BA in Hospitality Executive Leadership
Course Overview
The BA in Hospitality Executive Leadership is a placement-led BA honours degree in preparing graduates for the executive-leadership pipeline of hospitality organisations, structured across a 36 months full honours (top-up routes available for holders of a Higher Diploma) study window at Bachelor (BA / BSc) standard. Delivery mixes on-campus sessions, live online cohorts and distance-learning packs, with a curriculum aligned with Institute of Hospitality and UKHospitality.
By graduation you will step out ready to enter a hospitality group's executive-development track after a placement year, working with confidence across global hospitality strategy, corporate development and executive leadership.
Alongside the taught content, students on the BA in Hospitality Executive Leadership work through short applied tasks that mirror what happens on the floor, in the back office, or in the commercial team of a working hotel property.
Key Features
- Personal tutor support across the 36 months full honours (top-up routes available for holders of a Higher Diploma) of study.
- Practical work on leadership coaching using real hospitality case material.
- Articulation into higher LSHRM routes for students building a longer study path.
- Structured coverage of board-facing reporting within the Global Hospitality Strategy discipline.
- Curriculum aligned with Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality and other UK sector references.
- Reference material drawn from Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and HOSPA.
What You Will Learn
- How to link this subject area into the wider Global Hospitality Strategy operating model.
- How to communicate succession-planning frameworks outcomes upward to managers and outward to guests where relevant.
- How to apply executive committee routines inside a working hospitality environment.
- How to plan a personal development trajectory anchored in preparing graduates for the executive-leadership pipeline of hospitality organisations.
- How to use strategic dashboards to solve realistic operational problems.
- How to keep records and evidence that support future professional-body membership routes.
- How to run routines around leadership coaching without disrupting guests or teams.
- How to reflect on your own performance inside preparing graduates for the executive-leadership pipeline of hospitality organisations 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 preparing graduates for the executive-leadership pipeline of hospitality organisations 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
- A-Level, IB or international-qualified school-leavers targeting a hospitality career.
- Students planning a Master's route into executive hospitality roles.
- Higher Diploma-holders using LSHRM's top-up route into the final year.
- International applicants targeting UK hospitality graduate schemes.
Career Pathways
- Regional Director
- Global Brand Director
- Strategy Analyst
- Director of Hospitality Strategy
- Head of Hospitality Consulting
- Hospitality Policy Advisor
Graduates of the BA in Hospitality Executive Leadership typically target roles within international hotel groups and comparable operators. The LSHRM careers hub supports graduates with CV writing, LinkedIn optimisation and mock interviews, alongside employer introductions to hotels, resorts and hospitality businesses hiring for these roles. Recruiters in global hospitality strategy, corporate development and executive leadership increasingly look for candidates who can point to a structured, UK-aligned qualification alongside applied evidence. The BA in Hospitality Executive Leadership is designed to give you exactly that combination, so your CV lands in a stronger shortlist band from day one. Recruiters in global hospitality strategy, corporate development and executive leadership increasingly look for candidates who can point to a structured, UK-aligned qualification alongside applied evidence. The BA in Hospitality Executive Leadership 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 is the specialist hospitality school of Harold International College of London, focused entirely on hotels, resorts and integrated hospitality businesses. Our programmes are shaped by working practitioners and aligned with the Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality, HOSPA and the British Institute of Innkeeping to keep every qualification credible in the eyes of UK and international employers.
Delivery spans on-campus study at our London base, live online cohorts and distance-learning packs, so every LSHRM student can study without stepping away from the sector. Bachelor graduates can continue directly into LSHRM's Master's programmes, joining the pipeline for general management, executive and consultancy roles inside hospitality.
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