Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management (DIMENSIONS International College)
Course Information
Description
Programme Introduction
The key topics covered in the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management programme range across a whole field of hospitality management studies from financial management to Food and Beverage (F&B) operations, information management to marketing, and rooms division operations to hospitality operations management. A competency-based industrial attachment programme is also integrated as part of the curriculum to provide students with ample hands-on training experience and expose them to multiple facets of the hospitality industry prior to building their employability and entering the workforce.
What Will I Learn?
- To obtain an in-depth and holistic understanding of the structure and operations of the hospitality industry
- To cultivate and develop the professional core competencies associated with finance and accounting, information technology, F&B operations, marketing, and customer service for the industry
- To gain the requisite knowledge, understanding and practical skills to meet the specific needs of the tourism and hospitality industry
At Whom Is This Programme Targeted?
- GCE A-Level graduates who possess a substantial interest in gaining interdisciplinary perspectives in the aspects of hospitality and tourism
- Existing hospitality professionals who wish to stay on the cutting edge of knowledge in order to remain competitive in today’s highly skilled workforce
Scope of Study
This course aims to equip students with the requisite knowledge and skills to embark on a career in hospitality, F&B and the tourism sectors. Upon completion of this curses, successful students will have the developed the essential understanding about hospitality operations and management, including essential financial concepts, IT and customer service skills for the industry.
Entry Requirements
Academic Level:
Local students
Received a passing grade in at least one (1) GCE A-Level subject or DIMENSIONS’ Foundation Diploma in Business or Hospitality Diploma or other Certificate in Foundation programme (with equivalent entry requirements as Foundation Diploma in Business and subject to approval) or for mature students, they must be at least 30 years of age and possess a minimum of 8 years of work experience in relevant fields.
International students
Equivalent to Year 12 from the respective home countries of the applicants.
English Proficiency: An IELTS score of at least 5.5 or DIMENSIONS’ Certificate in Academic English (CAE) Level 4 or passed DIMENSIONS’ English Proficiency Test at an equivalent level or its equivalent. English proficiency may be considered to have been met and an IELTS score may not be required if applicant possesses a highest qualification where English was the sole medium of instruction.
Career Opportunities
Graduating with a Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management opens up a wider array of possibilities for further study and future career opportunities in the four (4) distinct segments of the hospitality industry, namely food and beverages, travel and tourism, lodging, and recreation.
Notes:
Foreigner’s application for jobs in Singapore is subject to the approval from the Ministry of Manpower of Singapore (MOM). DIMENSIONS DOES NOT GUARANTEE any success rate of approval.
Modules
Course Outline
- Outline for The Contemporary Hospitality Industry
- Outline for Customer Service
- Outline for Financial Management
- Outline for Managing Information and Technology
- Outline for Food and Beverage Operations
- Outline for Hospitality Operation Management II
- Outline for Personal and Professional Development
- Outline for Food and Society
- Outline for Global Business Environment
- Outline for Management Accounting
- Outline for Financial Accounting
- Outline for Marketing
- Outline for Organisational Behaviour
- Outline for Hospitality Operation Management I
- Outline for Industrial Attachment*
* Internship / Industrial Attachment (IA) will be arranged for qualified students. Students must satisfy the following pre-qualifying requirements prior to the school’s arrangement for their Internship / IA posting:
- Students must be at least 18 years old at the time of the IA posting
- Complete all the practical and theory lessons
- Achieve at least an attendance rate of 90%
- Pass the Interview and Screening Test (comprising technical test and performance test)
Note:
- Internship / IA posting is not guaranteed and will be subject to the approval of relevant passes by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). No further Internship / IA posting will be arranged if a student withdraws or is terminated from the IA centre.
- Students who fail to secure an IA will have to successfully complete a Research Project.
- Qualified students who have secured an Internship / Industrial Attachment (IA) with an organisation will have to successfully complete the IA. Students who withdraw or are terminated from the IA centre will result in a failed IA module. In order for students to graduate from this programme, students are required to retake the module in the form of a Research Project. Students are also required to pay a re-take fee for the module as well as the fee for the extension of the Student’s Pass
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