How long is the MSc in Culinary Tourism Development?

The MSc in Culinary Tourism Development runs one year full-time or two years part-time, with online and distance routes that share the same seminar and supervision structure as the on-campus cohort.

How is the MSc in Culinary Tourism Development delivered?

The MSc in Culinary Tourism Development combines weekly seminars, applied destination labs, live sponsor briefs and one-to-one dissertation supervision from culinary-tourism consultants.

Is this MSc recognised in the UK?

Yes. The MSc in Culinary Tourism Development is a UK Level 7 research-informed Master's benchmarked against Tourism Society, ITT and Institute of Hospitality culinary-tourism themes, closing with a supervised dissertation.

What are the entry requirements for this MSc?

You need a UK Bachelor's (2:2+) or international equivalent, or 5+ years of senior tourism or food-sector experience on portfolio. Non-native English speakers require IELTS 6.5 overall. A 500-word research proposal is included at application.

What does the MSc cost and is funding available?

Full fees, staged instalment plans and scholarship eligibility for the MSc in Culinary Tourism Development are confirmed at enrolment. LSCAHM admissions issues written quotes and reviews sponsor arrangements with each applicant.

MSc Culinary Tourism Development | LSCAHM | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Culinary Tourism Development is a one-year full-time (or two years part-time) UK Level 7 research-informed programme aligned with Tourism Society, Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT), UKinbound and Institute of Hospitality culinary-tourism themes. It is written for tourism officers, destination marketers, chefs and food-sector managers designing food-led destination products for boards, operators and regions.

By graduation, students are producing culinary-tourism strategies for destinations, chairing stakeholder workshops between chefs and DMOs, drafting evaluation frameworks for food-led tourism, and completing a supervised dissertation, capstone or sponsor project for a working destination or food-tourism operator.

Key Features

Level 7 curriculum benchmarked to Tourism Society, ITT and Institute of Hospitality culinary-tourism themes.
Dissertation, capstone or sponsor project supervised by practising culinary tourism consultants.
Case work drawn from UK regional food-tourism destinations, wine regions and city gastronomy programmes.
Modules on food identity, provenance, culinary events and destination marketing.
Access to Tourism Society and Institute of Hospitality postgraduate networking through LSCAHM.
Named academic supervisor plus a professional mentor from the culinary-tourism sector.
Options for research-based, consulting-based or portfolio-based Master's exit.

What You Will Learn

Design culinary-tourism strategies for destinations and regions.
Chair stakeholder workshops between chefs, DMOs and public sector bodies.
Draft evaluation frameworks for food-led tourism initiatives.
Interpret visitor data, food provenance evidence and destination narratives.
Structure sponsorship, funding and public-private partnerships for food tourism.
Communicate culinary-tourism findings to boards, ministers and community stakeholders.
Lead sustainable food-tourism initiatives across sourcing, waste and community benefit.
Deliver a supervised research or consulting project to Master's standard.

Who This Course Is For

Tourism officers designing food-led destination products.
Chefs and food-sector managers moving into destination and tourism work.
DMOs and boards building culinary-tourism programmes.
Consultants and analysts advising food-led destinations.
International applicants preparing for senior culinary-tourism roles.

Career Pathways

Culinary Tourism Consultant
Destination Marketing Manager (Food)
Tourism Manager (Culinary Programmes)
Food Business Analyst (Destination)
Public Sector Culinary Tourism Strategist
Culinary Events Programme Manager
Sustainable Tourism Consultant

The LSCAHM careers service connects postgraduate researchers with tourism boards, inbound operators, destination consultancies and food-tourism programmes across the UK, and runs at least one industry-careers day each year focused on culinary-tourism recruitment.

Entry Requirements

A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent international qualification in tourism, hospitality, culinary studies 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 tourism, food or destination experience are considered on portfolio.
One academic and one professional reference, ideally from within tourism or food-sector practice.
A 500-word research proposal or professional practice statement.

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 is exactly what culinary-tourism practice requires.

Central London places tourism boards, inbound operators, the Tourism Society and Institute of Travel and Tourism within a short tube ride of every classroom, and three parallel study modes let mid-career practitioners complete the Master's without leaving employment.

Apply for MSc in Culinary Tourism Development

Enrol on an LSCAHM Master's programme. Your dissertation, capstone or sponsor project is supervised by practising culinary-tourism consultants, admissions responds within one working day, and named research supervision is confirmed at enrolment. Enrol Now