BA in Resort Housekeeping Management
Course Overview
The BA in Resort Housekeeping Management is an LSHRM full honours degree running over 36 months (with top-up routes available for holders of a Higher Diploma), inside the Housekeeping and Property Management department. The programme covers housekeeping at coastal, mountain and integrated resort scale, including villa product, activity-block cleaning, seasonal refurbishment and destination back-of-house. It is aligned with sector references from BICSc, HOSPA and the Tourism Society.
By graduation you will be a placement-tested manager able to hold resort-scale housekeeping conversations at deputy-manager level inside international resort operators.
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.
The BA is designed around a graduate-readiness principle, which means every module contributes something tangible to the applicant's final graduate profile. LSHRM's placement year is a fully supported part of the degree, with a dedicated placement office that works with applicants throughout the placement search, offer, on-boarding and reflection cycle.
Key Features
- Full BA honours syllabus aligned with BICSc and Tourism Society references
- Coverage of villa product, activity blocks and destination back-of-house
- Placement year in a UK or international resort property
- Case exercises from coastal, mountain and integrated resort operators
- Structured refurbishment and quality project across an academic year
- Aligned with Institute of Hospitality guest-experience principles
- Direct articulation into the LSHRM MSc in Hospitality Operations Management
- Focus on the housekeeping-and-maintenance interface across a working shift
What You Will Learn
- How to hold resort-scale housekeeping conversations at deputy level
- Villa product care, activity-block cleaning and back-of-house at scale
- Seasonal refurbishment, low-season cycles and deep-clean leadership
- Contractor, linen and supplier strategy for resort scale
- Sustainability and community strategy in resort destinations
- Interface with activity, spa, F and B and rooms division at resort level
- Coaching and succession planning for resort housekeeping
- Reporting on housekeeping KPIs at resort general-manager level
- Practical linen, uniform and amenity-par control routines
Who This Course Is For
- School leavers targeting a resort-housekeeping career
- Higher Diploma holders taking a top-up honours route
- Career changers with prior resort facilities leadership experience
- International applicants seeking a UK BA in Resort Housekeeping Management
- Applicants planning to progress into an LSHRM MSc
- Applicants preparing for a placement year inside a UK or international hospitality business
The programme includes structured industry engagement with London-listed operators, boutique groups and international brand teams. Applicants attend real strategy briefings, sector forums and site visits over the course of the degree.
Career Pathways
- Resort Director of Housekeeping
- Cluster Executive Housekeeper (Resort)
- Property Operations Manager (Resort)
- Estates Manager (Resort)
- Sustainability Officer (Resort)
- Deputy Resort Manager (Housekeeping Track)
- Rooms Division Manager (Resort)
The LSHRM careers team supports Bachelor students with placement introductions across London-based resort head offices, international operators and boutique resort brands.
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 careers events include sector forums, alumni panels and site visits inside London hotels and resort head offices. These events are open to all LSHRM cohorts and are a practical way for applicants to test career-direction hypotheses before committing to a first-role application.
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
The BA is designed around a graduate-readiness principle, which means every module contributes something tangible to the applicant's final graduate profile. LSHRM's placement year is a fully supported part of the degree, with a dedicated placement office that works with applicants throughout the placement search, offer, on-boarding and reflection cycle.
The LSHRM BA is deliberately positioned as a full UK honours degree used by London hotel groups, international operators and hospitality consultancies when they scope their graduate-scheme intakes. Applicants who complete it leave with a placement-tested profile, a dissertation or capstone portfolio and a written graduate-outcomes review that recruiters can read as a credible signal for the LSHRM cohort.
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.
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.
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