MSc in Hospitality Executive Management
Course Overview
The MSc in Hospitality Executive Management is a postgraduate MSc-level qualification in preparing senior hospitality practitioners for executive general-management roles. The programme runs for 12 to 18 months full postgraduate route at Master (MSc / MA) standard and is delivered across on-campus, live online and distance-learning routes, keeping content aligned with UK sector references including Institute of Hospitality and UKHospitality.
By the end of the Master's you will be equipped to step into general manager, area GM or executive-committee roles, working with confidence across front-office and rooms division in UK and international hotels.
Alongside the taught content, students on the MSc in Hospitality Executive Management work through short applied tasks that mirror what happens on the floor, in the back office, or in the commercial team of a working hotel property.
Key Features
- Reference material drawn from British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and HOSPA (Hospitality Professionals Association).
- Structured coverage of executive coaching within the Hotel Operations & Front Office discipline.
- Sessions on succession pipeline management that translate straight into daily practice.
- Assessment blend of applied briefs, structured reflection and case studies rooted in Hotel Operations & Front Office.
- Applied focus on executive dashboards and board-facing narratives inside a hotel or resort setting.
- Curriculum aligned with Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality and other UK sector references.
What You Will Learn
- How to run routines around P&L stewardship without disrupting guests or teams.
- How to read the KPIs and reporting attached to preparing senior hospitality practitioners for executive general-management roles.
- How to document executive coaching clearly for supervisors, colleagues or auditors.
- How to communicate succession pipeline management outcomes upward to managers and outward to guests where relevant.
- How to plan a personal development trajectory anchored in preparing senior hospitality practitioners for executive general-management roles.
- How to use board-facing narratives to solve realistic operational problems.
- How to link this subject area into the wider Hotel Operations & Front Office operating model.
- How to move from theory to routine daily practice inside preparing senior hospitality practitioners for executive general-management roles.
- How to explain the value of your work to a manager, a peer team and a guest where relevant.
- How to move from theory to routine daily practice inside preparing senior hospitality practitioners for executive general-management roles.
- How to explain the value of your work to a manager, a peer team and a guest where relevant.
Who This Course Is For
- International applicants targeting UK and global executive hospitality roles.
- Bachelor-graduates continuing into research-informed executive study.
- Career-change professionals with five-plus years of leadership experience.
- Senior hospitality practitioners moving into executive general management.
Career Pathways
- Senior Reception Supervisor
- Senior Reservations Manager
- Senior Assistant Front Office Manager
- Senior Night Manager
- Senior Hotel General Manager
- Senior Deputy Hotel Manager
Graduates of the MSc in Hospitality Executive Management typically target roles within London hotel groups and comparable operators. LSHRM's careers service walks graduates through CV framing, LinkedIn positioning and interview practice, then opens introductions to hospitality recruiters actively hiring in London and further afield. Recruiters in front-office and rooms division in UK and international hotels increasingly look for candidates who can point to a structured, UK-aligned qualification alongside applied evidence. The MSc in Hospitality Executive Management is designed to give you exactly that combination, so your CV lands in a stronger shortlist band from day one. Recruiters in front-office and rooms division in UK and international hotels increasingly look for candidates who can point to a structured, UK-aligned qualification alongside applied evidence. The MSc in Hospitality Executive Management 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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