BA in Global Hotel Management
Course Overview
The BA in Global Hotel Management is an honours undergraduate degree in managing hotels within global brand systems, multi-property portfolios and cross-border operating models. The programme runs for 36 months full honours (top-up routes available for holders of a Higher Diploma) at Bachelor (BA / BSc) standard and is delivered across on-campus, live online and distance-learning routes, keeping content aligned with UK sector references including Institute of Hospitality and UKHospitality.
By graduation you will step out ready to step into a graduate management trainee route with an international hotel group, ready to operate inside front-office and rooms division in UK and international hotels at the level the qualification implies.
The BA in Global Hotel Management places heavy emphasis on evidence, reflection and applied practice, so every assessment can be reused later in an interview folder or professional-body portfolio submission.
Key Features
- Assessment blend of applied briefs, structured reflection and case studies rooted in Hotel Operations & Front Office.
- Curriculum aligned with Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality and other UK sector references.
- Articulation into higher LSHRM routes for students building a longer study path.
- Reference material drawn from British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and HOSPA (Hospitality Professionals Association).
- Structured coverage of international guest segmentation within the Hotel Operations & Front Office discipline.
- Live examples pulled from boutique city hotels and comparable operators.
What You Will Learn
- How to document international guest segmentation clearly for supervisors, colleagues or auditors.
- How to apply multi-brand operating models inside a working hospitality environment.
- How to plan and structure work in managing hotels within global brand systems, multi-property portfolios and cross-border operating models.
- How to read the KPIs and reporting attached to managing hotels within global brand systems, multi-property portfolios and cross-border operating models.
- How to escalate risks and issues that appear inside managing hotels within global brand systems, multi-property portfolios and cross-border operating models.
- How to communicate cluster general management outcomes upward to managers and outward to guests where relevant.
- How to keep records and evidence that support future professional-body membership routes.
- How to reflect on your own performance inside managing hotels within global brand systems, multi-property portfolios and cross-border operating models and turn it into a personal development plan.
- How to build a portfolio of applied work that supports future professional-body membership applications.
- How to reflect on your own performance inside managing hotels within global brand systems, multi-property portfolios and cross-border operating models and turn it into a personal development plan.
- How to build a portfolio of applied work that supports future professional-body membership applications.
Who This Course Is For
- International applicants targeting UK hospitality graduate schemes.
- Students planning a Master's route into executive hospitality roles.
- Career-change candidates seeking a full honours degree on a placement pathway.
- A-Level, IB or international-qualified school-leavers targeting a hospitality career.
Career Pathways
- Front Office Manager
- Guest Service Manager
- Rooms Division Manager
- Hospitality Team Leader
- Night Manager
- Deputy Hotel Manager
Graduates of the BA in Global Hotel Management typically target roles within luxury hospitality brands and comparable operators. LSHRM careers advisers help you sharpen your CV, LinkedIn and interview approach, and connect you to hiring managers across UK hotels, resorts and hospitality suppliers relevant to this route. Recruiters in front-office and rooms division in UK and international hotels increasingly look for candidates who can point to a structured, UK-aligned qualification alongside applied evidence. The BA in Global Hotel Management is designed to give you exactly that combination, so your CV lands in a stronger shortlist band from day one. Recruiters in front-office and rooms division in UK and international hotels increasingly look for candidates who can point to a structured, UK-aligned qualification alongside applied evidence. The BA in Global Hotel Management is designed to give you exactly that combination, so your CV lands in a stronger shortlist band from day one.
Entry Requirements
- A-Levels (BBC or above) or IB (26+ points) or equivalent overseas qualifications
- A completed Higher Diploma or Advanced Diploma for top-up routes
- IELTS 6.0 overall (no band under 5.5) or equivalent English proficiency
- Personal statement outlining career objectives in the hospitality sector
- Two academic or professional references
Why Study at LSHRM
LSHRM sits inside Harold International College of London as its specialist school for hotel, resort and hospitality management. Programmes are built around live UK industry practice and aligned with professional bodies such as the Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality, HOSPA, BICSc and the British Institute of Innkeeping, so students graduate with a credible, industry-referenced qualification.
Every course is written by senior hospitality practitioners and delivered through on-campus study, live online delivery and distance learning, giving each applicant a route that fits their life, location and current role. Bachelor graduates can continue directly into LSHRM's Master's programmes, joining the pipeline for general management, executive and consultancy roles inside hospitality.
Apply for BA in Global Hotel Management
The BA in Global Hotel Management gives you a credible Bachelor (BA / BSc) route into managing hotels within global brand systems, multi-property portfolios and cross-border operating models, tuned to the way UK hotels and resorts actually work. Apply for your full lshrm undergraduate hospitality degree. Enrol Now.
