IT114208
Higher Diploma in Theme Park and Theatre Creative Technology
The programme equips students with all-rounded knowledge and skills in operating theme parks and theatre-related entertainment performances by integrating aspects of stagecraft, theatre lighting, sound technology and visual effects etc. It provides opportunities for professional training, industrial attachment and career development, and nurtures a new generation of technical personnel with IT talents.
This programme is designed with an emphasis on generic and language training, whole-person development and workplace experience to better prepare students for further studies and employment after graduation.
Please refer to General Entrance Requirement
Graduates may be employed as designers, technical managers, operators and technicians in theme parks, professional theatre companies and theatre venues.
Graduates may apply for admission to the following programmes:
1. Degree programmes in local universities:
The City University of Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Baptist University
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong Metropolitan University
The University of Hong Kong
2. Articulation Degree programmes in overseas universities (conducted at IVE campus):
The University of the West of England, UK
3. Other Universities in the UK and Australia
1. Students may be required to attend classes on other VTC campuses. VTC reserves the right to cancel any programme, revise programme title, content or change the offering institute(s) / campus(es) / class venue(s) if circumstances so warrant.
2. The revalidation of the programme will be conducted in 2025. The curriculum will be updated if circumstances so warrant.
Semester 1:
• CAD Study
• Entertainment Technologies and Professional Practices
• Sound Technology in Theme Park and Theatre
• Lighting Technology in Theme Park and Theatre
• Digital Video and Photography Fundamentals
• Essential Workplace Communication: Effective Oral Interaction
• Whole Person Development - Mindshift: Achieving Personal Growth & Effectiveness
• IT Essentials - Media
Semester 2:
• Sound Design and Operation
• Stage Lighting Design and Operation
• Video Production and Stage Visual Effects
• Interactive Media Programming
• Mathematics and Problem Solving Techniques
• Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Conversation and Reports
• Essential Workplace Communication: Digital Written Correspondence
• Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (Part A)
Semester 3:
• Entertainment Project Development
• Live Entertainment Event Broadcasting
• Enrichment Module B
• Professional Workplace Communication: Storytelling and Job Search
• Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (Part B)
Semester 4:
• Live Event Management and Strategies
• Integrated Theme Park and Theatre Entertainment Study
• Final Year Project
• Professional Workplace Communication: Proposal and Report Writing
• Whole Person Development - Enhancing Competencies in the 21st Century Workplace
Semester 5:
• Audio-Visual Installation and Technical Assembling
• IT Professionalism
• Final Year Project
• Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Presentations, Administrative and Technical Text Writing
• Professional Workplace Communication: Pitching and Persuasive Presentation
• Enrichment Module A
Industrial Attachment:
Students will have opportunity to join internship in Hong Kong Disneyland, Ocean Park Hong Kong, Theatre venues under Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, Chung Ying Theatre Company and other professional theatre companies.