MSc in Hospitality Data Science
Course Overview
LSHRM's MSc in Hospitality Data Science is a postgraduate Master's degree running 12 to 18 months full postgraduate, built around hospitality data science at postgraduate level across ML, forecasting and guest analytics and aligned with BCS, TechUK, HOSPA and the Digital Skills Council.
By the end of the MSc in Hospitality Data Science, students can research and lead the routines it covers and translate the classroom material into everyday hotel and resort practice.
Students on the MSc in Hospitality Data Science work through a structured, project-informed curriculum that maps directly onto the routines seen in working hotels and resorts. Every module ties back to a real operational question, so learners graduate able to talk about the material in the vocabulary used by hiring managers across hospitality systems, hotel technology and digital hospitality operations. Tutors reinforce the applied focus with worked walk-throughs, live property examples and structured feedback on submitted work.
Key Features
- postgraduate Master's degree running 12 to 18 months full postgraduate
- Curriculum aligned with BCS, TechUK, HOSPA and the Digital Skills Council
- Content anchored in the working practice of hospitality systems, hotel technology and digital hospitality operations
- Applied focus on hospitality data science at postgraduate level across ML, forecasting and guest analytics
- Case studies drawn from London hotels, cluster brands and resort operators
- Career support with tailored CV, LinkedIn and interview coaching
- Rolling intakes across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes
- Dedicated tutor Q&A time on hospitality data science at postgraduate level across ML, forecasting and guest analytics
- Practical assessment briefs anchored in hospitality data science at postgraduate level across ML, forecasting and guest analytics
What You Will Learn
- Working with machine-learning for hotel forecasting
- Working with recommendation-engine design
- Working with hotel data-science research design
- Working with time-series revenue models
- Working with NLP on guest reviews
- Working with clustering guest segments
- Working with responsible-data-science governance
- Working with R and Python for hospitality
- Reading and interpreting reports linked to hospitality data science at postgraduate level across ML, forecasting and guest analytics
- Applying UK-aligned standards on hospitality data science at postgraduate level across ML, forecasting and guest analytics day-to-day
- Working with senior colleagues to prioritise projects in hospitality systems, hotel technology and digital hospitality operations
Who This Course Is For
- senior hospitality practitioners moving into general-manager territory
- international graduates seeking a specialist UK postgraduate route
- career-changers with 5+ years of senior industry experience
- existing managers targeting executive, board and consultancy careers
- Working practitioners looking to sharpen their vocabulary in hospitality data science at postgraduate level across ML, forecasting and guest analytics
- Aspiring department leaders building their case for promotion in hospitality systems, hotel technology and digital hospitality operations
Career Pathways
- Hotel Data Scientist
- Digital Marketing Manager
- Hospitality Automation Specialist
- E-Commerce Manager
- Guest Experience Technology Lead
- PMS Administrator
- Hotel Systems Manager
LSHRM's careers team supports students on the MSc in Hospitality Data Science with structured CV and LinkedIn reviews, interview preparation and warm introductions to employers in hospitality systems, hotel technology and digital hospitality operations.
LSHRM alumni from the MSc in Hospitality Data Science move into positions across UK hotel groups, London-based boutique hotels, international resort operators, cluster hotels and hospitality supply-chain firms. The careers team provides mock interviews, portfolio reviews and warm introductions relevant to hospitality systems, hotel technology and digital hospitality operations, and connects students to employer partners running graduate schemes and mid-career openings. Ongoing alumni events help graduates keep their network active as they move between operators over the first few years of their careers.
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 operates as the hotel and resort management division of Harold International College of London and is dedicated to the disciplines that make up a working hospitality business. LSHRM builds each award around UK professional-body practice (Institute of Hospitality, HOSPA, BCS, CIM and UKHospitality among them) so students learn the vocabulary, standards and reporting employers already expect.
Content is written by former general managers, revenue directors, executive housekeepers and hospitality technologists, and delivered flexibly across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes. Students on every LSHRM route are also supported by a dedicated careers service covering CV, LinkedIn, interview coaching and introductions to London hotel groups and international operators.
LSHRM's articulation model means each Certificate and Diploma leads cleanly into an Advanced Diploma, Higher Diploma and full honours degree, with Master's routes reserved for those aiming at general management, executive and consultancy roles.
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