Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management
Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management: Introduction
The Diploma is designed to meet the following aims:
- To provide an educational foundation for a range of junior management careers in hospitality;
- To provide specialised studies directly relevant to individual vocations and professions in which students are working or intend to seek employment;
- To enable students to make an immediate contribution in employment;
- To provide flexibility, knowledge, skills and motivation as a basis for career development and as a basis for progression to higher national diploma studies;
- To develop students’ ability in hospitality services through effective use and combination of the knowledge and skills gained in different parts of the programme;
- To develop a range of competency skills and techniques, personal qualities and attitudes essential for successful performance in working life.
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Course Structure
The Diploma course comprises 8 subject units of study.
- The Contemporary Hospitality Industry
- Human Resource Management in Service Industries
- Business Management
- Revenue Management
- Business Communication
- Convention Sales & Services
- Restaurant and Bar Operations Management
- Research Project*
- Industrial Attachment Programme*
Placement Test
Students are required to take an in-house English placement test. After the placement test, students will be placed in an English class that is of an appropriate level based on their English needs. Students must pass the ESL Intermediate class to be placed in the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management Programme.
Lectures/Tutorials
The course is mainly conducted in the classroom via face-to-face learning which encourages student-teacher interaction. Students are encouraged to attend field trips and bazaars organised by the school to encourage experiential learning.
Assessment
The course will be characterized by both lectures and task-based activities. A student-centred approach will be employed to produce positive results. Emphasis will be placed on short presentations, focused exercises, role-play, student-interaction, pair-work, student tasks, continuous assessment, projects and test.
Entry Requirements to Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management
- Grade 12 or Diploma in Hotel Services
Foreign students with qualifications equivalent to the above may be admitted on the condition that they are proficient in English. Those lacking proficiency in English will be required to take up additional English lessons. Students must pass the English Intermediate class to be placed in the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management Programme.
Certification
Candidates who successfully complete all 8 units of this programme will be awarded the Diploma by Beacon International College. This certification allows direct entry into the internationally recognized BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes awarded by Edexcel International (UK).
Course Duration |
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| Total Duration: | 12 months + 6 months internship / research project |
| Total Course Hours: | 480 + 120 (Research Project) |
| Weekly time-tabled hours (teaching): | 15 |
Fees/Class Size |
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| Tuition Fee: | $8,000* |
| Application Fee: | $300* |
| Class size: | Maximum 25 pax per class for practical and tutorial lessons |
| Maximum 35 pax for lecture | |
| * With effect from 21 February 2011 all fees are subject to GST. | |
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- Apply knowledge gained in hospitality management;
- Understand fundamental service marketing concepts, key areas of customer satisfaction, service quality and customer service skills;
- Understand fundamental concepts of marketing, convention/events sales and services;
- Understanding purchasing and cost control concepts;
- Understand concepts of human resource management;
- Explain the functions, processes and information needs of hospitality management;
- Understand fundamental concepts of food & beverage management;
- Understand the operations, processes, staff training, menus and meal services of restaurant.