Advanced Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management (Mandarin)
The Advanced Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management is developed by London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) as a second-year course towards a progression route for students aiming for a higher qualification in the field of hospitality and tourism management.
Key Facts
- Duration: 8 months + 6 months IA* (full-time); 12 months + 6 months IA* (part-time)
- Intake dates: Start every two months (full-time), every 1.5 months (part-time) / modular
- Delivery Mode:
- Live Online
- Blended
- Fees: SGD $6,649.00 (local students), SGD $9,083.33 (international students) (Prices inclusive of GST)
*Industrial Attachment
Throughout the course, students are fully supported and their developments are checked frequently by progress assessments. Student performance and satisfaction is monitored to ensure that the course meets students’ academic and personal development needs; and industry contacts ensure that the programme is relevant and suitable for the demands of a career in hospitality and tourism management.
The Advanced Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management awarded by LSBF aim to focus on the latest development in the hospitality and tourism industry. It will help the students to identify and understand the techniques and theory implied in the hospitality and tourism environment. Students are given emphasis on developing professional hotel competencies such as effective communication skills, good customer service skills, leadership, team work and other relevant professionalism topics related to the industry.
The Advanced Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management aims to provide students with:
- To develop graduates with the necessary skills, knowledge to be immediately effective within the hospitality and tourism industry
- To enable students to make managerial level decision making and problem solving in achieving good customer service
- To develop in students a critical appreciation of the roles of managers within the hospitality and tourism industry
- To develop problem-solving skills, improve their ability to communicate and operate effectively as individuals within the hospitality and tourism organisation and as part of a team
At the end of this programme, students are expected to develop a range of specific and generic skills, covering the following fields:
- Management within the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
- Marketing related to Travel and Hospitality
- Food and Beverage
- HRM
- Issues relating to the Industry
Students who have the intention to further their study in Hospitality/Tourism at an Advanced Diploma level in Singapore, and developing a bilingual languages skill, competency and knowledge, to fulfil their future career development within the sector.
Lectures, case studies and exercises, class discussion, role play
- Facilities and Maintenance Management
- Food and Beverage Management
- Human Resource Management
- Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Events
- Hospitality Accounting
- Issues in Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Resort Management*
- Niche and Speciality Tourism*
*Students will have the option to take Resort Management and Niche and Speciality Tourism. (3 months) or take up a 6 months Industrial Attachment. Where students joining the programme have not previously taken up an Industrial Attachment they would be required to take this option.
Students attend 3-hr lessons 2 nights a week for a period of 12 months.
Students must take and successfully complete all eight modules (or six and the Industrial Attachment) to be awarded the LSBF Advanced Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management. Students who fail to do so will be given a statement of results.
Students must achieve an overall passing grade of 40%. If students fail to achieve an overall passing grade, they will be permitted to retake based on the directions given by the examination board.
The assessment of each module consists of:
- Individual assignment or class test: 50%
- Examination: 50%
Upon completion of this programme, students will be awarded ‘Advanced Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management’ and may progress to a Degree Programme.
STP holders: 90%
Non-STP holders: 75%
1 : 80
Local students shall possess one of the following:
- LSBF Diploma in International Hospitality Management (Mandarin)
- Local Polytechnic Diploma in a relevant field
International students shall possess one of the following:
- LSBF Diploma in International Hospitality Management (Mandarin)
- Equivalent Local Polytechnic Diploma in a relevant field in respective home countries
Minimum Language Entry Requirement:
Students must achieve a Pass in Mandarin Language in Year 11 Higher School qualification or equivalent.
Minimum Age Entry Requirement:
- 19 years and above
Exemptions
Students with non-standard entry requirements (e.g. other PEI qualification, lack of equivalent Year 12 in home country, LSBF Diploma in other discipline, etc.) will be assessed on a case by case basis subject to approval of the Academic Board.
Industrial attachment programme
Industrial Attachment is part of students’ educational development. This enables theoretical learning in the classroom to be applied to practical learning situations and encourages application of theory and knowledge in appropriate context. Industrial Attachment applies to all students. Students who are already working may produce a letter from their respective employers to show minimum six months work experience in the relevant industry (subject to Schools approval) for exemption to IA.
To be eligible for Industrial Attachment a student must have passed a minimum of 4 modules during their course of study.
Students who commence an Industrial Attachment and subsequently fail to complete this will be deemed as failed.
The Industrial Attachment is considered to be an integral part of the Advanced Diploma. In the unlikely event that a student cannot be placed for IA, LSBF will allow the student to complete a 5000 word Project in a maximum of 2 months.
Where students specifically request they may be granted the option of completing 2 Elective modules rather than undertake the Industrial Attachment (subject to Academic Board approval). Students are to provide supporting reasons for this option. Students must still meet the same eligibility requirements (4 passes) to take the Electives.
Learning Outcome Industrial Attachment / Project
On completion of Industrial Attachment/ Project students will be able to:
- Understand the importance and role of a hospitality industry during the actual work experience
- Understand how to overcome issues and problems faced by the industry on a day to day basis
- Knows about the standard practices and general laws of the industry and how they impact the business
- Demonstrate and establish interest in the activities and task given by applying the knowledge and skills learnt in school
- Understand how every individuals can take personal responsibility to reach the objective of the organisation
Education pathway - University of Southern Queensland
University of Southern Queensland, (USQ), recognises and acknowledges programmes taught at London School of Business & Finance (LSBF) in Singapore.
View the articulation here.
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