How long is the BA in International Hotel Operations?

The BA in International Hotel Operations runs three years full-time (with part-time and accelerated routes), including a year-two industry placement and a final-year honours dissertation or capstone project.

How is the BA in International Hotel Operations delivered?

The BA in International Hotel Operations combines weekly seminars, operations labs, live service rotations and placement supervision. Online and distance routes share the seminar structure and named tutors.

Is this BA recognised in the UK?

Yes. The BA in International Hotel Operations is a UK Level 6 honours degree benchmarked against Institute of Hospitality and HOSPA international operations frameworks, closing with an honours dissertation.

What are the entry requirements for this BA?

Applicants need A-levels at BBB or above or a UK Access to HE Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits, plus GCSE English and Mathematics at grade 4/C. Non-native English speakers require IELTS 6.5 overall.

What does the BA cost and is funding available?

Full fees, instalment plans and scholarship eligibility for the BA in International Hotel Operations are confirmed at enrolment. LSCAHM admissions issues named quotes and reviews part-payment or sponsor options with each applicant.

BA International Hotel Operations | LSCAHM | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BA in International Hotel Operations is a three-year UK Level 6 honours degree (with part-time and accelerated routes) aligned with Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality and HOSPA international hotel-operations frameworks. It is written for students preparing for department-head and management roles across international hotel groups, from luxury London flagships to global resort brands.

By graduation, students are managing rooms division, coordinating front office and housekeeping across a full property, running cross-property standards work, sitting a year-long industry placement, and completing an honours dissertation or capstone project on a live international hotel-operations question.

Key Features

Level 6 honours curriculum benchmarked to Institute of Hospitality and HOSPA international operations frameworks.
Year-two industry placement with a luxury hotel group, international brand or independent London property.
Final-year honours dissertation or capstone project on a live hotel-operations question.
Cross-cultural service, rooms division and F&B operations labs delivered in a working London teaching environment.
Guest masterclasses from international hotel general managers and directors.
Access to Institute of Hospitality and HOSPA student membership pathways.
Named academic tutor plus a placement mentor from year two.

What You Will Learn

Run rooms division across front office, reservations, guest relations and housekeeping.
Coordinate F&B outlets, banqueting and in-room dining to international standards.
Manage cross-cultural teams and multilingual guest expectations.
Interpret RevPAR, occupancy, ADR and GOP for property and area decisions.
Deliver brand standards audits across single and multi-property groups.
Handle escalation, complaint recovery and reputation events with confidence.
Coordinate compliance, sustainability and safeguarding across a property.
Deliver an honours dissertation to academic and industry review standard.

Who This Course Is For

College-leavers targeting international hotel management careers.
Working supervisors moving into rooms division or property leadership.
Career changers from allied sectors entering the international hotel industry.
Applicants preparing for management-trainee schemes with global hotel groups.
International applicants seeking a UK honours degree with placement built in.

Career Pathways

Hotel Manager
Rooms Division Manager
Front Office Manager
Executive Housekeeper
Guest Relations Manager
Resort Manager
Cluster Operations Manager

The LSCAHM careers service opens interviews with luxury hotel groups, international brands and independent London properties, and runs at least one industry-careers day each year with named hotel recruiters and management-trainee schemes.

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 describing your international hotel-operations interests.
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 hotel-operations graduates learn to manage rooms, food, events and destination expectations from a single toolkit.

Central London places international hotel groups, luxury operators, the Institute of Hospitality and HOSPA within a short tube ride of every classroom, and three parallel study modes let progressors and working practitioners complete the BA without leaving industry.

Apply for BA in International Hotel Operations

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