How is the MSc in Tourism Management delivered?

The MSc in Tourism Management is delivered through weekly seminars, destination case briefs, research workshops and a supervised dissertation across three parallel LSCAHM study modes.

Is the MSc in Tourism Management recognised in the UK?

Yes. The MSc in Tourism Management is a UK Level 7 postgraduate qualification aligned with Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT) and Tourism Society senior-practice benchmarks.

What are the entry requirements for the MSc in Tourism Management?

The MSc in Tourism Management expects a UK Bachelors degree at 2:2 or above (or equivalent), a research proposal, references, and IELTS 6.5 for non-native speakers. Portfolio entry is available with 5+ years senior tourism experience.

What does the MSc in Tourism Management cost?

Fees for the MSc in Tourism Management are confirmed at offer with instalment plans, employer-sponsored routes and international scholarships available. Contact LSCAHM admissions for the current rate card.

MSc in Tourism Management | LSCAHM | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Tourism Management is a UK Level 7 research-informed Masters degree from the LSCAHM Tourism, Events and Food Business department, running one year full-time or two years part-time across on-campus, online and distance learning routes. The programme is calibrated to Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT) standards, Tourism Society senior-practice benchmarks and UKinbound destination-management themes used by tourism boards, tour operators and inbound-travel businesses across the UK and Europe. Students engage with tourism policy, destination strategy, sustainable travel, cultural heritage and applied tourism analytics, alongside a supervised dissertation, capstone or sponsor consulting project set inside a real destination or operator brief that a working DMO, tour operator or hotel group is willing to review at the end of the year.

By graduation you are conducting original tourism research, modelling destination-level demand and sustainability trade-offs, and defending a dissertation, capstone or sponsor consulting project to a senior industry panel drawn from tourism operators, destination marketing organisations, inbound-travel businesses and hospitality groups. The programme treats tourism as a systems discipline: visitor journeys become data, data becomes insight, insight becomes strategy, strategy becomes destination policy, and destination policy becomes measurable commercial, community and environmental outcomes that you can present, defend and refine.

Key Features

Curriculum mapped to Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT) and Tourism Society senior-practice benchmarks.
Dissertation, capstone or sponsor project supervised by practising tourism directors, DMO leaders and travel-trade executives.
Advanced modules on sustainable tourism, destination strategy and applied tourism analytics.
Live destination case briefs with UKinbound and ABTA-aligned frameworks.
Research seminars connecting sustainable travel, cultural heritage and tourism policy.
Three parallel study modes covering campus, online and distance study for working tourism professionals.
Named programme-tutor allocation confirmed at offer stage with weekly seminar attendance and structured supervision.

What You Will Learn

Design and defend a tourism research question using mixed-methods enquiry and structured literature review.
Model destination-level demand, seasonality and visitor economy impact for a UK or overseas destination.
Evaluate sustainable tourism policy against community, environmental and commercial outcomes across a full trading calendar.
Build a destination marketing strategy grounded in target-market segmentation and visitor persona work.
Analyse tourism data using structured dashboards and reporting to advise a DMO, tour operator or hospitality group.
Direct a small tourism team through campaign planning, delivery and post-campaign review.
Produce a dissertation or sponsor consulting report to publishable industry standard with defensible evidence.
Present tourism research to a senior audience with confident policy, commercial and cultural language.

Who This Course Is For

Tourism managers, destination marketers and travel-trade professionals stepping into director-level roles.
Hospitality graduates specialising into tourism strategy, sustainable travel and destination management.
Consultants advising tourism boards, DMOs and inbound tour operators on strategy and policy.
International tourism professionals pursuing a UK-recognised postgraduate credential with dissertation supervision.
Career changers with prior experience in travel retail, aviation, cultural heritage or hotel groups.

Career Pathways

Tourism Manager (Senior)
Destination Marketing Manager
Sustainable Tourism Consultant
Tour Operator (Head of Product)
Tourism Policy Analyst
Travel Consultant (Senior)
Hospitality Brand Manager
Food Business Analyst (Tourism)

The LSCAHM careers service runs an annual industry-careers day connecting postgraduate cohorts with tourism boards, DMOs, inbound-travel businesses, ABTA-member tour operators and hotel groups, and refreshes curriculum alignment annually against Institute of Travel and Tourism, Tourism Society and Institute of Hospitality guidance so that graduate placement conversations stay current with sector hiring cycles.

Entry Requirements

A UK Bachelors degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent international qualification in tourism, hospitality, business or a related discipline.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
Applicants without a Bachelors degree but with 5+ years of senior tourism, travel-trade or destination-management experience are considered on portfolio.
One academic and one professional reference from a tourism director, tutor or senior travel-trade manager.
A 500-word research proposal or professional practice statement describing your tourism research interest and preferred destination context.

Why Study at LSCAHM

LSCAHM is a specialist division of Harold International College of London teaching in small, tutor-visible cohorts with named programme-tutor support and weekly seminar attendance. Culinary arts, hospitality, tourism, events and food business are read as interlocking disciplines, which is essential for tourism research because a destination is simultaneously a hospitality product, a food story, an events proposition and a cultural narrative. The weekly seminar structure and named tutor allocation give you a defensible research voice and a working professional network before you graduate.

Central London places tourism boards, UKinbound, the Institute of Travel and Tourism and the Tourism Society within a short tube ride of every classroom, so fieldwork, stakeholder interviews and sponsor engagement all sit inside your normal study week without extra cost or downtime for the working tourism professional.

Apply for MSc in Tourism Management

Applications for the MSc in Tourism Management are reviewed on a rolling basis with dissertation supervisors matched at offer stage and named tutor allocation confirmed at enrolment. Enrol on an LSCAHM Masters programme with your dissertation, capstone or sponsor project supervised by practising chefs, hoteliers, event directors and industry executives. Enrol Now.