May 2019
Volume 20, Issue 2
Newsletter of School of Hotel & Tourism Management
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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MicroMasters in International Hospitality Management – Summer Run
Taking its place at the leading edge of hospitality and tourism education delivered on a truly global scale, the SHTM's MicroMasters in International Hospitality Management (MM) is moving ahead in leaps and bounds.

Offered on the world-renowned edX online learning platform, the programme attracts learners from around the world. With over 57,000 learners from 205 countries and regions, 893 of whom have chosen edX-verified certification, the MM programme continues to offer an amazing learning experience for learners worldwide.

As the world's only online hospitality and tourism MicroMasters, the MM programme prepares learners for careers in demand today by offering expertise in the dynamic field of international hospitality management through four courses: "Luxury Management", "Hospitality and Tourism Technology and Innovation", "Managing Marketing in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry" and "Managing Human Resources in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry". All of these courses are credit-eligible and can lead to further studies in the SHTM's on-campus Master of Science (MSc) in International Hospitality Management and MSc in International Tourism and Convention Management programmes.

The schedule for the summer and autumn runs is as follows.

Schedule Course Start Date End Date
Summer
HTM533x Managing Human Resources in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry 3 May 2019 25 Jul 2019
HTM534x Managing Marketing in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
HTM540x Hospitality and Tourism Technology and Innovation
HTM541x Luxury Management
Autumn
HTM533x Managing Human Resources in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry 30 Aug 2019 21 Nov 2019
HTM534x Managing Marketing in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
HTM540x Hospitality and Tourism Technology and Innovation
HTM541x Luxury Management

The MM allows learners to pursue an accelerated on-campus MSc degree to fast-track their careers. Learners who have successfully completed the MM and are admitted to the SHTM's on-campus MSc in International Hospitality Management (http://shtm.polyu.edu.hk/ihm) or MSc in International Tourism and Convention Management (http://shtm.polyu.edu.hk/itcm) programmes can transfer 9 of the 31 credits required.

For more details and enrolment information, please visit: https://www.edx.org/micromasters/hkpolyux-international-hospitality-management.
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