MA in Luxury Hospitality Management

This course combines a dedicated academic focus with a study of contemporary managerial and strategic issues. You will learn about the business environment in which luxury brands operate, the customer experience and reputation management in the digital world of luxury hospitality management.
 

To help you develop your advanced management skills, you will focus on the subtleties that separate businesses and services in the luxury hospitality sector today. This will allow you to develop a critical understanding of the operational, financial and cultural imperatives of luxury hospitality and the impact of changes in that environment at national and international levels.
 

You will address the opportunities and challenges involved in designing the customer experience within the luxury hospitality industry, focusing on the strategies that will help your future employer to achieve their goals.
 

You will also develop your ability to understand the broader demands of management at higher levels, including measuring and analysing the financial, social and environmental performance of the business.
 

We have been offering postgraduate courses in hospitality management since 1991 and have strong links with leading figures in the industry, many of whom are Patrons, Fellows and alumni of the School.
 

Extended Masters option

If you have an undergraduate degree, but do not quite meet the entry criteria for this course, you may qualify for our Extended Masters. You will take two extra modules to prepare you for the course and you must study full-time. We also provide English-language support if you need it. Once you complete these two modules, you can progress directly onto the regular Masters course.
 

Enhanced Extended Masters option

The Enhanced Extended Masters offers a comprehensive learning experience, you will study four modules over a full semester:

• Advanced Study Skills
• Critical Thinking
• Analysis and Evaluation
• Statistics and Business English.
   

Core to this offer is Business English, which will incorporate a wider range of learning material to allow you to gain a full understanding of this critical subject area. The applicability of Business English has been seen as key, allowing a seamless transition into the teaching methodologies of the Master’s courses offered at the University of West London. 
 

Internship

You also have the option to take this Masters in hospitality management with an internship of minimum 1,200 hours (30 weeks) with an employer in luxury hospitality sector. The internship will help you to improve your existing skills and acquire new ones, explore your career opportunities, network and work as part of a team.
 

Please note the University does not guarantee a work placement for your internship – you will need to proactively seek an internship. You will be able to work closely with the Careers Team, who will provide you with relevant information, support and advice.

You need to meet our English language requirement - a minimum of IELTS 6.5, with at least 5.5 for each of the 4 individual components (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening).
 

You also need Level 6 qualifications at the same level as UK applicants. In some countries where teaching is in English, we may accept local qualifications. 
 

We offer pre-sessional English language courses if you do not meet these requirements.
 

Extended Masters Degree

To study the Extended Masters programme you will need:

• a Bachelor's degree
• international students need to meet our English language requirements of IELTS 6.5 or above and a minimum of 5.5 for each of the individual components (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening). We will also consider you for this course with IELTS between 6.0 and 6.5 - in this case you would need to complete an English language course during your first semester, which we provide at no additional cost.

The fee above is the cost per year of your course.
 

If your course runs for two years or more, you will need to pay the fee for each academic year at the start of that year. If your course runs for less than two years, the cost above is for your full course and you will need to pay the full fee upfront.
 

Government regulation does affect tuition fees and the fees listed for courses starting in the 2023/24 academic year are subject to change.
 

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Funding your studies

We offer scholarships for international students including International Ambassador Scholarships worth up to £5,000. 
 

Further information about funding and financial support for international students is available from the UK Council for International Student Affairs.

Your knowledge of international business strategy and brand management will be useful in a range of sectors. Once you graduate you could go on to work as an:  

• brand manager  
• hotel manager 
• luxury travel adviser 
• corporate communications consultant 
• advertising account director  
• PR consultant
• marketing manager.