Hospitality Management – Postgraduate Diploma

Program Details

Credential Received

Postgraduate Diploma in Hospitality Management

Overview

Program Summary

Build on your education and life experience with the Postgraduate Diploma in Hospitality Management. Business specialists such as human resource managers, marketing professionals, accountants and entrepreneurs are among Canada’s top 10 highest paid personnel. The tourism sector is the fastest growing industry in BC—it already offers the most employment opportunities.

The two-year Postgraduate Diploma in Hospitality Management will provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in the ever-changing and competitive business world in Canada, specifically the hospitality and tourism industry. The Postgraduate Diploma in Hospitality Management includes a required paid 500-hour work term between year one and year two of studies. Students will be given the opportunity to interview for positions of their choice in the hospitality industry either locally, in larger cities or in resort areas anywhere in Canada or abroad.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, learners will be able to:

1. Explain terms, concepts and theories relevant to the Canadian hospitality industry
2. Demonstrate developing critical and creative thinking skills
3. Apply emerging problem-solving skills
4. Communicate effectively and efficiently in various formats to a variety of stakeholders, consistent with industry expectations
5. Outline professional and ethical standards within their field
6. Conduct themselves in a professional and ethical manner in academic and work-related environments
7. Apply basic accounting principles as required
8. Apply the basic principles of organizational behaviour and human resource management
9. Describe and explain principles of leadership
10. Competently use standard industry technology in operations, communication and record keeping/data collection
11. Demonstrate a working knowledge of industry operations and their value to the economy
12. Apply industry-specific government health, safety and environmental standards and regulations

Program Admission Requirements

Academic Requirements

a) Any English course at the Grade 12 level with a minimum grade of "C+." For international applicants, IELTS 6.5 overall band score (with no band less than 6.0), or equivalent on other internationally recognized English language proficiency tests. If an international student applies with an IELTS of 6.0 overall score (with no band less than 5.5), then they would need to meet the requirements of (b).
b) Applicants who lack the specific English admission requirements may still gain admission to the program with the understanding that they will complete ENGL 66 Essential English with a minimum grade of C+ in the first year of their program. This course must be completed to be able to advance beyond 30 program credits.
c) Completion of a two-year diploma or bachelor’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Canada or English speaking institution from another country.

Additional Requirements

Student must acknowledge that they are in good health, able to stand for long periods of time and able to lift up to 25 kg.

Graduation and Promotion

In order to receive your credential in your program, you must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.00 and can carry no more than one (1) failing grade in the previous term courses to be promoted to subsequent terms.

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