BA in Food and Beverage Management
Course Overview
The BA in Food and Beverage Management is a UK Level 6 honours degree running three years full-time with part-time and accelerated routes. It is aligned with Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality and HOSPA guidance for hotel and restaurant F&B operations, and prepares you to run every food and beverage revenue stream inside a hotel or standalone restaurant group.
By graduation you have completed a year-two industry placement in a hotel F&B department or restaurant group, run live services under supervision, presented a weekly P&L, and delivered a capstone F&B strategy for an operating client.
Key Features
- Three-year UK honours degree with a year-two hotel or restaurant F&B placement.
- Beverage syllabus aligned with British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) reference practice.
- Restaurant, bar, banqueting and in-room dining modules taught to Institute of Hospitality standards.
- Weekly P&L, GP and labour cost analysis benchmarked against HOSPA reference material.
- Live briefs from London hotel groups and restaurant operators.
- Capstone F&B strategy project for an operating hospitality client.
- Named programme-tutor support across all three years.
What You Will Learn
- Run bar, restaurant, banquet and in-room dining services in a hotel context.
- Read and act on a weekly F&B P&L including cost of sales and labour cost.
- Design menus and beverage lists with correct margin architecture.
- Lead teams through recruitment, rota, briefing, service and debrief.
- Handle guest journey, VIP protocol and complaint resolution.
- Manage stock, supplier relationships and delivery cycles.
- Apply allergen, licensing and food safety practice consistent with UK regulation.
- Present an F&B strategy to a general manager or operator.
Who This Course Is For
- School leavers targeting hotel or restaurant F&B leadership in the UK.
- Working supervisors moving up into F&B management.
- Career changers with strong hospitality experience.
- International applicants seeking a UK honours degree in F&B management.
Career Pathways
- Food & Beverage Manager
- Restaurant Manager
- Bar Manager
- Assistant F&B Manager
- Banquet Manager
- In-Room Dining Manager
- Hotel Duty Manager
- Cluster F&B Manager
The LSCAHM careers service runs at least one industry-careers day each academic year with London hotel groups, restaurant operators and private members' clubs, and refreshes F&B curriculum content against Institute of Hospitality and UKHospitality guidance.
Entry Requirements
- A-levels (or equivalent) at BBB or above, OR a UK Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3.
- GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
- Two academic references and a personal statement covering F&B interest.
- International applicants receive dedicated visa and accommodation support from LSCAHM admissions.
Why Study at LSCAHM
The London School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management is a specialist division of Harold International College of London. LSCAHM reads culinary arts, hospitality management, tourism, events and food business as one interlocking system, so F&B leaders see kitchen, floor and finance as a single service.
Central London places luxury hotel groups, restaurant operators, the Institute of Hospitality and HOSPA within a short tube ride of every classroom, giving students direct access to a live F&B ecosystem.
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