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| Duration (Year)
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4
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| Mode of Study |
Full Time
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| Offering Campus(es) / Venue(s) |
(Accepting Entry to Year 2 of Study)
IVE ( Haking Wong )
(Accepting Entry to Year 4 of Study)
IVE ( Haking Wong )
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| Planned Places |
Planned Places for Year 2:
Hotel, Catering and Service Management Group Elective (81936H) - 120
Leisure and Tourism Management Group Elective (81936L) - 70
Planned Places for Year 4:
IVE (Haking Wong)
- 120
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Average Six-Subject Point (SSP) of 2009 Entry
(for reference only) |
Entry to Year 2 : 10
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| Year of Study Accepting Entry |
Year 2
Year 4
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Entrance Requirements
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Entrance Requirements for Year 2:
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 :
- Applicants have to select one of the following electives :
- Hotel, Catering and Service Management Group Elective (81936H)
- Leisure and Tourism Management Group Elective (81936L)
Each elective is subject to a quota. Students may only be offered the elective if there are vacant study places.
- 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.
- Students are required to maintain health standard at the level required of food handlers.
Entrance Requirements for Year 4:
Holder of IVE Diploma in Hotel & Catering / Diploma in Travel & Tourism / Diploma in Leisure Studies / Diploma in Hotel Chinese Catering Studies / Diploma in International Hospitality Management.
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| Course Aims |
This course provides an integrated and progressive route for students to pursue study from elementary level to professional level in the hospitality spectrum. |
| Curriculum
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Year 1 :
- Travel and Tourism
- Accommodation Service
- Catering Service
- Quality Customer Service
- Vocational English & Communication Skills *
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- Chinese *
- Information Technology Applications *
- Foundation Mathematics *
- Fundamentals of Structured Whole Person Development *
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Year 2 - Common Modules :
- Workplace English & Communication *
- Putonghua *
- Fundamentals of the Service Industry
- Managing Quality Service for the Service Industry
- Legal Framework for the Service Industry
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- Information Systems and Operations
- Software Application for the Service industry
- Whole Person Development on Healthy Lifestyle *
- Whole Person Development on Teamwork & Communication *
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Year 2 - Hotel, Catering and Service Management Group Elective :
- Housekeeping Operations
- Guest Service Operations
- European Cuisines
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- European Cuisine Operations
- South East Asian Cuisine
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Year 2 - Leisure and Tourism Management Group Elective :
- Introduction to Leisure and Tourism
- Tourism and Leisure Development in Hong Kong
- Attraction Studies
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- Air Reservations Operations
- Tour Planning and Operations
- Introduction to Wellness
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Year 3 - Common Modules :
- Workplace English & Communication *
- Putonghua *
- Financial Accounting for the Service Industry
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- Sales and Consumer Behavior for the Service Industry
- People Management for the Service Industry
- Whole Person Development on Self-confidence and Career Development *
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Year 3 - Hotel, Catering and Service Management Group Elective :
- Facility Planning
- Guest Service Operations
- Introduction to Property Management Studies
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- South East Asian Cuisine
- Specialized Catering
- Specialized Catering Operations
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Year 3 - Leisure and Tourism Management Group Elective :
- Cross Culture Communication in Leisure and Tourism Industry
- Camp Administration and Programming
- Spa Operations and Management
- A Guide to the Cruise Line Industry
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- Commercial Recreation Industry
- Sports Tourism
- Tour Planning and Operations
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Year 4 - Common Modules :
- Workplace English & Communication *
- Services Marketing
- Supervisory Skills
- Human Behavioural Studies
- Hospitality Industry in China
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- Managerial Principles and Practices
- Cost Accounting for Service Industry
- China Business and Cultural Environment
- Whole Person Development on Career Image & Ethics and Integrative Issues *
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Year 4 - Hotel, Catering and Service Management Group Elective :
- Guest Service and Room Sales Management
- Conference and Banqueting Management
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- World Cuisine Management and Technique
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Year 4 - Leisure and Tourism Management Group Elective :
- Health and Wellness Center Operations
- Festival and Events Management in Leisure and Tourism
- Visitor Attractions Development and Management
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- Contemporary Issues in Leisure and Tourism
- International Theme Park Trends and Management
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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 can start their careers at entry level. After further operational experience, they will rise to positions of supervisory or management responsibility, and perhaps to even higher levels. |
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 Hospitality Business Management offered by SHAPE in collaboration with the Sheffield Hallam University, UK
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| 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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