School of Business - Diploma in Retail Management

At a Glance

Duration:	3 years full-time
Qualification:	Diploma in Retail Management
Application:	Apply during the Joint Admissions Exercise following the release of the GCE ‘O’ Level results, as well as direct admission to Temasek Polytechnic. For other categories of applicants, please refer to the section on 'Admissions'.

The Course

The retail industry is a key sector of Singapore's vibrant economy. There is an increasing focus on creating clear skills and career advancement routes to raise the professionalism of jobs, improve customer service and retail productivity to make the retail industry an attractive long-term employment option.

This course will train you exclusively in the processes, technologies and trends of retail management. The training aims to help both large as well as small retailers in Singapore to level up and introduce world-class service standards into the specialised field of retailing.

In your Freshman year, training will focus on providing a strong business foundation and building your awareness of the nature and demands of the retail industry. In your Junior and Senior years, analytical and specialised subjects on the various aspects of retail management are offered. There is a strong emphasis on active learning and practical hands-on training in this course. You will be exposed to up-to-date computer-based learning materials and methodologies and software application packages currently used in the retail industry. Highly specialised skills will be acquired through subjects such as Merchandise Buying, Retail Visual Merchandising, Retail Promotion & Branding, International Marketing & Retailing and Retail Informatics.

You will engage in practical retail shop floor activities in our simulated retail store, 1^st Avenue. This provides you with the necessary hands-on experience on the shop-floor level in the final practicum to facilitate your transition from education to the workplace.

Career Opportunities

The field of retail is large and opportunities for employment are available in many business organisations. With the multi-disciplinary skills and relevant shop-floor practice acquired from the course, you will be suitable for a wide range of retailing careers. You could also be entrepreneurs managing your own businesses or be employed as retail supervisors, retail business development executives, merchandisers, visual merchandisers, marketing executives and retail operations executives.

Minimum Entry Requirements

English Language (EL1)*	Grades 1-6
Mathematics (E or A)	Grades 1-6
Any three other subjects, excluding CCA	Grades 1-6

To be eligible for selection, you must also have sat for at least one of the following subjects:
Art/Art & Design, Business Studies, Combined Humanities, Commerce/Commercial Studies, Economics, Geography, History, Introduction to Enterprise Development, Higher Art, Higher Music, Introduction to Enterprise Development, Literature in English/Chinese/Malay/Tamil, Music or Principles of Accounts.

* Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)/Unified Examination Chinese (UEC) holders must have a minimum of grade 6 for the relevant English Language subject (e.g. Bahasa Inggeris).

See also the minimum entry requirements for:

Graduation Requirements

Cumulative Grade Point Average	min 1.0
TP Core Subjects	20 credit units
Diploma Core Subjects	95 credit units
Diploma Elective Subjects	4 credit units
Cross-Disciplinary Subjects	min 9 credit units
Total Credit Units Completed	min 128 credit units

Cross-Disciplinary Subjects

Students are required to obtain a minimum of 9 credit units from the list of Cross-Disciplinary Subjects.

Further Education

For further education opportunities, please refer to http://www.tp.edu.sg/home/courses/advance.htm

Additional Information

Enquiries

For more enquiries, please feel free to contact us at:

Temasek Polytechnic
21 Tampines Avenue 1
Singapore 529757

For Admission & Application Enquiries:

Tel: 6788 2000
Email: admissions@tp.edu.sg

For Course Enquiries:

Tel: 6780 5127
Email: bushotline@tp.edu.sg

Sale of Prospectus

The prospectus for full-time diploma is on sale at the following for the price of S$7.00 per copy:

One Stop Service Centre
Temasek Polytechnic
Administration Block 9
East Wing, Lobby C, Level 2 (Plaza Level)
21 Tampines Avenue 1
Singapore 529757

Alternatively, you can request for the prospectus to be mailed to you. The cost is S$7.00 + S$2.50(local postage cost) for local addresses and S$7.00 + overseas postage cost for overseas addresses. You can send in your requests to corpcomm@tp.edu.sg

Please make your cheques/drafts* payable to "Temasek Polytechnic" and send it together with your request to:

Corporate Communications
Temasek Polytechnic
21 Tampines Avenue 1
Singapore 529757

* Foreign cheques/drafts drawn on overseas banks are not acceptable.