BA in Housekeeping Operations Management
Course Overview
The BA in Housekeeping Operations Management is a three-year UK Level 6 honours degree aligned with Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality and Chartered Management Institute themes. Part-time and accelerated routes are available. A year-two placement in a hotel, resort or serviced apartment operator is included, and the degree closes with a final-year capstone or dissertation.
By graduation, students can lead housekeeping departments at scale, defend labour and supplies budgets, run guest satisfaction programmes tied to housekeeping standards, and prepare for executive housekeeper and rooms division roles.
Key Features
- Level 6 honours syllabus benchmarked to Institute of Hospitality Managerial Standards.
- Year-two placement in a hotel, resort or serviced apartment operator.
- Applied labs covering rota discipline, room turnaround times and supplies management.
- Case studies drawn from London hotel groups and international resort operators.
- Final-year capstone or dissertation on a real housekeeping brief.
- Named programme tutor across all three years.
- Access to Institute of Hospitality and UKHospitality student membership pathways.
What You Will Learn
- Plan a full housekeeping department across shifts, floors and outlets.
- Build rotas, headcount plans and room turnaround discipline.
- Cost supplies, linens, chemicals and equipment against budget.
- Manage laundry, uniform and floral operations across hotels and resorts.
- Run guest satisfaction and quality assurance programmes tied to housekeeping.
- Handle safety, hygiene and compliance to UK expectations.
- Support executive housekeeper and rooms division reviews.
- Coach floor supervisors and room attendants through structured improvements.
Who This Course Is For
- School leavers with A-levels or equivalent targeting a housekeeping career.
- Practitioners entering a Bachelor's route after LSCAHM Diploma or Higher Diploma.
- Career changers moving from allied hospitality sectors into rooms division.
- International applicants seeking a UK Level 6 housekeeping degree with placement.
- Aspiring executive housekeepers and rooms division managers.
Career Pathways
- Executive Housekeeper
- Rooms Division Manager
- Front Office Manager
- Duty Manager
- Hotel Manager
- Resort Manager (housekeeping-led)
- Guest Relations Manager
- Hospitality Marketing Manager (rooms-led)
The LSCAHM careers service partners with London hotel groups, luxury resort operators and serviced apartment businesses to open placement and graduate roles for BA housekeeping students, with a dedicated industry-careers day each year.
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.
- 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 teaching in small, tutor-visible cohorts. LSCAHM reads culinary arts, hospitality management, tourism, events and food business as interlocking disciplines, so housekeeping is taught alongside front office, F&B and guest experience context.
Central London places luxury hotel groups, the Institute of Hospitality and UKHospitality within a short tube ride of every classroom, and three parallel study modes support progressors and working practitioners.
Apply for BA in Housekeeping Operations Management
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