Overview
Why study at UWL?
- In the top 30% of universities nationwide - The Guardian University Guide 2024
- University of the Year for Social Inclusion - Daily Mail University Guide 2024
- Best university for Student Experience and Teaching Quality in the UK - The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024
- Number 1 London university (non-specialist) - National Student Survey 2023**
Why study this course?
Are you passionate about food and drink? Whether you want to manage a restaurant, become a private chef or develop new food products, on this course you will learn the technical and professional skills you need for a career in culinary arts management.
While studying, you will benefit from valuable hands-on experience, working with leading industry professionals. You will learn a range of kitchen and patisserie techniques as well as studying areas such as food microbiology, diet, nutrition and gastronomy.
In addition, we will help you to develop the business and people skills needed to become a successful manager within the food industry.
Our courses offer opportunities to discuss current issues and examine solutions from a sector perspective. Our course content is developed with support from a wide network of sector professionals to include changes in the industry.
Course detail & modules
This culinary arts management degree is all about your employability. Our approach is to encourage and promote a can-do attitude in all things hospitality. As well as practical culinary techniques, you will learn skills such as finance and accounting, people management and product innovation and development. We will also help you acquire valuable critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are essential to a career in any sector.
Through our patrons and sponsors, we have well-developed links with the food and hospitality sector. On this culinary arts course, you will have opportunities to gain valuable industry contact and experience. These include chances to:
- work alongside renowned industry professionals on events through UWL’s celebrity guest demonstration and speaker schedule
- gain valuable insights from leading sector providers by attending our programme of talks and workshops
- benefit from additional off-site learning at leading establishments in London and surrounding areas through participation in industry events, visits and placement
- raise your personal profile within the industry by participating in national and international competitions.
Placement*
If you have enrolled for the BSc(Hons) Culinary Arts Management with Placement course you will be required to compile a piece of assessment that is linked to your placement and other modules in your course. See your MSGs for Service Industries Dissertation modules if you are BSc(Hons) student.
BSc(Hons) on the placement route you will be required to undertake a 1400 hours (40 weeks) placement. As part of the UKVI guidance international BSc(Hons), you must complete 40 weeks full-time to reach in total of 1400 hours including leave.
Placements are found in coordination with the Placements Office at UWL. A placement coordinator and placement tutors are available to assist you with preparing for the placement as well as to monitor your placement, support you with the assessment and support you during your placement.
*As we are in unprecedented and unpredictable times, there is no guarantee that you will be successful in securing a placement in the UK in the future.
If you choose a course with placement/internship route we would like to advise you that if a placement/internship opportunity does not arise when you are expected to undertake the placement then the University will automatically transfer you to the non-internship route. This is to ensure you are still successful in being awarded a degree.
You need to meet our English language requirement - a minimum of IELTS 5.5 for each of the 4 individual components (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening). Visit our English language requirements page for information on other English language tests we accept.
You also need academic qualifications at the same level as UK applicants. In some countries where teaching is in English, we may accept local qualifications. Check for local equivalents.
We offer pre-sessional English language courses if you do not meet these requirements.
Find out more about our English Language courses.
Looking for BSc (Hons) Culinary Arts Management with Foundation Year?
Mature applicants (aged 21+): If you do not hold the qualifications listed but have relevant work experience, you are welcome to apply. Your application will be considered on an individual basis.
Level 5 (year 2) entry To directly enter the second year of this course you will need to show appropriate knowledge and experience. For example, you are an ideal candidate if you have 120 undergraduate credits at Level 4 or a CertHE in a related subject area.
Level 6 (year 3) entry To directly enter the third year of this course you need to show appropriate knowledge and experience. For example, you are an ideal candidate if you have 240 undergraduate credits (at Levels 4 and 5), a DipHE, Foundation Degree or HND in a related subject area.
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