BA in Hospitality Safety and Security
Course Overview
The BA in Hospitality Safety and Security 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 British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) reference practice, and prepares professionals to take responsibility for the full safety and security stack of a hospitality operation.
By graduation you have completed a year-two placement with a hotel group, restaurant operator or venue security team, produced live risk assessments, run an incident tabletop exercise, and delivered a capstone safety and security review for an operating client.
Key Features
- Three-year UK honours degree with a year-two hospitality safety placement.
- Health and safety, fire and food safety modules aligned with UK regulation.
- Allergen practice consistent with Natasha's Law and Food Standards Agency guidance.
- Physical security and Martyn's Law awareness modules.
- Incident response, evacuation and business-continuity practice.
- Live case studies from London hotel and event operators.
- Capstone safety and security review for an operating client.
What You Will Learn
- Produce risk assessments to UK regulatory standard.
- Design and audit fire safety and evacuation plans.
- Manage food safety and allergen controls consistent with UK regulation.
- Coordinate physical security across public spaces and back of house.
- Handle incident response, escalation and post-incident review.
- Run tabletop exercises for hotel and event teams.
- Build a business continuity plan for a hospitality operator.
- Present a safety and security review to a general manager.
Who This Course Is For
- School leavers targeting safety and security leadership in hospitality.
- Duty managers and supervisors taking on formal safety responsibility.
- Career changers from safety, fire or security backgrounds.
- International hospitality graduates seeking a UK Level 6 degree.
Career Pathways
- Health and Safety Manager (Hospitality)
- Hotel Security Manager
- Food Safety and Allergen Lead
- Duty Manager (Safety Lead)
- Event Safety Officer
- Business Continuity Manager (Hospitality)
- Compliance Manager (Hospitality)
- Rooms Division Manager (Safety-focused)
The LSCAHM careers service runs at least one industry-careers day each academic year with London hotel groups, event venues and hospitality safety consultancies, and refreshes safety and security content against Institute of Hospitality and BII 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 safety 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 safety as a service discipline, not just a compliance discipline, so BA graduates understand how safety decisions affect the guest journey.
Central London places luxury hotel groups, event venues, the Institute of Hospitality and UKHospitality within a short tube ride of every classroom.
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