MSc in Hospitality Entrepreneurship
Course Overview
The MSc in Hospitality Entrepreneurship is a postgraduate programme of 12 to 18 months delivered by LSHRM. It develops the venture-leadership skills needed to launch, scale and lead hospitality businesses, from independent hotels to serviced apartment platforms and hospitality supply firms. The programme is aligned with CMI, Institute of Hospitality and CIM references and includes a dissertation project.
By graduation you will have completed a defended dissertation on a hospitality venture theme, launched or scaled a live venture concept and developed executive-level fluency in hospitality entrepreneurship.
The postgraduate curriculum walks you through venture leadership through taught modules, applied venture work and a defended dissertation on a venture theme. Assessment blends venture papers, a live venture project, taught module assessments and a dissertation viva with academic and industry examiners.
Modules across the Hospitality Entrepreneurship programme are delivered in short weekly units with practical activities anchored to real hotel workflows, and every intake sits within a wider LSHRM cohort that combines learners from London, the UK regions and international markets. Tutor contact hours are protected across each week, with dedicated office-hour slots and asynchronous forum support so that Hospitality Entrepreneurship learners never lose momentum between modules.
On completion, Hospitality Entrepreneurship learners can progress into the LSHRM continuing professional development portfolio, moving from executive postgraduate standard into advanced research and consulting territory without repeating material. Every Hospitality Entrepreneurship student is also supported by the LSHRM alumni network, which gathers hospitality professionals from London hotel groups, resort operators and hospitality technology firms across the UK and further afield.
Key Features
- Executive postgraduate entrepreneurship syllabus
- CMI, Institute of Hospitality and CIM references
- Live venture concept development modules
- Founder coaching workshops
- Investor pitch drills
- Online, on-campus and distance-learning delivery
- Progression into founder and executive posts
- Venture paper assessments with individual tutor feedback
- Live venture project participation
- Taught module assessments with executive-level content
- Dissertation viva with academic and industry examiners
What You Will Learn
- Lead a hospitality venture from concept to launch
- Structure capital requirements for hospitality businesses
- Handle investor pitches and stakeholder relationships
- Interpret hospitality market data for venture decisions
- Coordinate suppliers, licensing and property arrangements
- Handle brand identity, positioning and digital launch
- Manage post-launch performance reviews and pivots
- Complete a defended dissertation on a venture theme
- Handle executive-level venture scoping conversations
- Handle executive-level investor pitch conversations
- Handle executive-level venture delivery conversations
- Handle executive-level post-launch review conversations
- Handle executive-level venture pivot conversations
- Handle hospitality entrepreneurship content in the context of daily hotel operations, front office rhythm and duty leadership
- Handle hospitality entrepreneurship content with awareness of UK professional-body references
- Handle hospitality entrepreneurship content across on-campus, online and distance learning delivery modes
- Handle hospitality entrepreneurship content in the context of London hospitality employers
- Handle hospitality entrepreneurship content with cross-department awareness across a hotel property
- Handle hospitality entrepreneurship content in the context of career progression to the LSHRM continuing professional development portfolio
Who This Course Is For
- Senior hospitality professionals preparing to launch ventures
- Existing founders scaling hospitality businesses
- Applicants with 5+ years senior hospitality experience
- International professionals preparing for UK venture launches
- Existing hospitality founders scaling their ventures
- International executive founders preparing for UK executive posts
Career Pathways
- Hospitality Entrepreneur
- Hotel Development Manager
- Business Development Manager
- Franchise Manager
- Hotel General Manager
- Luxury Hospitality Consultant
LSHRM careers advisors support MSc students with venture pitch coaching, investor interview drills and introductions to boutique hotel groups, hospitality investors and startup accelerators.
Past LSHRM MSc graduates have launched or scaled boutique hotel groups, serviced apartment platforms and hospitality technology firms, with several stepping into founder-in-residence positions with London hospitality investors.
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 London School of Hotel and Resort Management - 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.
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.
The MSc is authored by founders and operators of London boutique hotels and hospitality startups, so the content reflects real market dynamics.
LSHRM's postgraduate entrepreneurship content sits inside the wider Hotel Operations and Front Office department, so learners engage with operational and commercial peers throughout the programme.
Apply for MSc in Hospitality Entrepreneurship
Applications for the MSc in Hospitality Entrepreneurship open on rolling intakes with dedicated postgraduate cycles. Advance into executive hospitality leadership with LSHRM admissions. The programme sits at executive postgraduate standard and is delivered by an academic team that continues to advise the wider hospitality sector. Support is available throughout the Hospitality Entrepreneurship programme from admissions to graduation, and every intake is supported by LSHRM course leaders and student services. Advance into executive hospitality leadership with LSHRM with LSHRM admissions. Enrol Now
