Higher Diploma in Wine and Beverage Business Management

About this course

• Students are equipped with professional knowledge and practical skills of wine and beverage, and catering industry, initially at paraprofessional level.
• After obtaining professional qualifications and undergone industrial attachments, graduates may pursue a career in the wine and beverage or catering industry; or  articulate to bachelor degree in either local or overseas universities; and / or articulate to further professional qualifications in their areas of interest.

Entry Requirements

International Students:

• Applicants with academic qualifications obtained in secondary or tertiary institutions outside Hong Kong will be assessed individually by the departments concerned.
• IGCSE, GCE, International Baccalaureate (IB) or other overseas qualifications which are comparable with the required levels of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education will be accepted.
• IELTS overall score at 5 or equivalent.

Curriculum

Year 1

• Food and Beverage Service and Operations
• Wines and Spirits
• Chinese Restaurant Operations Management
• Western Restaurant Operations Management
• Professional Bar Operations Management
• Wine and Beverage Distribution and Retail Management
• Principles of Economics and Global Financial Environment
• Vocational English & Putonghua

Year 2

• Asian Rice Liquors #
• Arts of Beer #
• Arts of Cheese #
• Arts of Chinese Tea #
• Arts of Coffee #
• Event Planning and Operations Management
• Alcoholic Beverage Production and Entrepreneurship
• Strategic Management in International Wine Business Operations
• Industrial Attachment*

# Enrichment module plus 2 electives from 5 modules (maximum 3 modules)

* Depending on the job nature and study programme, the  industrial attachment will be arranged at an appropriate time during the period of study