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Higher Diploma in Event and Exhibition Design
Hong Kong is one of the most popular places in the world for international companies to showcase their products and services on exhibitions and conferences. As a result, there is a high demand for specialist graduates to design, produce and manage various promotional events every year.
The Higher Diploma programme will give students the knowledge and skills to work as both a designer and a manager in the event and exhibition industry. Students will learn basic design methodology and techniques including cultural context and spatial layouts, and also creative production skills for event and exhibition design, visual merchandising, animation, lighting and interactive presentations. Students will also learn about marketing, trade promotions, corporate image design and event management in international events and exhibitions.
Please refer to General Entrance Requirement
The careers for graduates are extensive. Graduates may be employed as designers for events, exhibitions, conferences, multimedia presentations, museums, windows and shopping malls displays. In addition, there are opportunities for careers in event promotion, coordination and organisation.
Graduates can pursue relevant degrees locally or overseas.
They are eligible to apply for admission to the top-up degree programme offered by the following university in collaboration with the School for Higher and Professional Education (SHAPE)# :
- University of Lincoln, UK: BA(Hons) Design for Exhibition and Museums
(Registration Number of Non-local Higher and Professional Education: 252461) [Not applicable to Mainland students]
# It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognize any qualification to which this course may lead. Please refer to the corresponding programme page in the website of SHAPE for the registered course no.
Graduates can also apply for admission to relevant degree programmes of local universities. An example is :
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University: BA (Hons) in Environment and Interior Design
Upon admission to relevant degree programmes, graduates can apply for credit exemption. The level of exemption will be considered on an individual basis.
Students can apply to be student members of Hong Kong Designers Association, and Hong Kong Visual Merchandising Art Association.
Students may be required to attend classes on other VTC campuses. VTC reserves the right to cancel any programme, revise programme content or change the offering institute(s) / campus(es) / class venue(s) if circumstances so warrant.
Semester 2:
- English and Communication: Workplace Correspondence
- Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Conversation and Reports
- Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (Part 1)
- Cultural Studies
- Exhibition Material and Technology
- Exhibition Media: Computer Visualization
- Indoor Event and Exhibition Design
- Outdoor Event and Exhibition Pavilion Design
- Professional Practice: Portfolio and Career Management for exhibition Design
- Sustainable Design for Exhibition
Semester 3:
- English and Communication: Persuasive Presentation
- Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (Part 2)
- Aesthetics and Semiotics
Semester 4:
- English and Communication: Reports
- Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Presentations and Promotional Text Writing
- Exhibition and Museum Design (Exhibition Design Pathway)
- Festival and Event Design (Multimedia Pathway)
- Exhibition Media: Computer Animation for Exhibition (Exhibition Design Pathway)
- Exhibition Media: Animation and Digital Visual Effects for Exhibition (Multimedia Pathway)
- Exhibition Lighting Design and Technology
- Expanded Studies: Competition Studio for Event and Exhibition Design
- Expanded Studies: Event and Exhibition Workshop
Semester 5:
- English and Communication: Promotional Materials
- Whole Person Development - Enhancing Competencies in the 21st Century Workplace
- Commercial Visual Merchandising (Exhibition Design Pathways)
- Theme Park Entertainment (Multimedia Pathway)
- Event and Exhibition Graphic Design
- Exhibition Construction and Design Detailing
- Exhibition Media: Multimedia Presentation Technologies
- Professional Practice: Design and Business for Exhibition Design
- Graduation Project
Modules Across Semesters:
- Industrial Attachment
Remark: Students have to complete the Enrichment Module in Semester 3 or 4.