
Note(s):
- Applicants who took HKCEE English Language in 2006 or before should attain Grade E or above (Syllabus B) / Grade C or above (Syllabus A).
- Successful completion of one Education Bureau's Applied Learning (ApL) course (formerly known as Career-oriented Curriculum (COC) courses) is recognised as comparable to one HKCEE subject pass.
- VTC reserves the right to cancel any course, revise course content or change the offering campus(es) before class commencement if circumstances so warrant.
- Applicable to 1-year Foundation Diploma Courses and 4-year Higher Diploma Courses (Entry to Year 1) : Applicants who obtained the following results in the HKCEE English Language, when admitted to this course, will be required to enroll separately on the English Foundation Programme (EFP) (90 hours) offered by VTC :
- below Level 1; or
- below Grade F in Syllabus B or below Grade D in Syllabus A in or before 2006; or
- have not taken the HKCEE English Language examination.
The EFP course fee is HK$2,650 for AY2010 / 11. There will be a financial assistance scheme for students in need.
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