MSc in Tourism Policy and Leadership
Course Overview
The MSc in Tourism Policy and Leadership is a dissertation-anchored Master's in researching and shaping tourism policy and leadership at national, regional and destination level, 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 tourism policy leader, adviser or head of destination strategy, ready to operate inside global hospitality strategy, corporate development and executive leadership at the level the qualification implies.
Alongside the taught content, students on the MSc in Tourism Policy and Leadership 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
- Structured coverage of public-private tourism programmes within the Global Hospitality Strategy discipline.
- Sessions on leadership at policy interfaces that translate straight into daily practice.
- Curriculum aligned with Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality and other UK sector references.
- Applied focus on tourism policy frameworks and sustainable tourism regulation inside a hotel or resort setting.
- Live examples pulled from investment and asset-management firms and comparable operators.
- 12 to 18 months full postgraduate route Master (MSc / MA) route delivered on-campus, live online and via distance learning.
What You Will Learn
- How to run routines around destination governance models without disrupting guests or teams.
- How to plan and structure work in researching and shaping tourism policy and leadership at national, regional and destination level.
- How to use sustainable tourism regulation to solve realistic operational problems.
- How to communicate leadership at policy interfaces outcomes upward to managers and outward to guests where relevant.
- How to escalate risks and issues that appear inside researching and shaping tourism policy and leadership at national, regional and destination level.
- How to keep records and evidence that support future professional-body membership routes.
- How to apply tourism policy frameworks inside a working hospitality environment.
- How to move from theory to routine daily practice inside researching and shaping tourism policy and leadership at national, regional and destination level.
- 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 researching and shaping tourism policy and leadership at national, regional and destination level.
- 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.
- Senior hospitality practitioners moving into executive general management.
- Career-change professionals with five-plus years of leadership experience.
- Consultants and corporate-development candidates building a specialist thesis.
Career Pathways
- Regional Director
- Head of Hospitality Consulting
- Senior General Manager
- Senior Executive Director
- Head of Global Operations
- Director of Hospitality Strategy
Graduates of the MSc in Tourism Policy and Leadership typically target roles within destination and policy bodies and comparable operators. The LSHRM careers hub supports graduates with CV writing, LinkedIn optimisation and mock interviews, alongside employer introductions to hotels, resorts and hospitality businesses hiring for these roles. 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 Tourism Policy and Leadership 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 London School of Hotel and Resort Management, a specialist division of Harold International College of London focused on the operational and strategic disciplines that keep modern hotels, resorts and integrated hospitality businesses running. Every LSHRM programme is aligned with recognised UK professional bodies including the Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality, HOSPA and the British Institute of Innkeeping so graduates step into the sector with credible, industry-referenced study behind them.
Our curriculum is shaped by former hoteliers, revenue leaders, housekeeping directors and hospitality technologists, and every programme is delivered across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes to fit working professionals as well as international students. 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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