BA in Hospitality HR Management
Course Overview
The BA in Hospitality HR Management is an LSHRM full honours degree running over 36 months (with top-up routes available for holders of a Higher Diploma), inside the Hotel Operations and Front Office department. The programme covers workforce strategy, employee relations, learning and development, reward and organisational design across hotel groups. It is aligned with sector references from People 1st International, the CMI and the Institute of Hospitality.
By graduation you will be a placement-tested HR practitioner able to hold HR business partner conversations at hotel or cluster level and enter graduate HR schemes in the UK hospitality sector.
The placement year is a fully supported part of the programme. LSHRM careers, placement and academic tutors work with each applicant to secure a role in a London hotel, cluster team, brand office or international operator that matches the honours specialisation.
Cohorts include school leavers, top-up applicants moving up from Higher Diploma and international applicants seeking a UK honours degree in hospitality. LSHRM's international office supports overseas applicants with visa, mode-of-study and placement guidance so the cohort remains genuinely global across the three-year study period.
Key Features
- Full BA honours syllabus aligned with People 1st International and CMI
- Coverage of workforce strategy, ER, L and D, reward and organisational design
- Placement year in a UK hotel or cluster HR team
- Case exercises from London hotel groups and international operators
- Structured strategic HR project across an academic year
- Aligned with UKHospitality workforce expectations
- Direct articulation into the LSHRM MSc in Hospitality Operations Management
- Emphasis on shift discipline, hand-over quality and duty-manager confidence
What You Will Learn
- How to hold HR business partner conversations at hotel or cluster level
- Workforce strategy against occupancy and trading
- Employee relations, casework and safeguarding at senior level
- Learning, development and coaching programme design
- Reward, pay and benefits strategy for hospitality
- Organisational design and structural change management
- Interface with operations, finance and revenue leaders
- Reporting on people KPIs at general-manager level
- Structured hand-over language and briefing routines used in modern London hotels
Who This Course Is For
- School leavers targeting a hospitality HR career
- Higher Diploma holders taking a top-up honours route
- Career changers with prior HR experience moving into hotels
- International applicants seeking a UK BA in Hospitality HR Management
- Applicants planning to progress into an LSHRM MSc
- Applicants building a full honours record ahead of an MSc or executive career move
The BA is built around an honours-level dissertation or capstone that is scoped with an industry mentor and connected to a live problem inside a UK or international hospitality business. Applicants develop primary research, analysis and recommendation skills used in graduate schemes.
Career Pathways
- HR Business Partner (Hotel)
- People and Culture Manager
- Learning and Development Manager
- Reward and Benefits Manager
- Talent Acquisition Manager
- Hospitality Team Leader
- Head of People (Hotel or Cluster)
The LSHRM careers team supports Bachelor students with placement introductions across London hotel groups, cluster HR teams and international operators recruiting for HR business partner roles.
The LSHRM academic community includes former operational hoteliers, revenue and distribution specialists, housekeeping directors and hospitality technologists, giving every cohort direct access to practitioners still working in the sector.
LSHRM's careers office runs employer-branded workshops each term with London hospitality recruiters, and applicants are individually coached on CV, LinkedIn and interview technique. Graduates who leave LSHRM with an active application portfolio typically report shorter time-to-first-role than applicants entering hospitality without structured LSHRM support.
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
Cohorts include school leavers, top-up applicants moving up from Higher Diploma and international applicants seeking a UK honours degree in hospitality. LSHRM's international office supports overseas applicants with visa, mode-of-study and placement guidance so the cohort remains genuinely global across the three-year study period.
Why Study at LSHRM
LSHRM is a specialist division of Harold International College of London focused on the operational and strategic disciplines that run modern hotels, resorts and integrated hospitality businesses. Every LSHRM programme is aligned with recognised UK professional bodies including the Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality, HOSPA and the British Institute of Innkeeping.
Students on every LSHRM route are supported by dedicated career services covering CV, LinkedIn, interview coaching and introductions to London hotel groups, luxury resort operators and boutique brands.
The LSHRM academic community includes former operational hoteliers, revenue and distribution specialists, housekeeping directors and hospitality technologists, giving every cohort direct access to practitioners still working in the sector.
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