MSc in Hospitality Entrepreneurship
Course Overview
The MSc in Hospitality Entrepreneurship at LSCAHM is a UK Level 7 postgraduate programme running one year full-time or two years part-time on-campus, online or by distance learning. The course reads entrepreneurship as a disciplined practice within hospitality, combining venture design, unit economics, brand building and investor readiness with the operational realities of running a restaurant, café, hotel concept or food business in London and beyond.
By graduation, students have produced an investor-facing business plan for a hospitality venture of their own design, tested against real supplier costs, customer trials and mentor feedback drawn from the LSCAHM alumni and industry network aligned with Institute of Hospitality and UKHospitality guidance.
Key Features
- Research-informed teaching by tutors with founder experience across restaurant, café and independent hotel concepts
- Curriculum aligned with Institute of Hospitality and HOSPA senior-practice standards
- Structured investor pitch clinics with feedback from UK hospitality operators and angel investors
- Access to the Institute of Travel and Tourism, UKHospitality and BII founder communities
- Live sponsor briefs from independent London operators and multi-unit F&B groups
- Small seminar cohorts with named tutor supervision through to dissertation submission
What You Will Learn
- Design a defensible hospitality concept from insight through to unit economics
- Model restaurant, café and hotel P&L structures at start-up and steady state
- Raise capital across bootstrapping, angel, bank debt and hospitality-focused funds
- Build brand identity, digital presence and PR launch plans for new openings
- Structure suppliers, kitchens and front-of-house teams for a first-site launch
- Test menus, service journeys and pricing through structured customer trials
- Plan multi-site expansion, franchising or licensing pathways
- Apply UK food safety, licensing, employment and tenancy law to a live concept
Who This Course Is For
- Aspiring founders planning a first restaurant, café, bar or boutique hotel concept
- Family business successors preparing to modernise or expand an existing operation
- Executive chefs and senior operators moving from employment into ownership
- Investment, consulting and corporate professionals pivoting into hospitality
Career Pathways
- Founder, Restaurant or Café Business
- Hospitality Business Consultant
- Multi-unit Manager (early-stage groups)
- Hospitality Brand Manager
- F&B Business Development Manager
- Investment Analyst (Hospitality & Leisure)
- Franchise Development Manager
The LSCAHM careers service runs founder-focused clinics and hospitality-industry days each year, connecting graduates with mentors, potential co-founders and hospitality investors active across London.
Entry Requirements
- A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent international qualification in a business, hospitality or related discipline.
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers, or equivalent.
- Applicants without a Bachelor's degree but with five or more years of senior professional experience in hospitality or F&B ventures are considered on portfolio.
- One academic reference and one professional or investor reference where available.
- A 500-word venture proposal outlining the concept the student intends to develop through the MSc.
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 that read culinary arts, hospitality management, tourism, events and food business as interlocking disciplines. Central London places Michelin-starred kitchens, luxury hotel groups, the events industry and the Institute of Hospitality within a short tube ride of every classroom.
Three parallel study modes and an annual careers day let founders complete the MSc without leaving the operator or corporate roles that will fund their first venture.
Apply for MSc in Hospitality Entrepreneurship
Enrol on the LSCAHM MSc in Hospitality Entrepreneurship for a research-informed Master's programme where the dissertation is a fundable business plan supervised by practising founders, hoteliers and investors. Admissions responds within one working day, and international applicants receive dedicated visa and enrolment support. Enrol Now.
