Diploma in Wellness, Lifestyle and Spa Management Woodlands, North

Course details

The Diploma in Wellness, Lifestyle and Spa Management (DWLSM) shows you the ropes for managing spa operations — from handling clients and customising solutions and meeting a customer’s wellness needs to developing marketing know-how and budget management skills. Instructed by qualified industry professionals, you will build valuable skills and expertise related to wellness therapies, nutrition and many more topics related to the spa and wellness industry. 

SOH is also accredited by the Confederation of International Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology (CIBTAC) in the United Kingdom. For DWLSM students, this means you will have an opportunity to graduate with an internationally recognised CIBTAC certification,in addition to your RP diploma.

Course Outcomes

The spa and wellness industry is growing rapidly in Singapore and this unique business diploma introduces you to:

• Global wellness strategies
• Health and fitness concepts
• Tourism and hospitality theories
• Important business skills
• Practical training from the on-campus spa lab training facility
• 24-week Industry Immersion Programme with both local and international hotel spas, fitness and wellness centres and professional skin care companies

Career Opportunities

DWLSM graduates have the core skills and knowledge to launch careers in a wide range of service-oriented organisations. You can look forward to roles such as:

• Spa Manager/Spa Director
• Client Consultant
• Customer Service Officer/Executive/Manager
• Spa Operations Officer/Executive/Manager
• Spa Owner/Director
• Wellness Consultant
• Wellness Marketing Executive

Course Structure

General Modules (16 MC)  

4 compulsory modules: 

• Organisational Behaviour 
• Marketing 
• Cognitive Processes and Problem Solving 
• Effective Communication 

Discipline Modules (36 MC)  

9 compulsory modules: 

• Management Accounting 
• Financial Accounting 
• Business Statistics 
• Microeconomics 
• Macroeconomics 
• Hospitality and Tourism Management 
• Strategic Thinking Skills 
• Service Quality and Professional Etiquette 
• Hospitality Revenue Management 

Specialisation Modules (36 MC)  

9 compulsory modules: 

• Biology 
• Anatomy and Physiology 
• Nutrition 
• Wellness & Lifestyle Management 
• Retail Management 
• Wellness, Lifestyle & Spa Operations 
• Wellness and Spa Therapy Treatments and Practices 
• Health and Wellness 
• Health Psychology 

Industry Orientation Programme (24 MC)  

2 compulsory modules: 

• Character and Citizenship Education 
• Industry Immersion Programme (20 MC)

Elective Module (4 MC)  

Select 1 module from the following list: 

• Entrepreneurship 
• Human Resource Management 
• Leisure Travel and Destination Management 

Freely Chosen Module (4 MC)  

Obtain a total of 4 modular credits from the prescribed range of modules offered by the Schools and Centre in RP.