BA in Hospitality Innovation and Development
Course Overview
The BA in Hospitality Innovation and Development is a three-year UK Level 6 honours degree in the hospitality management portfolio at LSCAHM, with part-time and accelerated routes. Content is aligned with Institute of Hospitality management standards, HOSPA commercial guidance and Chartered Management Institute leadership frameworks.
By graduation you are running a supervised innovation project for a live hotel or restaurant client, presenting new concepts through business case, prototype and rollout plan alongside an honours dissertation.
Key Features
- Three-year full-time UK honours degree with a year-two placement in a hotel or hospitality group.
- Modules aligned with Institute of Hospitality and HOSPA management competencies.
- Innovation studios modelled on live hospitality briefs.
- Final-year dissertation or client-based capstone.
- Named programme-tutor and small tutor-visible cohorts throughout.
- Three parallel modes so working students can progress without leaving the sector.
What You Will Learn
- New concept development for hotels, restaurants and hospitality venues.
- Customer research, journey mapping and jobs-to-be-done frameworks.
- Financial modelling and business case discipline for hospitality launches.
- Brand, positioning and marketing tests for new concepts.
- Digital service design across booking, arrival and in-stay experience.
- Innovation portfolio management inside multi-brand hospitality groups.
- Risk, compliance and legal review of new hospitality products.
- Change leadership and team engagement through rollout.
Who This Course Is For
- School leavers targeting a UK honours degree in hospitality management.
- Working supervisors moving into head-office innovation or development teams.
- International applicants seeking a full UK Bachelor's route with placement.
- Diploma and Higher Diploma graduates topping up to honours level.
Career Pathways
- Hospitality Innovation Manager
- Hotel Manager (new-openings track)
- Food & Beverage Manager (development portfolio)
- Hospitality Marketing Manager
- Concept Development Analyst
- Rooms Division Manager (new-brand launch)
- Cluster Revenue Manager
The LSCAHM careers service supports the placement year and final-year job search with a standing employer network across hotel groups, restaurant estates and hospitality consultancies.
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 focused on hospitality innovation.
- International applicants receive dedicated visa and accommodation support from LSCAHM admissions.
Why Study at LSCAHM
LSCAHM is a specialist division of Harold International College of London built for practitioners, taught in small cohorts by practising hoteliers, chefs and hospitality executives.
The London base connects students with luxury hotel groups, restaurant chains and hospitality investors, and the careers service refreshes curriculum alignment annually against Institute of Hospitality and UKHospitality guidance.
Apply for BA in Hospitality Innovation and Development
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