FHDRTPM Higher Diploma in Resort and Theme Park Management

• Theme Parks and attractions are one of the main drivers of tourist visits to HK, the HK Disneyland Resort and Ocean Park Hong Kong have attracted some 6.7 million and 5.7million attendances separately in 2018.

• Employment opportunities in the theme park and attractions sector is supported by the continuing expansion and development of new attractions by HK's two theme parks (Ocean Park and HK Disneyland Resorts) and Ngong Ping 360

Objectives

Upon completion of the programme, participants should be able to :

• Explain the workings of an amusement park, encompassing all elements such as transport, hotels, themed areas, rides, shops, dining, entertainment (shows and celebrations), events, etc.;
• Perform practical skills relating to various departments of amusement park operations such as: marketing and ticketing, tour guides, retail services, guest services, etc.;
• Solve day-to-day problems at supervisory level under the direction of departmental line managers; and
• Analyse the business model of an amusement park and the contributions made by different revenue generating sources such as admissions, room stay, F&B, retail sales and income from events as well as the major cost items.

Applicants are normally required to meet one of the following requirements:

• Level 2 in 5 HKDSE subjects (including English Language and Chinese Language)^Note; or

• Satisfactory completion of Diploma Yi Jin or Diploma of Applied Education ; or

• Satisfactory completion of a QF Level 3 Diploma or an equivalent programme, for example, Diploma of Foundation Studies awarded by Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE), or by a post-secondary institution in Hong Kong; or

• Other acceptable equivalent qualifications (including non-local qualifications obtained in or outside HK, or other qualifications/experience deemed to be equivalent); or

• Mature applicants aged 21 or above, preferably with relevant working experience.

Applicants will be invited to an admission interview, if necessary. Admission is subject to demonstration of aptitude and suitability in an interview.

Note：

1. Applicant possessing 'Attained' in Citizenship and Social Development is accepted as level 2 in one HKDSE subject.

2. Applicants possessing “Attained”, “Attained with Distinction (I)' and “Attained with Distinction (II)” results in an Applied Learning (ApL) subject are deemed to have attained “Level 2”, “Level 3” and “Level 4” respectively in one HKDSE subject, with a maximum of two ApL subjects can be counted for admission purpose.

3. For non-Chinese speaking students, LiPACE will continue to accept alternative Chinese qualifications for students who have met the specified conditions:

   1. students who have learned Chinese Language for less than 6 years while receiving primary and secondary education;

   2. students who have learned Chinese Language for 6 years or more in schools, but have been taught an adapted and simpler Chinese Language curriculum not normally applicable to the majority of students in local schools.

4. While Applied Learning Chinese (for non-Chinese speaking students) [ApL(C)] will be considered as an alternative qualification in Chinese Language (ACL) for the admission of non-Chinese speaking students with “Attained” as the minimum grade required, it will not be regarded as an elective subject for satisfying the admission requirement.

5. Under the situation where NCS students with ApL(C) do not count the subject as ACL when admission is sought (they use another international qualifications as an ACL or have fulfiled the Chinese Language requirement in the HKDSE), the School will specially accept their ApL(C) as an elective subject for admission to diploma and sub-degree programmes.

• Resort Operations 度假村運作

• Theme Park Operations 主題樂園運作

• Theme Park Services 主題樂園服務

• Meeting, Incentive, Conference and Exhibition (MICE) Planning and Management 會議及展覽業策劃與管理

• Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality 旅遊及款待業概論

• Principles of Human Resources Management 人力資源學概論

• Hospitality Marketing 款待業市場學

• Cross Cultural Business Management 跨文化商業管理

• Tourism Management 旅遊管理

• Business Organisation and Management 商業組織及管理

• General Education Courses 通識科目

• Effective Chinese Communication Skills 應用中文傳意技巧

• English for Communication I, II & III 英語溝通技巧 (一)、(二)及(三)

• IT and Digital Literacy 電腦及數位素養

• Gaining the Most from your Work-integrated Learning 從實習中成長

• Work-integrated Learning in Resort and Theme Park 度假區及主題樂園實習^

[1] Students who have attained Level 3 or above in DSE English Language can be exempted from taking English for Communication I.
[2] Non-Chinese speaking students can be exempted from taking Effective Chinese Communication Skills. To fulfill the overall credit for graduation, they are required to take a GE course as replacement.

^ Course includes not less than 400 practicum hours.

Graduates are eligible to apply for:

• Year 3 of Bachelor of International Hospitality and Attractions Management with Honours awarded by Hong Kong Metropolitan University *

• Year 3 of Bachelor of Science with Honours in Tourism & Events Management offered by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Year 3 of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Hotel Operations Management offered by Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong

• Year 3 of Bachelor of Arts with Honours in International Hospitality and Tourism Management (1 year full-time) delivered by University College Birmingham and awarded by the University of Warwick, UK

Graduates may be admitted with advanced standing to a Japanese university that has MOU arrangement with LiPACE:

• Year 3, Undergraduate Program in Human and Social Studies (International Tourism) , Nagasaki International University

Graduate Study Destinations (2017-2018 Cohorts):

• Bachelor of Hospitality Management [HKMU]

• Bachelor of International Hospitality and Attractions Management with Honours [HKMU]

• Bachelor of Theme Park Management [HKMU]

• Bachelor of Science(BSc)(Hons) in Tourism and Events Management [Poly U]

*Upon completion of the HKMU full-time Degree programmes, students may progress to the university's  1 year full-time Master's Degree in Business Programme.

陳思樂

• 2023年度畢業生
• 香港理工大學學士學位(旅遊業及會展管理) (教資會資助課程)

林奕彤

• 2021年度畢業生
• 香港理工大學學士學位(旅遊業及會展管理) (教資會資助課程)

雖然在兩年的課程裏，網課佔據了很大的一部分；但也算是一個嶄新的體驗。很感激導師們的教導和幫助，令我學習了許多有趣的知識。當中更有多元化的講座及實地考察，除了可以實踐所學，亦能夠應用到生活及工作之中。

鄔亭珊

• 2021年度畢業生
• 香港理工大學學士學位(旅遊業及會展管理) (教資會資助課程)

我在兩年的課程中，透過多元化的學習資源，學習到旅遊及主題公園的管理及營運方法和理論並，在不同的課業中運用理論。在老師悉心的教導下，增加了不少旅遊及主題樂園的知識，並改善了自己的不足，提升了自信心。

As part of their training, students will be placed in different theme parks and some other resorts in Hong Kong for internship. Those who have excelled in the internship may be offered a full-time position by internship providers.