Master of Science in Hospitality Business Leadership

This Master’s will teach you the skills to manage business, operations and people in international hotels and world-class hospitality companies.

Across two academic semesters (which can be studied in Switzerland or London) you will work through an intensive course program, which includes HR and operational management, marketing, revenue management, business strategy and corporate sustainability.

To complete your academic program, you can choose between a Business Research Project or a professional internship, providing you with vital, real-world experience.

ACADEMIC CATALOG

As a Master’s dedicated to the hospitality industry, this degree will put you on the fast-track to leadership roles in:

• Hotels and resorts
• Restaurants and bars
• Sharing economy businesses
• Tourism management
• Online travel agencies

With personalized support and advice from our Career Services team throughout your studies, you will develop the tools to build a lifetime of professional achievement – from creating the perfect CV to devising strategies for successful job hunting.

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Your academic studies can be supplemented by a professional internship, providing you with vital, real-world experience at leading organizations.

You will not only gain six months of work experience to add to your CV, but also strong professional skills, valuable industry connections and first-hand knowledge of current industry standards.

You will build the contacts, references and employment history to enhance your status as a Master’s graduate.

In your first semester, you will join your classmates on a business field trip, where you will experience the world of premium hospitality close-up.

Always a program highlight, the trip features visits to hotels and other hospitality businesses, where you’ll pick up knowledge and insights from expert professionals and industry leaders.

Our dedicated Career Services & Industry Relations team will give you the resources, techniques and tools to achieve your professional objectives as a Master’s graduate.

We offer every student highly personalized career services, from advice on writing the perfect CV to finding the right roles to match their skills and interests.

Team members act as your personal career counselors; working tirelessly to build an ever-growing list of premium quality industry partners, so you have access to the very best career opportunities.

Next intakes

Spring 2025 & Fall 2025

Age Requirements
21 years at the start of the program.

Education
Bachelor-level undergraduate degree* in a relevant field (business or hospitality preferred).

Minimum English Language Entry Requirements

If English is not your first language, or if you have not spent the last two years studying in an institution where English is the primary language of instruction, please enclose a copy of one of the following:

∙ IELTS: overall 6.0 and min. 5.5 in every sub-component**

∙ TOEFL: Internet-based 80 or paper-based 550

∙ First Cambridge Exam: Grade A

∙ Cambridge Advanced Exam: Grade C

∙ For the MSc program in London, same as above, except Non-UK and Irish passport holders will need to undertake IELTS UKVI: 6.0 overall and min. 5.5 in every sub-component.

* If a degree/transcript is not in English (for UK) or English, French, German or Italian (for Switzerland), an official certified/translated copy in English will be required.

** Only tests taken/issued in an official IELTS testing center are accepted.

Note: All English certificates must have been issued in the 12 months prior to program start.

More information on the English Language Assessment.