奧塔哥理工學院

Develop the technical cooking skills, creative design techniques and innovative business practices you need to become a market leader within the ever-evolving food industry.

Learn specialised culinary techniques, creative thinking skills and innovative practices, and ways to develop innovative offerings with a competitive edge. Your studies also include learning about business planning, brand development and marketing strategy.

Through applied hands-on projects with local employers and businesses, you will gain real-world skills and have the opportunity to apply your skills and knowledge in industry.

Students’ aspirations are the key driver behind how we structure our courses and our teaching methods. If you are passionate about a particular area of food, then our degree will allow you to develop a career within it.

The Bachelor of Culinary Arts is right for you if you have:

• a passion for food and cooking
• a curious mind, and
• a desire to experiment with food.

Provisional entry

A school leaver or an adult applicant who does not meet all of the entry criteria may be given provisional entry to Year One at the discretion of the Head of School.

Applicants must demonstrate a strong motivation and desire to achieve in the food industry.

Those provisional entrants who successfully complete and pass year one will be deemed to have met entry requirements and provisional status will be removed.

Programme specific risks

There are a number of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) issues associated with practical work in areas specific to a commercial hospitality environment. These include, but are not limited to, burns from hot liquids or hot objects and cuts from sharp instruments. You will have access to an orientation booklet which covers the programme specific risks in more detail.

Your workload

Course work for this programme will require approximately 20 hours of directed study in the form of classroom sessions and workshops per week. It is expected that you will spend approximately 20 hours of your own time in self-directed study in order to successfully complete the programme.

Delivery

On campus with practical sessions in our training restaurant. An option is available for those with relevant work experience through the assessment of prior learning facilitation process.