BA in Resort and Leisure Management
Course Overview
The BA in Resort and Leisure Management at LSCAHM is a three-year UK Level 6 honours degree with part-time and accelerated routes, focused on the operations, marketing and guest-experience realities of managing resorts, leisure clubs, spa complexes and integrated destination properties. The programme combines hospitality management foundations with leisure-specific studies of activities, wellness, family programming and seasonal demand, aligned with Institute of Hospitality and IH&RA guidance.
By graduation, students have completed a year-two placement in a UK or international resort or leisure operation and a final-year capstone on a live resort-management question, launching into resort or leisure management roles.
Key Features
- Three-year honours degree with placement year in a resort or leisure operation
- Curriculum aligned with Institute of Hospitality and IH&RA senior-practice guidance
- Case studies drawn from UK spa hotels, coastal resorts and country-house estates
- Modules on activity, wellness, family and seasonal programming
- Named tutor progression through to final-year capstone submission
- Placement matching from the LSCAHM careers service
What You Will Learn
- Lead resort operations across rooms, F&B, activity and wellness departments
- Design seasonal, family and wellness programming for defined resort segments
- Manage spa and leisure-facility teams, including safety and licensing
- Model resort P&L, occupancy, ARR and ancillary revenue
- Deliver revenue management for seasonal and event-heavy properties
- Set sustainability and community standards for a destination property
- Communicate to owners, brands and management-contract partners
- Deliver a research-informed capstone on a live resort question
Who This Course Is For
- School-leavers targeting resort and destination careers
- Working leisure and spa supervisors progressing to management
- Hotel graduates repositioning into resorts and destinations
- International students preparing for global resort careers
Career Pathways
- Resort Manager
- General Manager (Hotel/Restaurant) — resort focus
- Rooms Division Manager
- Food & Beverage Manager
- Guest Relations Manager
- Revenue Manager (resorts)
- Hospitality Brand Manager (destinations)
The LSCAHM careers service supports BA students with placement matching in UK and international resorts, plus annual industry-careers days.
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
LSCAHM is a specialist division of Harold International College of London teaching in small, tutor-visible cohorts across culinary arts, hospitality management, tourism, events and food business. Central London gives BA students direct access to hotel groups with resort portfolios and destination specialists within a short tube ride of every classroom.
Three parallel study modes and the annual careers day let BA students combine placement, part-time work and study without gaps.
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