MA in International Hotel Operations Management
Course Overview
The MA in International Hotel Operations Management at LSCAHM is a UK Level 7 postgraduate qualification of one year full-time or two years part-time. It sits inside the Hospitality Management department and is aligned with senior operational themes referenced by the Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality, HOSPA, the International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA) and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). The programme closes with a dissertation or sponsor consulting project.
By graduation you will be leading hotel operations at international scale: setting brand standards, running cluster and regional reviews, defending capex and opex to boards, and coordinating operations across geographies and cultures.
Key Features
- UK Level 7 Master's programme closing with a dissertation or sponsor consulting project.
- Modules mapped to senior operational themes referenced by IH&RA and the Institute of Hospitality.
- Supervision by practising general managers, cluster GMs and hotel-group executives.
- Cluster P&L, RevPAR and productivity workshops.
- Cross-cultural leadership and multi-country compliance clinics.
- Named programme tutor across on-campus, online and distance modes.
- Portfolio assessment: cluster review, board pack and defended research report.
What You Will Learn
- Running cluster and regional operations across multi-property portfolios.
- Reading cluster P&L, RevPAR, ADR, occupancy and productivity data.
- Setting and defending brand standards internationally.
- Coordinating cross-cultural leadership across time zones and languages.
- Managing capex and opex programmes with boards and asset managers.
- Applying research-informed decision routines at senior level.
- Presenting strategy to owners, franchise partners and executive committees.
- Managing ethical, inclusive and mental-health-aware leadership routines at scale.
Who This Course Is For
- Senior hotel managers moving into cluster and regional roles.
- Hospitality consultants formalising senior UK/international practice.
- International hotel professionals aligning to UK/international senior standards.
- Career-changer executives entering international hospitality leadership.
Career Pathways
- General Manager (Hotel)
- Cluster General Manager
- Regional Hospitality Manager
- Group Operations Manager
- Hospitality Business Consultant
- Guest Experience Director
- Executive Assistant Manager (progression to GM)
- Hotel Owner / Operator
The LSCAHM careers service pairs MA students with international hotel groups, hospitality asset managers and consulting firms for supervised projects.
Entry Requirements
- A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent international qualification in a relevant 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 hotel or hospitality experience are considered on portfolio for the MA in International Hotel Operations Management.
- One academic and one professional reference.
- A 500-word research proposal or professional practice statement.
Why Study at LSCAHM
LSCAHM is a specialist division of Harold International College of London reading culinary, hospitality, tourism and events as one interlocking guest journey. International hotel operations at Master's level is therefore taught alongside kitchen, floor, revenue and destination context, because a general manager who cannot read all four cannot defend a P&L.
Central London places luxury hotel groups, hospitality asset managers, IH&RA and the Institute of Hospitality within a short tube ride of every classroom.
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