DHKT

Study Pathway of the Tourism Management Programme

The Tourism and Travel Management programme is designed with a standard duration of four years. However, depending on individual capacity and personal circumstances, students may flexibly implement their study plans within a timeframe of 3.5 to 6 years, following the logical sequence of courses as presented in Table 4 (for the Tourism Management specialisation) and Table 5 (for the Event Management specialisation).

Notes:

*(1) Professional Internship for the Tourism Management Specialisation:
Students may choose one of the following internship options:

  • Undertake professional training in Front Office, Food and Beverage Service, or Housekeeping at a hotel rated three stars or above for a minimum duration of 360 hours during the summer of the second academic year; or
  • Undertake professional training in Travel Operations or Tour Guiding Services at a tourism company for a minimum duration of 360 hours during the summer of the third academic year.

*(2) Professional Internship for the Event Management Specialisation:
Students are required to undertake professional training in event coordination and operations at an event management company, or within the event organisation department of a hotel, or within the event department of a tourism enterprise for a minimum duration of 360 hours during the summer of the third academic year. During this internship period, students must participate in the coordination of at least two events.

*(3) Graduation Thesis Requirement:
Students who wish to undertake a graduation thesis must:

  • Achieve a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) meeting the prescribed requirement for thesis eligibility;
  • Successfully complete the course Research Methodology; and
  • Be ranked within the top 10% of eligible students, determined in descending order based on cumulative GPA, provided that both conditions above are satisfied.

 

 

Table 4: Study Pathway of the Tourism Management




 

Table 5: Study Pathway of Event Management

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Stage 6

[SMT1005] Marxist–Leninist Philosophy (3)

[SMT1006] Marxist-Leninist Political Economy (2)

 

 

 

Graduation Internship (10): Choose one of the following options:

[SMT1007] Scientific Socialism (2)

 

 

 

[SMT1004] Ho Chi Minh Thought (2)

 

 

 

 

[SMT1008] History of Communist Party of Vietnam (2)

 

 

[LAW1001] Introduction to Law (2)

 

 

 

 

[TOU1001] Business Communication (3)

 

 

 

 

[ECO1001] Macroeconomics (3)

 

 

 

 

[MGT1001] Microeconomics (3)

[ACC1002] Introduction to Accounting (3)

TC [ACC2002] Accounting Management (3)

 

 

[TOU4003] Graduation internship report (4) completion of additional elective units (6)

[TOU4004] Bachelor’s Thesis (10)(**)

 

[TOU3009] Tourism and Hospitality Financial Management (3)

[TOU3008] Tourism and Hospitality Business Strategy (3)

 

[MGT1002] Principles of Management (3)

[TOU3002] Service Operations Management (3)

 

 

[TOU3001] Introduction to Tourism (3)

[TOU3047] Team Leadership in Tourism and Hospitality Enterprises (3)

 

 

[TOU3023] MICE Tourism (2)

 

 

TC [TOU3054] Accommodation Business Management (2)

 

 

TC [TOU3048] Destination Management (3)

 

 

TC [HOS3021] Restaurant Management (2)

 

 

TC [TOU3046] Travel Business Management (3)

TC [TOU3056] Tour Design and Operations (2)

 

[MGT2002] Introduction to Business (3)

[IBS2001] International Business (3)

 

 

TC [MGT3011] Entrepreneurship (3)

 

 

TC [IBS3007] Cross-cultural Management (3)

 

 

[HRM2001] Organisational Behaviour (3)

 

 

 

[MIS2002] Management Information Systems (3)

 

 

 

[MKT2001] Principles of Marketing (3)

[MKT3019] Online Communication Tools (3)

 

 

 

[TOU3038] Event Marketing (3)

 

 

 

TC [COM3003] Customer Relationship Management (3)

 

 

 

TC [COM3010] Design Thinking and Customer Experience (3)

 

 

 

TC [TOU3036] Customer Behaviour in Event Operations (2)

 

 

 

TC [MKT3007] Digital Marketing (3)

 

 

 

TC [MKT3024] Social Media and Mobile Marketing (3)

 

 

 

 

[TOU3039] Introduction to Event Management (2)

[TOU3057] Legal Regulations and Procedures in Event Management (2)

 

 

 

[TOU3035] Fundraising and Sponsorship for Events (3)

 

 

 

[TOU3040] Event Project Management (3)

 

 

 

[TOU3041] Event Logistics Management (3)

 

 

 

[TOU3058] Event Risks Management (2)

 

 

 

[TOU3043] Event Design and Decoration (3)

 

 

 

[TOU3034] Event Coordination and Operations (3)

TC [TOU3053] Industry Placement (3)(*2)

 

 

[TOU3037] MC and Event Hosting Skills (2)

 

 

 

 

[STA2002] Business and Economic Statistics (3)

 

 

 

 

TC [RMD3001] Research Methodology (2)

 

 

[ENGELE1] English Elementary 1 (3)

[ENGELE2] English Elementary 2 (4)

[ENG2015] English Communication 1 (3)

[ENG2016] English Communication 2 (3)

[ENG2017] English Composition B1 (2)

[ENG3002] English for Tourism (3)