What is Culinary Sciences?
Culinary science is the planning and preparation of cuisine.
Culinary science shows students how to arrange dishes and present those
dishes. Different schools emphasize the culinary delights from
different nationalities and themes such as the creation of French or of
Italian cuisine. With this major, you gain the skills needed for a
successful in the culinary and hospitality industry. This includes the
principles and procedures as well as the history, evolution, and
diversity of culinary arts. You'll learn to prepare appetizers, soups,
sauces, vegetables, charcuterie, entrees, breads, pastries, and
desserts. You also learn to identify, fabricate, and portion meats,
poultry, and fish. You also learn professional kitchen management,
sanitary food management, hygiene, safety procedures, cost control,
human resource management, and styles of table service.
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What Types of Students Take This Major?
Culinary science is fairly self-explanatory. Students who have a strong
interest in cooking are those who typically major in the culinary arts.
Culinary arts students will often share a passion for food and its
correct presentation. Students in the culinary arts often enjoy
spending hours preparing a single dish of food. Culinary arts students
are passionate about their food.
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What Courses Do Culinary Sciences Majors Take?
The required and elective courses you would take for majors vary
considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are
illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were
you to major in this field.
Culinary Skills |
Baking and Pastry Preparation |
Ethnic Cooking |
Fundamentals of Wine |
Restaurant Management |
Culinary Equipment Usage |
Dining Room Operations |
Catering |
Sanitation and Safety |
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What Types of Positions do Culinary Sciences Majors Take After College?
These professions and professional organizations illustrate the
types of positions you might qualify for if you complete this major.
Some majors are more directly related to employment than others,
however. You should consider the likelihood of employment after
graduation carefully, if you do not plan to go on for graduate work in
a field. Even with the completion of graduate work in some fields,
however, employment is difficult, so you should determine what the
prospects are for this or any major. Employment possibilities are often
enhanced by the selecting employment-related courses and by the
enrollment in second major or in a minor.
Chef |
Restaurant Owner |
Club Manager |
Hotel Restaurant Manager |
Cruise Ship Food Preparation |
Convention Center Food Manager |
Caterer |
Restaurant Manager |
Personal Chef |
Are you interested in detailed information about the forecasted
demand for a particular profession? Are you interested in the estimated
salaries such positions are likely to pay? This government Web site
allows you to search on a particular job, whether listed here or not,
to give you this information.
Bureau
of Labor Statistics
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Related Links
If you are interested in learning more about what professionals in
this field do and what kinds of activities they engage in, check out
some of the following links. You might also want to check out web sites
for university or college departments offering this major.
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University Departments to Consider
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because they support MyMajors and you in your search for the best major
available. They offer excellent curriculums in well-rounded programs
for you to consider.
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Other fine institutions offering this major offer excellent
programs to consider.
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Two-Year College Curriculums to Consider
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