Personal and culinary services

Funeral Service and Mortuary Science: Funeral Direction/Service; Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General; Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, Other; Mortuary Science and Embalming/Embalmer

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services: Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist; Barbering/Barber; Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other; Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor; Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General; Electrolysis/Electrology and Electrolysis Technician; Facial Treatment Specialist/Facialist; Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design; Make-Up Artist/Specialist; Master Aesthetician/Esthetician; Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist; Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing; Salon/Beauty Salon Management/Manager

Culinary Arts and Related Services: Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef; Bartending/Bartender; Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General; Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other; Culinary Arts/Chef Training; Culinary Science/Culinology; Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant; Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager; Institutional Food Workers; Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter; Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager; Wine Steward/Sommelier

Personal and Culinary Services, Other: Personal and Culinary Services, Other

Culinary arts

Description

Culinary Arts is a major that prepares students to pursue a career as a leader in the food service industry. Graduates go on to be chefs, executive chefs, caterers, restaurant manager, restaurateurs, among other professions. The food service industry is demanding, fastpaced, and multi- -dimensional. The culinary arts major prepares the student not just to be a superb cook, but to be able to manage all aspects of a successful food service operation, including employee supervision, inventory management, safe and sanitary food service production, and customer service. Job opportunities vary by region, but are generally good, in part due to high industry turn-over. This speaks directly to the demands of sustaining a successful food delivery system. Many students pursue this program of study at a culinary arts school, but more and more colleges are introducing Bachelor degree programs as well.

Plan of study

The plan of study is broad, for it aims to prepare the student for all aspects of the industry. Course work in cooking, nutrition, banquets and catering, and food service sanitation testify to the breadth of the required courses in this major. Students will have a liberal-arts course of study to complete as well. Students will begin actual food production early in the major. These will likely be co-op or internship placements in on-going commercial businesses, where the quality of the student’s work will be closely monitored. It is likely the hours spent in internship or co-op placements will increase as the program advances. Typically, final year students balance a full work and academic schedule.

Expect to take

Food service management, banquets and catering, human resources management, applied mathematics, food service sanitation, food service management, applied economics, nutrition.

Suggested high school subjects

A strong liberal arts preparation in high school is recommended.

General interest areas

Cooking, entertaining, restaurant management, public health.

Some career possibilities

Baker
Executive director
Pastry chef
Caterer
Fda official
Restaurant manager
Chef
Food/beverage director
Restaurateur

Some related majors

Food science
Human resources management
Hospitality administration nutrition

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