Higher Diploma in Culinary Arts

Semester 1:

• Chinese Cuisine in Practice
  
• Food & Beverage Service
  
• Food Hygiene & Safety
  
• Introduction to Management and Organisations
  
• Culinary Theory
  
• Food Commodities
  
• Essential Workplace Communication: Effective Oral Interaction
  
• Information Technology: Data Analysis and Promotion
  
• Mind shift: Achieving Personal Growth & Effectiveness
  
• Western Cuisine in Practice
  

Semester 2:

• Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Conversation and Reports
  
• Essential Workplace Communication: Digital Written Correspondence
  
• Collaboration Teamwork & Social Engagement
  
• Dim Sum & Noodles
  
• Wine & Spirits Fundamentals
  
• Food Nutrition for Chefs
  
• Human Resource Management
  
• Baking & Pastry
  
• Enrichment Module A
  

Semester 3:

• Professional Workplace Communication: Storytelling and Job Search
  
• Accounting for Hospitality Management
  
• Menu Planning & Development
  

Chinese Stream

• Regional Chinese Cuisine
  
• Guangdong Cuisine
  

Western Stream

• Garde Manger
  
• Classical French Cuisine
  

Semester 4:

• Professional Workplace Communication: Proposal and Report Writing
  
• Culinary Science
  
• Services Marketing
  
• Kitchen Management
  
• Enhancing Competencies in the 21^st Century Workplace
  

Chinese Stream

• Menu Operations
  
• Contemporary Chinese Cuisine
  

Western Stream

• Menu Operations
  
• Contemporary Western Cuisine
  

Semester 5:

• Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Presentations and Promotional Text Writing
  
• Professional Workplace Communication: Pitching and Persuasive Presentation
  
• Law and Ethics for Catering Operations
  
• Enrichment Module B
  

Chinese Stream

• Innovative Culinary Project
  

Western Stream

• Innovative Culinary Project
  

Elective Modules

• Contemporary Dim Sum
  
• Wine & Food Pairing and Customer Experience Management
  
• Indian Cuisine
  
• Classical Italian Cuisine
  
• Cuisine of the America
  
• ^* Work Integrated Learning (Year-long module across Semester 1 to 5)
  

^* Depending on the job nature and study programme, Work Integrated Learning will be arranged at an appropriate time during the period of study.