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Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism

History

The Faculty of Hotel and Tourism was introduced in 1967 at the main campus in Shah Alam

Programs offered include certificate, diploma and Bachelor degree, specializing in hospitality and tourism. Apart from that, branch campuses such as Dungun Campus, Penang Campus, Malacca Campus, Sarawak Campus and Kota Kinabalu Campus also run these programs.

Tourism is one of the niche programs in the UiTM Sabah Kota Kinabalu Campus. In July 1996, four tourism programs were introduced at certificate level. Among these were:

· Certificate in Travel Operations

· Certificate in Hotel & Restaurant Service – Housekeeping

· Certificate in Hotel & Restaurant Service – Waiting

· Certificate in Hotel & Restaurant Service – Front-office Reception

And in December 2000, the Diploma in Hotel Management program was introduced

From 1996 to 2004, the Kota Kinabalu campus successfully produced expertise in the field of tourism

Which totalled 315 graduans at the certificate level and a total of 55 graduans at diploma level.

Vision

To be a centre of development and catalyst in the field of tourism that is dynamic and competitive nationally and globally.

Mission

To produce Bumiputra graduates that are competent, committed, productive, caring and entrepreneurial in the tourism field.

Objectives

· To ensure 90% students graduates within the stipulated duration.

· To ensure 20% students graduates with CGPA of 3.0 and above.

· To ensure at least 90% passes every semester.

· To expose students to the working environment .

Client Charter

We pledge to:

· Organize one course on learning skills at the beginning of a semester.

· Organize motivation talks/leadership courses once every semester.

· Ensure every lecturer prepares their teaching portfolios for every course code before lectures begin.

· Organize clinics for tourism courses at least twice a year.

· Arrange practical training for students in the fifth semester.

Programs Offered

PROGRAM

DIPLOMA IN TOURISM MANAGEMENT

PROGRAM CODE

HM111

DURATION

3 years

PROGRAM

DETAILS

This program is aimed at providing extensive learning in hotel management .

Besides, students are required to go through practical training for 22 weeks

in government and private organizations that are directly or indirectly involved in tourism activities.

Hands-on exposure benefits students most because this provides a clear picture of how tourism activities are implemented.

STUDENT ENROLMENT

Student enrolment is twice a year, in May and November.

For the May intake, candidates are required to fill in UPU forms.

Where as for November, they are required to fill in Entry Forms from UiTM .

These Entry Forms from UiTM are distributed three months before enrolment takes place and information on these forms will be announced in the local daily newspapers.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

a) Pass SPM or its equivalent and recognized by the Malaysian Government

with five (5) credits including:

i) Melayu.Malaysia Language

ii) English Language

iii) Mathematics

b) Pass SPM or its equivalent and recognized by the Malaysian Government

with four (4) credits including:

Melayu/Malaysia Language, English Language and pass Mathematics

AND

Pass the Certificate in Travel Operations (HM005) UiTM with at least a CGPA of 2.70 and one(1) year working experience in the related field.

CAREER IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM