OTHM  Level  6  Professional  Higher  Diploma  in  Tourism  and  Hospitality  Management

Qualification:OTHM  Level  6  Professional  Higher  Diploma

Who is this suitable for?

The OTHM Professional Higher Diploma is suitable for people who work in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry and who have already gained an OTHM Professional Diploma, or other qualifications at a suitable level.

This qualification is appropriate for middle and senior managers.

On completion of the OTHM Professional Higher Diploma, you can also be put forward for election as a Full Member of OTHM.

Work experience

Professional Higher Diploma students are expected to either have work experience in the industry before joining the course or be working part-time in the industry during the course or both. Candidates should note that if they intend to study for further professional qualifications in the industry a certain amount of industrial experience will probably be required.

Modules

    Part 1

  1. OTHM/HID01 - Marketing Communications for Tourism and Hospitality
  2. OTHM/HID02 - International Tourism and Hospitality Business Environment
  3. OTHM/HID03 - Corporate Business Strategy and Finance

    4. Part II

  4. OTHM/HID04 - Management Information Systems
  5. OTHM/HID05 - Strategic Human Resource Management
  6. OTHM/HID06 - Project: Operations Management in the Business Environment

Each module requires 90 hours of classroom teaching, including business English, tutorials and site visits over the academic year. (The academic year is normally 28 weeks)

Colleges teaching international students should timetable a minimum of 18 hours classroom lectures per week, EU students should be timetabled a minimum of 15 hours per week.

Assessment

Each module 1 to 5 is assessed by a three hour written examination.

Module 6 is assessed by a project.

Each international examination is in June and December each year)

Special exams on request from the college to the OTHM Education and Examination board (Minimum 90 days required)

Progression

On passing the OTHM Higher Diploma Members will be eligible to be considered for various courses in recognised colleges and universities in the UK and around the world or go on to study the OTHM Level 7 Post Graduate Diploma.

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