Program Overview

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Hospitality and Tourism with a specialism in Events Management

Course Details

• Full Time
• Duration: 3 years
• Intake Date: 29 September 2025, 25 November 2025
• Awarding Body: APU, Malaysia

Why choose APU?

• Malaysia’s Premier Digital Tech University
• 5-Star Excellence Rating (SETARA)
• 100% Employability Rate
• Ranked No.16 for International Students in the World
• More than 80,000 Graduates & Alumni

Dual Award

• APU-HTMi Dual Award Scheme for Hospitality & Tourism
• Students will receive 2 Degree Certificates & Transcripts: 1 from APU, Malaysia and 1 from HTMi, Switzerland
• The Course Fees is inclusive of Dual Award scheme with HTMi Switzerland

Study Tour

• Students will have the option for a 2-weeks study trip in Year 2 to HTMi Switzerland
• Accommodation, meals, airport transfer and programme costs are paid for by APU
• Students would only need to pay for their airfare, travel insurance & any personal expenses

Hotel and Tourism Management Institute Switzerland

• HTMi Switzerland is a prestigious private educational institution located in Sörenberg, Switzerland
• Established in 1999, HTMi has grown to become a leading provider of hospitality and tourism management education

Entry Requirements

• General Requirements:
  • STPM: 2 Passes in STPM with a minimum Grade C (GP 2.0)
  • A-LEVEL: 2 Passes (Grade A-D) in A-Level
  • UEC: 5 Grade B’s in UEC
  • Matriculation/ Foundation: Passed Foundation programme (minimum CGPA of 2.0)
• Entry to Level 2 of the Degree:
  • Diploma: Successful completion of the APU Diploma or successful completion of studies in another recognised institute with academic credits equivalent to Level 1 of an Honours Degree
• English Requirements:
  • IELTS: 5.0
  • MUET: Band 3.5

Programme Outline

• This programme is specifically designed to provide students with:
  • A blend of practical skills and management theories for hospitality and tourism operations, supervision and management of global businesses
  • The foundation year 1 introduces students with hospitality and tourism industry and provides general and compulsory education enabling them leading self-development
  • The year 2 provides students with hospitality and tourism operational and supervisory skills enabling them leading others
  • The final year 3 provides students with research and global business management skills enabling them leading into the future

Degree Level 1

• Students will learn fundamental skills required by every hospitality and tourism management professional, and the basic understanding of the theories and contexts within which business operate
• Modules:
  • Computer Applications
  • Business and Communications Skills
  • Digital Thinking and Innovation
  • Basic Statistics
  • Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
  • Fundamentals of Accounting
  • Introduction to Global Hospitality and Tourism Industry
  • Business Events Management for Hospitality and Tourism Industry
  • Cultural Heritage Management
  • Human Resource Management for Hospitality and Tourism Industry

Degree Level 2

• A broader range of skills will be learnt, in which students will gain better understanding in supervising business and handling management operations
• Modules:
  • Business Research Methods
  • International Cuisine
  • Food and Beverage Service
  • Hygiene and Sanitation
  • Front Office Management
  • Housekeeping Management
  • Customer Service Management for Hospitality and Tourism Industry
  • Legal Aspects in Hospitality and Tourism Industry
  • Ticketing and Computer Reservation System
  • Tourism Economics

Degree Level 3

• In the final year, students will make use of their previous studies to extend their familiarity in, studying Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism Industry, Managing Travel and Tour Services and Project in Global Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Modules:
  • Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism Industry
  • Managing Travel and Tour Services
  • Project in Global Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Specialism in Events Management:
  • Current Issues in Tourism Industry
  • Festival and Hallmark Events
  • Emerging Technologies for Event Management

Internship (24 Weeks)

• In year 3, students will undertake an industrial training for a period of 24 weeks to prepare them for a smooth transition from the classroom to the global working environment

MQA Compulsory Subjects

• Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisation (M’sian Students)
• Malay Communication Language (Int’l Students)
• Philosophy and Current Issues
• Workplace Professional Skills
• Integrity and Anti-corruption
• Co-Curriculum

Career Path

• Event Manager
• Convention Services Manager
• Corporate Event Planner
• Wedding Planner
• Festival Manager
• Exhibition Organizer
• Event Marketing Manager
• Destination Event Planner
• Venue Manager
• Event Technology Specialist

Fees & Certification

• Malaysian: RM32,200 (Year 1), RM33,300 (Year 2), RM34,300 (Year 3), RM99,800 (Total)
• International: RM33,600 (Year 1), RM34,800 (Year 2), RM36,200 (Year 3), RM104,600 (Total)
• MQA Cert: Programme code : (N/1015/6/0017)(07/29)(MQA/PA17436)