MSc in Hospitality Technology Leadership
Course Overview
The MSc in Hospitality Technology Leadership is a postgraduate programme of 12 to 18 months delivered by LSHRM. It develops the executive disciplines needed to lead technology across hospitality groups, covering platform strategy, vendor management, data governance and technology transformation. The programme references BCS, HOSPA, TechUK and Institute of Hospitality and includes a dissertation.
By graduation you will have completed a defended dissertation on a hospitality technology leadership theme, participated in a corporate research project and developed executive-level fluency in hospitality technology governance.
The postgraduate curriculum walks you through executive-level hospitality technology leadership through taught modules, corporate research and a defended dissertation on a leadership theme. Assessment blends technology papers, a corporate research project, taught module assessments and a dissertation viva with academic and industry examiners.
Modules across the Hospitality Technology Leadership 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 Technology Leadership learners never lose momentum between modules.
On completion, Hospitality Technology Leadership 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 Technology Leadership 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 technology leadership syllabus
- BCS, HOSPA, TechUK and Institute of Hospitality references
- Corporate research project participation
- Platform strategy modules
- Data governance workshops
- Online, on-campus and distance-learning delivery
- Progression into CIO and executive posts
- Technology paper assessments with individual tutor feedback
- Corporate research project participation
- Taught module assessments with executive-level content
- Dissertation viva with academic and industry examiners
What You Will Learn
- Lead technology strategy across hospitality groups
- Handle vendor management at executive level
- Structure data governance for hospitality groups
- Coordinate technology transformation programmes
- Interpret technology ROI at board level
- Handle cyber and information security at executive level
- Support board-level technology decisions
- Complete a defended dissertation on a leadership theme
- Handle executive-level technology strategy conversations
- Handle executive-level vendor management conversations
- Handle executive-level data governance conversations
- Handle executive-level technology transformation conversations
- Handle executive-level cyber security conversations
- Handle hospitality technology leadership content in the context of daily hotel operations, front office rhythm and duty leadership
- Handle hospitality technology leadership content with awareness of UK professional-body references
- Handle hospitality technology leadership content across on-campus, online and distance learning delivery modes
- Handle hospitality technology leadership content in the context of London hospitality employers
- Handle hospitality technology leadership content with cross-department awareness across a hotel property
- Handle hospitality technology leadership content in the context of career progression to the LSHRM continuing professional development portfolio
Who This Course Is For
- Senior hospitality technology professionals targeting CIO posts
- Corporate office professionals moving into technology leadership
- Applicants with 5+ years senior hospitality experience
- International professionals preparing for UK executive tech roles
- Existing hospitality technology executives moving into CIO tracks
- International executive technologists preparing for UK executive posts
Career Pathways
- Hospitality Technology Consultant
- Head of Global Operations
- Vice President of Operations
- Business Consultant
- Corporate Development Manager
- Global Brand Director
LSHRM careers advisors support MSc students with executive CV drafting, CIO interview drills and introductions to London hospitality technology consultancies and hotel corporate offices.
Past LSHRM MSc graduates have moved into hotel CIO, head of digital transformation and director of technology posts inside London hotel corporate offices and hospitality technology consultancies.
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 former hotel CIOs, so the content reflects the real executive briefs shaping hospitality technology.
LSHRM's postgraduate technology leadership content sits inside the wider Hotel Operations and Front Office department, so learners engage with operational, commercial and communication peers throughout the programme.
Apply for MSc in Hospitality Technology Leadership
Applications for the MSc in Hospitality Technology Leadership 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 Technology Leadership 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
