Programme Structure

Programme structure

	Year 1		Year 2		Year 3		Year 4
	Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 1	Semester 2
General University Requirements
Language & Communication Requirements	✓	✓
Cluster Area Requirements	✓	✓	✓	✓
Common Mandatory subjects	✓	✓	✓	✓
Major Requirements
Common subjects	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Specialist subjects			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Minor Study / Free electives			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Work-Integrated Education (WIE)
WIE pattern A (for 6 months)					✓
WIE pattern B (for 6 months)						✓

During Year 1

All students are introduced to university study and participate in General University Requirements (GUR) subjects such as Leadership Education and Development, Healthy Lifestyle subject, and Language and Communication Requirement (LCR) subjects.
All students also need to complete discipline-related introductory subjects such as Delivering Service Quality, Introduction to Food & Beverage Operations.

During Year 2

Students begin to take introductory subjects in their specific specialism. They also start to take free elective subjects or subjects included in their chosen Minor programme.

During Year 3

Students continue to take elective/minor subjects and advanced subjects in their specific specialism. They will also be allocated to different companies for fulfilling the Work-Integrated Education requirement.

During Year 4

Students continue to take elective/minor subjects and advanced subjects in their specific specialism. Also, students either begin working on a thesis or in a Capstone project.

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SHTM General Office

TH711, 7/F, 17 Science Museum Road, TST East
(852) 3400 2200 / 3400 2201
shtm.info@polyu.edu.hk

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