Hospitality and Tourism is a multidisciplinary field of study that prepares you with the expertise, commitment, and skills for management, marketing, and operations positions in an industry that provides food, accommodations, and tourism services to people away from home. It involves developing an understanding in the provision of hospitality such as housekeeping, cleaning, and food and beverage service; and the management and operations of travel and tourism activities. This field also covers the principles and practice of modern tourism and issues such as ecotourism and sustainable development.

What you will learn?

1. Hotel, restaurants and catering

This sub-field prepare you to provide reception, accommodation, entertainment, food, beverage and related services in hotels, clubs, restaurants and similar enterprises. You will learn about organising and supervising food and beverage services, organising and supervising housekeeping services, stock control and costing, customer services, maintenance, wine and food knowledge, mixing and serving drinks, taking orders and serving meals, silver service and table setting.

2. Travel, tourism and leisure

In travel, tourism and leisure, you will study cultural and social aspects of tourism management; tourism destinations and products; tour planning, marketing and management; leisure and tourism marketing; and event management. You will also learn the theories of promoting tourism services, marketing theories in relation to tourist travel, accommodation and facilities, the development of strategic marketing plans and consumer behaviour.

Courses offered in this field

Courses offered in this field include specialisations in catering management, food and culinary arts, hospitality management, events management, sport and leisure, ecotourism, international tourism management, travel and tourism management, and more. Click here for a full list of hospitality & tourism courses in Malaysia.

Possible occupations

Featured Courses

1. Diploma in Culinary Arts at Erican College

The Diploma in Culinary Arts at Erican College focuses on culinary skills and practical hands-on training in all areas of food production. Students will be equipped with theoretical and practical knowledge about food preparation, food safety and food presentation that enables them to enter the food service industry. They will acquire important skills in culinary craft, organisation and management, including stock ordering, scheduling, costing of goods and dealing with suppliers.

What can students who enrol in this course look forward to?

This course is highly industry driven with lots of hands-on practical training. The course builds a student’s skills in all aspects which include patisseries, butchery, creative cooking, food styling,molecular gastronomique, and the art of garde manger.

Typical subjects in this course include:

What are some examples of Career Prospects?

Entry Requirements

• SPM/O-level 3 credits or its equivalent
• UEC 3Bs
• 2 principal passes in STPM/A-levels or its equivalent

2. BA in Business & Hospitality Management (Hons) at Nilai University

Bachelor of Administration (Hons) Business & Hospitality Management at Nilai University equips you with professional skills in hospitality operations while developing your management abilities. You will acquire a strong business acumen in managing people, profitability, issues, events, and marketing within the hospitality and tourism industry. The programme gives you the career mobility to dive into a challenging supervisory position within the hospitality and tourism sector or in a business setting in almost any industry.

What can students who enrol in this course look forward to?

Nilai University collaborates with the Malaysian Food and Beverage Executives Association (MFBEA) to provide strong networking opportunities. It also enables the exchange of valuable knowledge and information to promote the highest professional standards in the hospitality industry for the benefit of both parties.

Typical subjects in this course include:

Entry requirements

• STPM / A-Level - 2 principal passes
• UEC - Pass with minimum grade B in 5 subjects
• Foundation / Matriculation - Pass
• Diploma (in related field) - Pass
• Other equivalent qualifications

For other qualifications, please consult our programme counsellors.

MINIMUM ENGLISH ENTRY REQUIREMENTS (For International Students Only)

• GCE / GCSE O-Level - Minimum Grade E
• IELTS - Band 5.0
• TOEFL - Paper based: 500 / Computer based: 61
• Nilai University IEP - Successfully completed (or exempted)