BA in Hospitality Human Resources
Course Overview
The BA in Hospitality Human Resources is a three-year UK Level 6 honours degree preparing HR practitioners for the specific pressures of the hospitality sector. Sitting inside the LSCAHM Hospitality Management department, the programme is aligned with Institute of Hospitality people-management themes, UKHospitality workforce standards and Chartered Management Institute (CMI) leadership benchmarks, and includes a year-two placement in a hotel group HR office or hospitality operator.
By graduation you are leading recruitment, retention, learning and employee-relations activity across multi-department hospitality operations and completing a final-year dissertation or capstone commissioned by a UK hospitality operator.
Key Features
- Curriculum aligned with Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality and CMI themes.
- Compulsory year-two placement inside a hotel HR office or hospitality operator.
- Practical modules on UK employment law, right-to-work and immigration for hospitality.
- Live sponsor briefs from London hotel groups on retention and engagement.
- Small tutor-visible cohorts across on-campus, online and distance modes.
- Final-year dissertation or sponsor capstone supervised by senior HR directors.
What You Will Learn
- Design a recruitment funnel for high-volume hospitality roles.
- Apply UK employment law, right-to-work and immigration rules to hospitality hiring.
- Build engagement, retention and reward programmes for shift-based teams.
- Run performance management, appraisal and development cycles.
- Manage employee relations including grievance, disciplinary and welfare.
- Design learning and development pathways aligned with career progression.
- Analyse workforce data to guide operational decisions.
- Present a strategic HR proposition to a hospitality executive.
Who This Course Is For
- School leavers targeting HR careers inside hospitality groups.
- Hospitality supervisors moving into people and L&D roles.
- Advanced Diploma holders progressing to a full UK honours degree.
- International applicants seeking a UK-recognised hospitality HR BA.
- Working HR assistants inside hotels, restaurants or venues formalising their credentials.
Career Pathways
- Hospitality HR Manager
- Hotel Learning and Development Manager
- Talent Acquisition Partner (Hospitality)
- Employee Relations Manager
- Reward and Recognition Coordinator
- Multi-unit HR Business Partner
- Hospitality Talent Development Lead
- Diversity and Inclusion Lead (Hospitality)
The LSCAHM careers service supports every BA cohort with placement matching, alumni introductions and an annual industry-careers day featuring hospitality HR functions.
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 outlining your interest in hospitality HR.
- International applicants receive dedicated visa and accommodation support from LSCAHM admissions.
Why Study at LSCAHM
LSCAHM reads hospitality HR as inseparable from the operating departments those teams support. BA in Hospitality Human Resources students share seminars with front office, F&B, kitchen and event peers, which sharpens their understanding of the roles they will one day recruit for and develop.
Central London places hotel HR head offices, the Institute of Hospitality and UKHospitality within a short tube ride of every classroom.
Apply for BA in Hospitality Human Resources
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