BA in Property Development in Hospitality
Course Overview
The BA in Property Development in Hospitality is an LSHRM Bachelor (BA / BSc) programme running across a 36 months full honours (top-up routes available for holders of a Higher Diploma) study window and delivered from our London base as part of the Harold International College of London portfolio. Sitting inside the Housekeeping & Property Management department, the programme focuses on the property-development discipline that takes a hotel or resort from concept to opening and stabilisation. The syllabus is UK-referenced, written for applicants who intend to work in real hotels, resorts and integrated hospitality businesses, and shaped alongside bodies such as the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) so that every module maps to how the UK sector actually operates.
By graduation you will be able to graduate ready for a graduate development, pre-opening or asset role at a UK-based or international hotel group, with placement experience and a full research project. The programme is structured across on-campus, online and distance-learning delivery, uses live tutor-led sessions supported by recorded material, and articulates cleanly into the next LSHRM level so you can plan your full progression from day one. Every assessment is built around applied hospitality practice rather than abstract theory, meaning your portfolio at the end of the BA in Property Development in Hospitality is directly relevant to interview and role conversations across London hotel groups, boutique brands and international resort operators.
Key Features
- Three-year BA (Hons) with a supervised property-development placement year
- Aligned with property standards referenced by RICS, CIOB and IWFM
- Modules across development, feasibility, pre-opening and stabilisation
- Placements arranged with UK and international hotel operators and developers
- Final-year research project on a hospitality-property-development question
- Direct progression to the LSHRM MSc in Hotel Property Management
What You Will Learn
- Design a hospitality property-development plan from feasibility to opening
- Model unit economics and IRR for a new hotel or resort
- Support pre-opening technical services, brand and legal
- Coordinate contractor and consultant teams to a UK standard
- Manage an opening-team plan for a new hotel or resort
- Interpret owner-side asset and pipeline data at BA level
- Run a research project on a property-development question
- Recognise the role of RICS, CIOB and IWFM in UK hospitality property development
Who This Course Is For
- A-Level and IB school leavers targeting a hospitality-development degree
- Higher Diploma holders topping up to full honours
- International applicants targeting UK property-development degrees
- Career changers from broader real-estate backgrounds
- Working hoteliers formalising practice with a BA
Career Pathways
- Hotel Development Manager
- Property Operations Manager
- Facilities Manager
- Estates Manager
- Business Development Manager
- Financial Controller
- Franchise Manager
LSHRM careers services support every BA in Property Development in Hospitality student with CV and LinkedIn coaching, interview practice and structured introductions to London hotel groups, luxury resort operators, boutique brands, cluster hotels and the wider UK hospitality supply chain. Because the BA in Property Development in Hospitality sits within the Housekeeping & Property Management portfolio, career support is tuned to the specific hiring rhythm of property development in hospitality, and continues after graduation through the LSHRM alumni network.
Entry Requirements
Applicants to the BA in Property Development in Hospitality should meet the standard LSHRM Bachelor (BA / BSc) criteria. Each application is reviewed individually and international qualifications are welcomed.
- 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 London School of Hotel and Resort Management and 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, so graduates step into the sector with credible, industry-referenced study behind them.
Our curriculum is written by former hoteliers, revenue leaders, housekeeping directors and hospitality technologists, and delivered across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes to fit working professionals and international students alike. 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, boutique brands and the wider hospitality supply chain. LSHRM's articulation model means every Certificate and Diploma leads cleanly into an Advanced Diploma, Higher Diploma and full honours degree and with Master's routes for those aiming at general management, executive and consultancy roles.
Apply for BA in Property Development in Hospitality
Applications for the BA in Property Development in Hospitality are open on a rolling basis, with online interviews for international applicants and short assessment calls for on-campus routes. Our admissions team will guide you through document verification, fee options and cohort start dates, and the LSHRM student support team is available from the moment you enrol through to graduation. Apply for your full LSHRM undergraduate hospitality degree and secure your place on the next LSHRM cohort. Enrol Now.
















