MSc in Hospitality Corporate Strategy
Course Overview
The MSc in Hospitality Corporate Strategy is a research-informed Master's degree in researching and shaping corporate strategy across hospitality groups and investors, structured across a 12 to 18 months full postgraduate route study window at Master (MSc / MA) standard. Delivery mixes on-campus sessions, live online cohorts and distance-learning packs, with a curriculum aligned with Institute of Hospitality and UKHospitality.
By the end of the Master's you will be equipped to operate as a corporate strategy leader or hospitality M&A adviser, stepping into global hospitality strategy, corporate development and executive leadership with a credible study record behind you.
The MSc in Hospitality Corporate Strategy 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
- Articulation into higher LSHRM routes for students building a longer study path.
- Personal tutor support across the 12 to 18 months full postgraduate route of study.
- Applied focus on strategic diagnostics and portfolio moves inside a hotel or resort setting.
- 12 to 18 months full postgraduate route Master (MSc / MA) route delivered on-campus, live online and via distance learning.
- Sessions on M&A hospitality basics that translate straight into daily practice.
- Live examples pulled from international hotel groups and comparable operators.
What You Will Learn
- How to apply strategic diagnostics inside a working hospitality environment.
- How to escalate risks and issues that appear inside researching and shaping corporate strategy across hospitality groups and investors.
- How to plan and structure work in researching and shaping corporate strategy across hospitality groups and investors.
- How to keep records and evidence that support future professional-body membership routes.
- How to run routines around corporate-development frameworks without disrupting guests or teams.
- How to read the KPIs and reporting attached to researching and shaping corporate strategy across hospitality groups and investors.
- How to document investor communication clearly for supervisors, colleagues or auditors.
- How to reflect on your own performance inside researching and shaping corporate strategy across hospitality groups and investors 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 researching and shaping corporate strategy across hospitality groups and investors 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
- Bachelor-graduates continuing into research-informed executive study.
- International applicants targeting UK and global executive hospitality roles.
- Consultants and corporate-development candidates building a specialist thesis.
- Senior hospitality practitioners moving into executive general management.
Career Pathways
- Director of Hospitality Strategy
- Senior Global Brand Director
- Senior Corporate Development Manager
- Senior General Manager
- Senior Investment Manager
- Vice President of Operations
Graduates of the MSc in Hospitality Corporate Strategy typically target roles within hospitality consultancies 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 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 MSc in Hospitality Corporate Strategy 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 MSc in Hospitality Corporate Strategy is designed to give you exactly that combination, so your CV lands in a stronger shortlist band from day one.
Entry Requirements
- A UK 2:2 (Lower Second Class) honours degree or overseas equivalent in any discipline
- Applicants without a first degree may be considered with 5+ years of senior hospitality experience
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band under 6.0) or equivalent English proficiency
- A 500-word research statement covering the applicant's chosen area of hospitality specialisation
- Two academic or professional references and a short interview
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. LSHRM's Master's routes sit at the top of the articulation ladder, feeding graduates directly into executive, general management, corporate development and consultancy roles across UK and international hospitality.
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