BA in Sustainable Hospitality Management
Course Overview
The BA in Sustainable Hospitality Management is a UK Level 6 honours degree running three years full-time, with part-time and accelerated routes available. The programme is aligned with Institute of Hospitality sustainability themes, UKHospitality guidance on responsible operations and HOSPA finance standards, and includes a structured year-two placement in a hotel group, restaurant business or hospitality operator committed to sustainability.
By graduation you are running a hospitality sustainability brief that spans carbon, water, food-waste, sourcing, community and reporting, closing with a final-year capstone or dissertation suitable for sustainability lead, ESG analyst and hotel manager shortlists.
Key Features
- UK Level 6 honours award aligned with Institute of Hospitality sustainability themes.
- Placement year in hotel groups, restaurant chains or hospitality operators.
- Modules on carbon accounting, sourcing, food-waste, community impact and reporting.
- Final-year capstone or dissertation supervised by practising sustainability leads.
- Small cohorts with named programme-tutor support and industry guest speakers.
- LSCAHM careers service linked to sustainability recruiter cycles in hospitality.
What You Will Learn
- Build hospitality sustainability strategies across scopes and value chains.
- Interpret carbon, water and waste data at hotel and portfolio level.
- Design responsible sourcing programmes for kitchens and F&B outlets.
- Evaluate community, wellbeing and social-value initiatives in hospitality.
- Apply UK and international ESG reporting frameworks to hospitality operators.
- Lead sustainability engagement, training and behaviour-change programmes.
- Model financial and commercial return on sustainability investments.
- Present sustainability recommendations to hotel boards and investors.
Who This Course Is For
- School leavers targeting a graduate hospitality career with a sustainability specialism.
- Working hospitality supervisors moving into sustainability or ESG roles.
- Advanced or Higher Diploma holders progressing to full honours in sustainability.
- International applicants seeking a London-based BA in sustainable hospitality.
Career Pathways
- Hospitality Sustainability Lead
- Hotel Manager (Sustainability)
- Guest Experience Director
- Hospitality Business Consultant (ESG)
- Hospitality Marketing Manager (Purpose)
- Group Operations Manager (Sustainability)
- Innovation Manager (Sustainability)
The LSCAHM careers service runs at least one industry day each academic year connecting undergraduates with sustainability-led hotel groups and ESG hospitality recruiters, and refreshes curriculum against Institute of Hospitality and UKHospitality 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 your sustainability 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 teaching in small, tutor-visible cohorts. LSCAHM reads culinary arts, hospitality management, tourism, events and food business as interlocking disciplines, and central London places hotel groups, the Institute of Hospitality and UKHospitality within a short tube ride of every classroom.
Every intake joins the same weekly seminar structure with named tutor support, and live sustainability briefs run through every year.
Apply for BA in Sustainable Hospitality Management
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