The Diploma in Tourism & Travel Management entails teaching both the knowledge and skills required to become an outstanding tourism and travel industry personnel. Besides tourism-related modules such as ticketing and reservations, travel agency and tour operations, the programme also exposes you to modules such as management, accounting, marketing and entrepreneurship.
Why Choose This Programme?
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) reports that tourism is one of the world’s largest job creators and currently accounts for one in every twelve jobs globally. With quality education and training provided by this Diploma in Tourism and Travel Management programme, graduates will have ample job opportunities in the tourism and travel industry.
What To Expect From This Programme?
During the course of the programme, you will be involved in practical work, training, field trips, actual travel tours (both inbound/domestic and outbound) planning and operations guided by lecturers. Key industry players will also be invited to present case studies in the classrooms to further enhance your practical knowledge in this area.
| Programme Subjects | |
| • Geography for Tourism | • Meetings and Events Management |
| • Travel Ticketing | • Customer Relationship Management |
| • Transportation for Tourist | • Hospitality and Tourism Law |
| • Travel Agency Operations | • Market Research in Hospitality |
| • Tourism Destination Planning and Development | • Business Ethics and Corporate Citizenship |
| • Local Tour Planning and Operations | • Entrepreneurship Development |
| • Attraction Management | • English for Academic Purposes |
| • International Tour Planning and Operations | • Personal Development Skills 1 |
| • Windows into Hospitality and Tourism | • Personal Development Skills 2 |
| • Computer Reservation Systems | • Personal Development Skills 3 |
| • Computer Application in Hospitality | • Workplace Communication |
| • Accounting | • Industrial Training |
| • Hospitality and Tourism Marketing | • Bahasa Kebangsaan A/B |
| • Management | • Pengajian Malaysia |
| • Human Capital Management | • Pendidikan Moral / Pengajian Islam |
Internship Programme:
You will undergo a semester of comprehensive training in the internship programme. It has been specially designed to give you an intensive hands-on learning experience within a challenging work environment.
Entry Requirements:
• SPM / O-Levels / UEC or equivalent with a minimum of three (3) credits.
• Applicants with other qualifications are considered on a case-by-case basis.
Intakes:
January, April and August.
Duration:
2 years and a semester of internship.
“You will be provided with an in-depth understanding and mastery of the Tourism field that will prepare you for an extensive career across the industry’s sectors.”