How long is the MA in Hospitality Industry Leadership?

The MA in Hospitality Industry Leadership runs one year full-time or two years part-time in on-campus, online or distance mode. Working senior managers typically choose the part-time route.

How is the MA in Hospitality Industry Leadership delivered?

The MA in Hospitality Industry Leadership is delivered through weekly research seminars, executive case studies, industry masterclasses and a supervised dissertation or sponsor project. All modes share the same tutor structure.

Is this MA recognised in the UK?

Yes. The MA in Hospitality Industry Leadership is a UK Level 7 postgraduate qualification benchmarked to Institute of Hospitality and UKHospitality senior standards, designed alongside professional-body senior membership routes.

What are the entry requirements for the MA?

You will need a UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) in a relevant discipline, or 5+ years of senior hospitality experience considered on portfolio. Non-native English speakers require IELTS 6.5 overall.

What does the MA cost and is funding available?

Full fees, part-payment plans and instalment options for the MA in Hospitality Industry Leadership are confirmed at enrolment. Admissions provides a written quote and reviews postgraduate scholarship eligibility.

MA in Hospitality Industry Leadership | LSCAHM | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MA in Hospitality Industry Leadership is a UK Level 7 research-informed Master's programme running one year full-time or two years part-time. It is designed for hospitality managers moving into industry-wide leadership roles across hotel groups, restaurant companies and multi-brand operators, and is aligned with Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality and Chartered Management Institute senior standards.

By graduation, students are influencing sector-wide strategy, leading multi-property portfolios, chairing executive reviews, and closing the programme with a dissertation, capstone or sponsor project set against a live hospitality client brief.

Key Features

Research-informed curriculum aligned with Institute of Hospitality senior standards.
Modules covering brand portfolio strategy, sector economics and workforce leadership.
Applied case studies from London hotel groups and restaurant companies.
Weekly research seminars supported by named programme tutors from senior industry practice.
Dissertation, capstone or sponsor consulting project supervised by industry-active researchers.
Pathway into Institute of Hospitality senior membership.

What You Will Learn

Read hospitality industry economics across investment, labour and consumer cycles.
Design multi-property strategy across brand, revenue and operations.
Lead executive teams through change, restructuring and acquisition programmes.
Structure workforce, ED&I and talent-development strategy at group level.
Build ESG and sustainability programmes to Institute of Hospitality expectations.
Analyse M&A, franchise and management-contract structures.
Represent the sector to policy, media and industry-body stakeholders.
Structure a research dissertation to published UK postgraduate expectations.

Who This Course Is For

General managers moving toward regional or brand director roles.
Head-office hospitality professionals in operations, HR or strategy.
Restaurant company executives targeting group leadership.
International postgraduate applicants specialising in senior hospitality practice.

Career Pathways

Regional Hospitality Manager
Hotel Manager
Group Operations Manager
Hospitality Strategy Analyst
Hospitality Programme Manager
Innovation Manager (Hospitality)
Hospitality Business Consultant

The LSCAHM careers service partners with hotel groups, restaurant companies and hospitality consultancies across central London to open senior-level progression conversations, and runs at least one industry-careers day each year focused on industry leadership.

Entry Requirements

A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent international qualification in hospitality, business, tourism or a related discipline.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
Applicants without a Bachelor's degree but with 5+ years of senior hospitality experience are considered on portfolio.
One academic and one professional reference.
A 500-word research proposal or professional practice statement focused on hospitality industry leadership.

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, which lets industry leaders research the whole ecosystem their businesses operate inside.

Central London places luxury hotel groups, the Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality and HOSPA within a short tube ride of every classroom, and three parallel study modes let senior practitioners complete their Master's without leaving employment.

Apply for MA in Hospitality Industry Leadership

Enrol on the LSCAHM MA in Hospitality Industry Leadership. Your dissertation, capstone or sponsor project will be supervised by practising hoteliers and industry executives, admissions responds within one working day, and your programme tutor is named before induction. Enrol Now