How long does the MSc in Tourism Professional Development take to complete?

The MSc in Tourism Professional Development runs over a duration band of 12 to 18 months full postgraduate route. LSTITM structures the MSc in Tourism Professional Development so students can pace study around work and personal commitments across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes.

How is the MSc in Tourism Professional Development delivered?

The MSc in Tourism Professional Development is delivered flexibly across on-campus sessions in London, live online seminars and structured distance-learning modules. Applicants to the MSc in Tourism Professional Development can choose the delivery mix that best fits their schedule and location.

Is the MSc in Tourism Professional Development recognised in the UK?

The MSc in Tourism Professional Development is a UK postgraduate degree aligned with CMI senior-coaching standards. Graduates of the MSc in Tourism Professional Development progress into executive capability roles.

What are the entry requirements for the MSc in Tourism Professional Development?

Entry to the MSc in Tourism Professional Development requires a UK 2:2 degree or 5+ years' senior tourism experience plus IELTS 6.5. Applicants to the MSc in Tourism Professional Development submit a 500-word research statement.

How much does the MSc in Tourism Professional Development cost, and is funding available?

The MSc in Tourism Professional Development sits within LSTITM's Master's fee band, with instalment plans and international scholarships. The MSc in Tourism Professional Development fees team confirms current rates.

MSc in Tourism Professional Development | LSTITM | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Tourism Professional Development is an LSTITM Master (MSc) programme running for a duration band of 12 to 18 months full postgraduate route. It is delivered as a research-informed UK postgraduate qualification and delivered by academics, industry contributors and practitioners from London's Tourism Business, Marketing & Operations community. The course centres on tourism professional development, taught across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes so that UK-based and international applicants can study without disrupting their working commitments.

By graduation, students on the MSc in Tourism Professional Development are producing executive-grade work drawn from tourism commercial practice, marketing operations and customer-experience management. This MSc supports senior tourism professionals in structuring executive-level personal and team development across UK operators, destinations and travel-tech firms. You will design professional-development frameworks, coaching programmes and capability strategies at postgraduate level with a dissertation.

Key Features

Full postgraduate route with dissertation on senior professional-development questions.
Alignment with Chartered Management Institute (CMI) postgraduate coaching practice.
Reference to Institute of Hospitality and Tourism Society executive frameworks.
Applied projects with London tourism HR directors and academy leaders.
Dedicated LSTITM postgraduate careers support and mentorship.
Pathway into consultancy, corporate development and executive leadership.

What You Will Learn

Design executive professional-development frameworks for UK tourism organisations.
Coordinate coaching programmes for senior tourism leaders.
Manage capability strategies across product, marketing and operations.
Interpret talent and capability data at portfolio level.
Lead senior-stakeholder engagement on people-and-capability agendas.
Apply UK employment, safeguarding and DEI duties at executive level.
Coordinate external consultancy and academy relationships.
Produce a dissertation on a senior tourism professional-development question.

Who This Course Is For

Senior tourism practitioners moving into executive capability roles.
Diploma-level and Bachelor graduates progressing into postgraduate study.
International applicants seeking a UK postgraduate tourism professional-development qualification.
Career changers with senior HR or L&D experience entering tourism.

Alongside the taught modules, the MSc in Tourism Professional Development incorporates seminar reflection, small-group critique and live-brief clinics with LSTITM industry contributors. Learners on the MSc in Tourism Professional Development join a peer cohort drawn from UK, European and international backgrounds, which supports the cross-market perspective expected of modern Tourism Business, Marketing & Operations professionals. This mixed learning environment consolidates the tourism professional development themes into working practice and gives every student a reference network in the London tourism community they can draw on across their career.

Assessment on the MSc in Tourism Professional Development blends practical portfolio work, short written reflections and applied case exercises drawn from live UK travel-industry briefs. Teaching staff on the MSc in Tourism Professional Development give structured formative feedback throughout the programme so students know exactly where they stand against the Master (MSc) learning outcomes. LSTITM's academic team also supports every learner with study-skills tutorials, referencing clinics and an academic-integrity induction that meets UK higher-education expectations across on-campus, online and distance-learning delivery modes. Students also access a dedicated learning portal with reading lists, recorded lectures and industry-current examples that keep the tourism professional development content connected to real UK travel-industry practice.

Career Pathways

Head of Talent (Travel)
Tourism Consultancy Partner (People)
Executive Director (Tourism Academy)
Regional Tourism Director (Capability)
Tourism Programme Director (Capability)
International Development Manager (People)

Graduates of the MSc in Tourism Professional Development are supported by the LSTITM careers service, which offers CV coaching, LinkedIn reviews and introductions across London tourism boards, tour operators, OTAs, airline ground services and destination management organisations.

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 senior tourism experience.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band under 6.0) or equivalent English proficiency.
A 500-word research statement on the applicant's chosen area of tourism specialisation.
Two academic or professional references and a short interview.

Why Study at LSTITM

LSTITM is the London School of Tourism and International Travel Management, a specialist division of Harold International College of London focused on the destination, business, systems and strategic disciplines that shape modern global tourism. Every LSTITM programme is aligned with recognised UK tourism and marketing bodies including the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), the Institute of Data and Marketing (IDM), the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and ABTA, so graduates step into the sector with credible, industry-referenced study behind them.

Our curriculum is written by former destination directors, travel-industry technologists, tourism consultants and marketing leaders, and delivered across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes for working professionals and international students. LSTITM's articulation model means every Certificate and Diploma leads cleanly into an Advanced Diploma, Higher Diploma and full honours degree, with Master's routes for those aiming at consultancy, corporate development and executive tourism leadership.

Apply for MSc in Tourism Professional Development

Applications for the MSc in Tourism Professional Development are open now for the next intake. Speak with LSTITM's admissions team to discuss entry routes, delivery mode, funding and progression from your current qualification or role. Advance into executive tourism leadership with LSTITM, and secure your place on the MSc in Tourism Professional Development today. Enrol Now.