Diploma in Leisure Management

Program Overview

This two-year programme focuses on the comprehensive spectrum of leisure and resort businesses, enabling students to stay in tune with the dynamic leisure industries. Standing out with its highly practical approach, the programme also provides a solid stepping-stone to careers in tourism, marketing, sports management and club management.

In addition, students will be introduced to key tourist guiding elements, including tour operation, guiding techniques, tour commentary skills, safety and risk awareness, and visitor engagement strategies. These components enhance graduates’ readiness for roles in tour operations and serve as a strong foundation for those intending to pursue formal tourist guide certification.

This programme received a 100% graduate employability score in the Ministry of Higher

Education’s Graduate Employability 2022 survey

Coursework percentage and written examination percentage. This programme provides students with relevant, interesting, stimulating and practical experience via a variety of teaching and practical techniques. Different dynamic learning processes are employed in the delivery of this programme, such as lectures, tutorials, team-based project, real life system development, presentations and independent projects supervised by supervisors from university lecturers or industry experts. The work-based learning is very much practical oriented.

Key Modules

1Fundamentals of Marketing

2Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality Industry

3Fundamentals of Leisure and Recreation

4Introduction to Accounting

5Introduction to Human Resource Management

6Hospitality and Tourism Communications

7Tour Commentary

8Safety and Risk Management in Leisure and Recreation

9Sport Management

10Tour Commentary Practice

11Customer Service in Hospitality and Tourism

12Tour and Travel Operations

13Cross Cultural Studies

14Introduction to Management

15Visitor Attraction Management

16Graphic Design and Photography

17Resort, Spa and Wellness

18Special Interest Tourism

19Entrepreneurship

20Ecotourism

21Recreational Facility Operations and Management

22Responsible Events Management

23Business Events

24Industry Placement

25Elective (Choose One)

26Japanese, German, Mandarin, Korean, or French Language

27Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisations

28(Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban)

29Communication in Bahasa Melayu 2

30(Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2)

31All students:

32U2- Integrity and Anti-Corruption (Integriti dan Antirasuah)

33HEP course – Effective Communication

Entry Requirements

SPM/SPMV/O-Level

Pass with minimum 3 credits (C)

Pass UEC with minimum 3 credits (B)

Other equivalent qualifications

To be reviewed by the faculty on a case-to-case basis

Academic Requirements

English Language Requirements

For Local Students

UEC English Language

1119/O-Level/IGCSE

Cambridge English Qualification Test / Linguaskill

B1 (with at least 2 skill at B1)

For International Students

Cambridge Linguaskill

Cambridge English Qualifications and Tests

Pearson Test of English

Certified Intensive English Programme (CIEP) by ELS

In the event that the English language requirements are not met, applicants will be required to take the Basic English and English Foundation for in-sessional academic enhancement concurrently with the programme.

Applicants who have an academic qualification from a higher learning institution which uses the English Language as a medium of instruction may be granted an exemption from the University English Language requirements.

Diploma in Leisure Management

Program Overview

Key Modules

Entry Requirements

Career Prospects

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