Welcome to the first blog posting on our SHTM Undergraduate Programmes blog. From time to time, I will post items here for your information and comments in an effort to make certain we are keeping you up-to-date on everything happening with our SHTM Undergraduates Progammes at PolyU.
In that regard, the first thing I'd like to do is announce that begininng in the 2009/2010 school year, we will have a new BSc Conversion degree in Convention and Event Management. This will be our third BSc Conversion degree option and is designed to address the needs of this growing field in hotel and tourism management. In fact, it is the first BSc degree in the field offered in Hong Kong, which we are very proud about.
The Programme will include seven (7) specialization subjects in Convention and Event Management, plus an additional two (2) semester elective in Special Event Management I & II. The subjects were designed with the input from our Convention and Event Task Force of industry leaders from all aspects of the M.I.C.E. (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions) industry. They include previously offer subjects of:
- Events and Tourism Management
- Meeting Management
- Convention Venue Management
- Exhibition Management
Plus new subjects of:
- Convention Sales and Service
- Catering and Banquet Service Managment
- Special Topics in Convention and Events
- Special Events Management I & II (an elective)
We expect this to be a very popular degree programme that will open up new career opportunities for SHTM graduates in the field. However, we want to get the best students, just like you, so please let your friends currently working on hotel and tourism related Associate Degrees (AD) or Higher Diplomas (HD) at other colleges and universities know about it too.
If you have specific questions about the programme, please contact GO and they'd be happy to help. If' you'd like to discuss more about the field and it's opporunities for you, don't hesitate to contact me at hmdjones@polyu.edu.hk.
Additionally, if you have any thoughts and ideas on promoting the programme, please feel free to post a comment to the blog.
sir could you please explain what Conversion Degree means? Thank you!
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ReplyDeleteI just wonder the courses of this Degree is similar to our focus area (COnvention & Exhibition). Will the course come too specialize ?
How long is the conversion degree? Is it 1.5 years?
ReplyDeleteMy apologizes to those of you who posted comments, I didn't find them until I just went back to make a second posting.
ReplyDeleteI'd be happy to speak to any of you if you e-mail or call me and we could even sent up an appointment if you like.
The short answers to the combined questions are:
1. It is the same structure as the other two BSc Conversion degrees with the difference being the specialized subjects.
2. The length of time will depend on the other subjects you've taken, but it will most commonly be a 4 semester programme. However, some will be able to complete it in 1.5 years. You may speak to Dr. Barry Mak to get more specifics.
Thanks for your comments and again my apologizes for the late reply
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