MBA in Interdisciplinary Hospitality Studies
Course Overview
The MBA in Interdisciplinary Hospitality Studies is a UK Level 7 senior-track integrated Master's running one year full-time or two years part-time across on-campus, online and distance routes. It is aligned with Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality, HOSPA, ITT, AEO and CMI reference practice, and sits inside LSCAHM's Executive & Integrated Hospitality Studies department.
By graduation you can lead across hospitality sub-sectors, design cross-sector programmes that connect hotels, culinary, tourism and events, and close a sponsor consulting project for an integrated hospitality client.
Key Features
- One-year full-time or two-year part-time UK Level 7 MBA.
- Interdisciplinary strategy modules across four LSCAHM departments.
- Hospitality leadership taught to CMI competency standards.
- ITT and AEO reference material integrated into tourism and event modules.
- Sponsor consulting project for an integrated hospitality client.
- Cohort of practising senior managers from cross-industry backgrounds.
- Named supervisor from integrated hospitality leadership practice.
What You Will Learn
- Design cross-sector hospitality programmes connecting hotels, culinary, tourism and events.
- Set and defend an interdisciplinary operating strategy.
- Model portfolio-level revenue and cost decisions across sub-sectors.
- Lead culture change across integrated hospitality teams.
- Handle brand, guest experience and reputation across channels.
- Direct sustainability and impact programmes across a portfolio.
- Sponsor an interdisciplinary consulting project.
- Complete an integrated dissertation, capstone or sponsor project.
Who This Course Is For
- Hospitality executives moving into cross-sector leadership.
- Programme managers overseeing integrated hospitality investments.
- Owner-operators reading their businesses as integrated systems.
- Consultants advising across hospitality, tourism, culinary and events.
Career Pathways
- Hospitality Programme Manager
- Group Operations Manager
- Innovation Manager (Hospitality)
- Hospitality Strategy Analyst
- Hospitality Business Consultant
- Guest Experience Director
- Regional Hospitality Manager
- Hospitality Sustainability Lead
The LSCAHM careers service runs at least one industry-careers day each academic year with London hotel groups, restaurant operators, tourism boards and event operators, and refreshes interdisciplinary content against Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality and AEO guidance.
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 hospitality leadership experience are considered on portfolio.
- One academic and one professional reference.
- A 500-word research proposal or professional practice statement on interdisciplinary hospitality.
Why Study at LSCAHM
The London School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management is a specialist division of Harold International College of London. LSCAHM's Executive & Integrated Hospitality Studies department is built specifically for interdisciplinary leadership across culinary, hotels, tourism and events.
Central London places luxury hotel groups, restaurant operators, tourism boards, the Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality and ITT within a short tube ride of every classroom.
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