Course Information
- Sep 2025

(Local Student's Total tuition fee for two years
HK$145,800–$172,530
(Credits: 60-71)
)
Course Overview
Why this programme?
- Articulation rate over 87% in 2020
- Internship opportunities in hotels and caterers in Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland and overseas
- Agreement with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts for internships on the Chinese mainland
- Opportunities for attending guest talks and visiting hotels
- Opportunities for overseas study trips
Taught by well-qualified hospitality educators, this programme will equip you with an understanding of every functional aspect of the hospitality industry. You will have the chance to gain practical, on-the-job experience in the hospitality industry through internships at hotels or catering establishments in Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland or overseas.
For programme details, please visit: http://www.hkcc-polyu.edu.hk/prog/ad_hm
What You’ll Learn
Curriculum Structure
You are required to take, in two years, 20 - 21 subjects in total, comprising 12 - 13 General Education Subjects and 8 Discipline-specific Subjects.
General Education Subjects
8 Compulsory Subjects
Language subjects
- Academic English (Business) I OR English for Academic Studies (Business) I
- Academic English (Business) II OR English for Academic Studies (Business) II
- Chinese Communication for College Students (Cantonese Version) C OR Chinese Communication for College Students (Putonghua Version) C OR Elementary Chinese E & C ~
Mathematics, IT and Critical Thinking subjects
- Creative and Critical Thinking E & C
- Information Technology for Business
- Mathematics and Statistics for College Students
Discipline-relevant General Education subjects
- Introduction to Economics
- Managing Organisations
4 - 5 Elective Subjects *# (from the following cluster areas)
- Community, Organisation and Globalisation
- History, Cultures and World Views
- Human Nature, Relations and Development
- Language and Communication
- Science, Technology and Environment
For the full list of more than 50 General Education subjects, please visit: http://www.hkcc-polyu.edu.hk/GEsubjects/8C108
Discipline-specific Subjects
6 Compulsory Subjects
- Financial Accounting
- Food Service Operations
- Front Office Operations
- Hotel Operations
- Housekeeping Operations
- Introduction to Marketing
2 Elective Subjects # (from the following subject domains)
- Accounting
- Banking and Financial Services
- China Business
- Event Management
- Finance and Economics
- Hospitality
- Human Resources
- International Business
- Logistics
- Management and Organisations
- Marketing
- Service Management
- Tourism
~Students who are non-Chinese speakers, or whose Chinese standards are at junior secondary level or below are required to take this subject.
*Students with Level 3 or above in any one HKDSE subject (other than English) only need to take two General Education elective subjects.
#Offering of individual elective subjects is subject to resources and quota availability.
Medium of Instruction: Most subjects are taught in English, although due to their nature and objectives, some subjects are taught in Chinese. Language subjects are taught in the language in question.