How long is the MSc in Global Culinary and Hospitality Business?

The MSc in Global Culinary and Hospitality Business runs one year full-time or two years part-time, with online and distance routes sharing the same seminar and supervision structure as the on-campus cohort.

Is this MSc recognised in the UK?

Yes. The MSc in Global Culinary and Hospitality Business is a UK Level 7 research-informed Master's benchmarked against Institute of Hospitality, HOSPA and Craft Guild of Chefs senior standards, closing with a 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 hospitality 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 Global Culinary and Hospitality Business are confirmed at enrolment. LSCAHM admissions issues written quotes and reviews sponsor arrangements with each applicant.

MSc Global Culinary and Hospitality Business | LSCAHM | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Global Culinary and Hospitality Business is a one-year full-time (or two years part-time) UK Level 7 research-informed programme aligned with Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality, Craft Guild of Chefs and HOSPA senior-practice standards. It is written for senior chefs, hotel executives, restaurant founders and culinary directors preparing to run international brands, multi-country portfolios and cross-border hospitality businesses.

By graduation, students are producing global strategy, running board-level margin reviews across markets, briefing investors on culinary and hospitality performance, and closing with a supervised dissertation, capstone or sponsor project on a live international hospitality business question.

Key Features

Level 7 curriculum benchmarked to Institute of Hospitality, HOSPA and Craft Guild of Chefs senior standards.
Dissertation, capstone or sponsor project supervised by practising international hospitality executives.
Case work drawn from global hotel groups, restaurant brands and cross-border food businesses.
Modules on international brand strategy, cross-cultural service, market entry and investor readiness.
Access to HOSPA and Institute of Hospitality postgraduate networking through LSCAHM.
Named academic supervisor plus a professional mentor from international hospitality.
Options for research-based, consulting-based or portfolio-based Master's exit.

What You Will Learn

Draft international brand and portfolio strategies for hospitality and culinary businesses.
Run board-level margin, wage and covers reviews across multiple markets.
Structure investor conversations and market-entry plans for hospitality operators.
Design cross-cultural service and menu standards for global brand consistency.
Interpret consumer trends, food-service data and hotel KPIs for strategic decisions.
Manage risk, compliance and reputation across international hospitality businesses.
Lead sustainability strategy across sourcing, waste, energy and community.
Deliver a supervised research or consulting project to Master's standard.

Who This Course Is For

Senior culinary directors and executive chefs moving into international brand leadership.
Hotel executives shaping global operations or multi-country portfolios.
Restaurant founders scaling brands across borders.
Consultants and analysts advising international hospitality investors.
International applicants preparing for senior global hospitality roles.

Career Pathways

Hospitality Business Consultant (International)
Group Operations Manager
Regional Hospitality Manager
Culinary Business Consultant
Executive Chef (Multi-country)
Guest Experience Director
Innovation Manager (Global Hospitality)

The LSCAHM careers service connects postgraduate researchers with international hotel groups, restaurant brands, cross-border food businesses and consultancies operating from London, and runs at least one industry-careers day each year focused on senior international hospitality recruitment.

Entry Requirements

A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent international qualification in culinary arts, hospitality, tourism, business 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 culinary, hospitality or food-business experience are considered on portfolio.
One academic and one professional reference, ideally from senior hospitality or culinary 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, so global operators learn to balance menu direction, hotel standards, event calendars and destination pull.

Central London places international hotel groups, restaurant brands, UKHospitality and the Craft Guild of Chefs within a short tube ride of every classroom, and three parallel study modes let executives and founders complete the Master's without leaving practice.

Apply for MSc in Global Culinary and Hospitality Business

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