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Hospitality Discipline

Higher Diploma in Tourism and MICE

Programme code HT114102

The following section presents the programme information offered in September 2024. Programme information for AY 2025/26 will be announced in early November 2024.
Curriculum
Semester 1:
  • Customer Service Fundamentals
  • Dining Cultures and Etiquette
  • Foundation Business Studies for Hospitality
  • Introduction to Hotel and Accommodation Industry
  • Introduction to Tourism and Event Tourism
  • Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Conversation and Reports
  • Essential Workplace Communication: Effective Oral Interaction
  • Whole Person Development - Mindshift: Achieving Personal Growth & Effectiveness
  • IT Essentials - Hospitality
Semester 2:
Higher Diploma in Tourism and MICE (Travel Industry Management):
  • Business and Leisure Travel Operations
  • Law & Ethics for the Hospitality Industry
  • Tour Guiding and Escorting Practices
  • Tourism Technology and Innovation
  • Tourist Destinations and Attractions
  • Essential Workplace Communication: Digital Written Correspondence
  • Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (Year Long Module across Semesters 2 & 3)
Higher Diploma in Tourism and MICE (MICE and Event Management):
  • Festivalisation in Event Tourism
  • Incentive Travel Planning and Tour Escorting
  • Law & Ethics for the Hospitality Industry
  • MICE Catering Service Planning
  • Tourism Technology and Innovation
  • Tourism Transport
  • Essential Workplace Communication: Digital Written Correspondence
  • Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (Year Long Module across Semesters 2 & 3)
  • Industrial Attachment#
Semester 3:
Higher Diploma in Tourism and MICE (Travel Industry Management):
  • Airline Geography and Reservation Practices
  • Tourism Cultural Dimensions
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Storytelling and Job Search
  • Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (Year Long Module across Semesters 2 & 3)
  • Industrial Attachment#
Higher Diploma in Tourism and MICE (MICE and Event Management):
  • Event Promotions and Public Relations
  • Event Venue Planning and Design
  • MICE and Event Technology
  • Tourism Cultural Dimensions
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Storytelling and Job Search
  • Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (Year Long Module across Semesters 2 & 3)
Semester 4:
Higher Diploma in Tourism and MICE (Travel Industry Management):
  • Airline Industry and Operations
  • Cruise Industry and Land Transport
  • Fare Calculation Principles
  • Hospitality Accounting and Finance
  • Hospitality Marketing Management
  • Tourism Project (Year Long Module across Semesters 4 & 5)
  • Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Presentations and Promotional Text Writing
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Proposal and Report Writing
  • Enrichment Module B
Higher Diploma in Tourism and MICE (MICE and Event Management):
  • Event Project (Year Long Module across Semesters 4 & 5)
  • Hospitality Accounting and Finance
  • Hospitality Marketing Management
  • Sustainable Convention and Exhibition Planning and Management
  • Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Presentations and Promotional Text Writing
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Proposal and Report Writing
  • Enrichment Module B
Semester 5:
Higher Diploma in Tourism and MICE (Travel Industry Management):
  • Air Tariff and Ticketing
  • Hospitality Human Resource Operation and Management
  • Hospitality Management
  • Sustainable Tourism Management
  • Tourism Project (Year Long Module across Semesters 4 & 5)
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Pitching and Persuasive Presentation
  • Whole Person Development - Enhancing Competencies in the 21st Century Workplace
  • Enrichment Module A
Higher Diploma in Tourism and MICE (MICE and Event Management):
  • Event Project (Year Long Module across Semesters 4 & 5)
  • Event Security and Risk Management
  • Event Services and Operations
  • Hospitality Human Resource Operation and Management
  • Hospitality Management
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Pitching and Persuasive Presentation
  • Whole Person Development - Enhancing Competencies in the 21st Century Workplace
  • Enrichment Module A
# Industrial Attachment: All programmes in the Hospitality Discipline include compulsory industrial attachment. Industrial Attachment will be arranged in separated periods throughout Semesters 2 to 5. Relevant work may involve shift duties and may take place during evenings, weekends or public holidays.