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Diploma in Leisure & Resort Management
At a Glance
Duration: 3 years full-time
Qualification: Diploma in Leisure & Resort Management
Application: Apply during the Joint Admission Exercise following the release of the GCE ‘O’ Level results, as well as directly through the Joint Polytechnic Special Admission Exercise (JPSAE). Students who are shortlisted through the JPSAE will be required to undergo an interview. Please refer to the section on 'Admissions' for more information.
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The Course
Tourism, a multi-billion dollar global industry, looks set to make major inroads into the world economy and contribute significantly to the Singapore economy. In the near future, resort and other related leisure businesses alone will see an increased demand for trained personnel with the requisite skills. The Singapore Tourism Board projects that 10,000 jobs will be created when the two integrated resorts are developed in 2009. This suggests that the leisure and resort management industry will become one of the hottest in terms of job expansion.
This course aims to give you maximum exposure to a comprehensive spectrum of leisure and resort businesses that will enable you to be a part of the industry. It will allow you to be on the pulse of some of the most exciting businesses in the tourism industry. You will find the course both challenging and rewarding, with ample real-life learning opportunities through exposure to industry. In addition, it affords you the flexibility to move into myriad leisure businesses.
The curriculum strongly emphasises three major segments of the tourism industry: the Resort business, Leisure business and Meetings and Event business. In each area, you will be exposed to key aspects of operating and managing resorts and leisure entities such as clubs, spas, attractions and cruise ships. You will also have hands-on experience in organising meetings and events. Your ability to plan, analyse and strategise will also be critically honed.
The course also focuses on preparing you to handle the demands of working life through subjects such as Business Etiquette and Service Excellence in which you will learn how to interact with others in a business setting, and study the finer points of global citizenship and cross-cultural communication.
You will also be allowed to choose two elective subjects, which will broaden your knowledge of the tourism industry. These include subjects such as Introduction to Gaming Operations, Ticketing Reservations, Culinary Science and e-business in Hospitality and Tourism. Apart from these options, you will also undergo a 20-week attachment to a company selected by you.
The course maximises your learning by utilising teaching modes that enhance hands-on discovery. Your active engagement in forums, discussions and presentations will allow room for creative thinking and problem-solving.
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Career Opportunities
The Diploma in Leisure & Resort Management graduates will have undergone training which suitably prepares them for wide-ranging career options within the tourism industry with special emphasis on the leisure, resort, meetings and meetings industries. As a graduate, you will be have the opportunity to assume a junior executive position in workplaces upon graduation, and will readily find employment in tourism-related business such as hotels, resorts, clubs, spas, exhibitions and conventions, and events management.
As a graduate, you will also have the option to further your studies in universities in Singapore and abroad with credit exemption or advanced standing in many renowned universities.
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Minimum Entry Requirements
5 GCE 'O' Level subjects including :
English Language (EL1)* Grades 1-6
Mathematics (E or A) Grades 1-6
Any three other subjects, excluding CCA Grades 1-6
To be eligible for selection, you must also have sat for at least one of the following subjects:
Combined Humanities, Commerce/Commercial Studies, Geography, History, Literature in English/Chinese/Malay/Tamil, or Principles of Accounts.
* SPM/UEC holders must have a minimum grade of 6 for their Bahasa Inggeris (Paper 122/Paper 322)/ Communication English or English Language (for UEC holders).
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Graduation Requirements
Cumulative Grade Point Average min 1.0
TP Core Subjects 26 credit units
Diploma Subjects
Core Subjects
90 credit units
Elective Subjects
min 6 credit units
Cross-Disciplinary Subjects min 9 credit units
Total Credit Units Completed min 131 credit units
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Course Structure
TP Core Subjects
Subject Code Subject Level Credit Units
BCS1001 Communication Skills 1 1 4
BCS1002 Communication Skills 2 1 5
GCD1001 Applied Principles for Effective Living 1 (APEL 1) 1 1
GCD1002 Applied Principles for Effective Living 2 (APEL 2) 1 1
GCD1003 Applied Principles for Effective Living 3 (APEL 3) 1 1
GNE1001 National Education 1 1
BSI3009 Student Internship Programme 3 13
Diploma Subjects - Core Subjects
Subject Code Subject Level Credit Units
BBS1001 Principles of Management 1 4
BBS1002 Organisational Behaviour 1 4
BBT1003 Business Computing Skills 1 4
BEC1001 Microeconomics 1 4
BEC1002 Macroeconomics 1 4
BHT1010 Introduction to Hospitality & Tourism 1 4
BHT1012 Fundamentals of Food & Beverage 1 4
BLO1004 Research for Hospitality & Tourism 1 4
BMK1001 Basics of Entrepreneurship
1 1
BAF2001 Accounting for Hospitality & Tourism 2 4
BHT2014 Management Accounting & Finance for Hospitality & Tourism
2 4
BCC2003 Principles of Marketing for Hospitality & Tourism 2 4
BHT2009 Service Skills Methodology 2 4
BHT2008 Business Etiquette & Service Excellence 2 4
BLR2001 Introduction to Leisure & Recreation 2 4
BLR2002 Attractions Management 2 4
BLR2003 Spa Business 2 3
BHT3006 Destination Planning & Development 3 4
BHT3008 Meetings, Incentives, Conventions & Exhibitions 3 4
BHT3009 Facilities Management 3 3
BLR3001 Festivals & Events Management 3 4
BLR3002 Resort Operations & Management 3 4
BLR3004 Club Management 3 4
BLR3005 Cruise Business 3 3
Diploma Subjects - Elective Subjects
Subject Code Subject Level Credit Units
BLO1002 Business Calculus 1 4
BHT2004 Culinary Science 2 4
BLR2004 Introduction to Gaming Operations 2 3
BLR2005 Tourism Culture & Society 2 3
BHT2015 Ticketing & Reservations 2 3
BHT3002 e-business in Hospitality & Tourism 3 4
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Cross-Disciplinary Subjects
Students are required to obtain a minimum of 9 credit units from the list of Cross-Disciplinary Subjects.
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