Higher National Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management (HNDTHM)

Course Overview

Course Structure

Year 1 - Semester 1

Module Code	Module Title	Credits
THM11013	Principles of Management	3
THM11023	Tourism Principles and Practices	3
THM11033	Tourism Economics	3
THM11042	Sri Lankan Studies	2
THM11053	Information and Communication Technology	3
THM11062	Business English	2
Total Semester Credits		16

Year 1 - Semester 2

Module Code	Module Title	Credits
THM12073	Introduction to Hospitality Management	3
THM12083	Tourism Policy Planning and Development	3
THM12093	Entrepreneurship and Business Networking for Tourism	3
THM12102	Legal Environment of Tourism and Hospitality Industry	2
THM12113	Information and Communication Technology for Tourism and Hospitality	3
THM12122	Business English II	2
THM12131	Human Values & Professional Ethics	1
THM12143	Foreign Languages (German/French/Chinese/Japanese)	3
Total Semester Credits		20

Year 2 - Semester 1

Module Code	Module Title	Credits
THM21153	Hotel Housekeeping	3
THM21163	Hotel Front Office Operations	3
THM21173	Restaurant & Bar Management	3
THM21183	Human Resource Management for Tourism and Hospitality Industry	3
THM21192	Tourism and Cultural Diversity	2
THM21202	Business Communication	2
THM21213	Foreign Languages (German/French/Japanese/Chinese)	3
Total Semester Credits		19

Year 2 - Semester 2

Module Code	Module Title	Credits
THM22223	Basic Management Skills for Tourism and Hospitality Industry	3
THM22233	Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality Marketing	3
THM22242	Introduction to E-Tourism	2
THM22252	Introduction to Special Interest Tourism	2
THM22262	Project Management	2
THM22272	Business Communication II	2
THM22283	Foreign Languages (Japanese/Chinese/German/French)	3
Total Semester Credits		17

Year 3 - Semester 1

Module Code	Module Title	Credits
THM31292	Tourism and Heritage Resource Management	2
THM31303	Tourism and Organizational Management	3
THM31312	Introduction to MICE Tourism	2
THM31323	Tour Designing and Tour Operation	3
THM31333	Risk and Crisis Management	3
THM31343	Foreign Language (German/Japanese/Chinese/French)	3
Total Semester Credits		16

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