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Culinary Arts Management (Taught)

Course details
  • 4 Study options
  • Postgraduate
Course location
University College Birmingham

Course summary

Managing professional culinary enterprises is an exciting challenge. Blending artistry, technique and creativity with the demands of management and business requires a unique range of abilities. Our Culinary Arts Management postgraduate course will arm you with this advanced skill set, driving you towards a dynamic career in the culinary environment of the hospitality industry.

University College Birmingham is internationally renowned for food and hospitality training, and our course will enhance your knowledge of classical culinary technique and how to adapt it to the modern international culinary environment. Innovation, recipe and food product development will form key components of your study, while you’ll also learn how to meet changing consumer demands and research trends, as well as the challenge of managing culinary operations as profit centres.

Not only will you be supported on campus by our vastly experienced lecturers and our outstanding kitchen and food development facilities, but our master's course also gives you the chance to prove your culinary skills and knowledge in the industry through an optional placement for up to six months, setting the foundations for your career in senior management.

Why should I choose Culinary Arts Management??

  • Work placement (MA only) – Take up our optional six-month placement and get your foot in the door within the food and hospitality industry before you even finish your studies

  • Expert tuition – Draw from our lecturers’ wealth of experience and keep up-to-date with the very latest industry developments and academic research

  • Excellent facilities – Develop and apply your skills within our industry-standard kitchen and restaurant facilities on campus

  • Award-winning university – Study at the highest-ranking university in the region according to student choice (Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023)

FACILITIES
University College Birmingham is renowned for its outstanding food industry training facilities. As a student on our Culinary Arts Management master’s degree or postgraduate diploma, you will have access to our professional standard kitchens, award-winning restaurant and state-of-the-art food development facilities.

Entry requirements

Masters Entry Requirements

  • A good UK honours degree (minimum 2:2), or international equivalent, in any/relevant subject.
  • We will also consider your application if you have significant, relevant experience (3-5 years) with degree-equivalent professional qualification.
  • English Language - IELTS Score of 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in each component

Postgraduate Diploma Entry requirements

  • A minimum of a third –class honours degree
  • An equivalent overseas degree from a recognised institution
  • We will also consider an equivalent professional qualification
  • English Language - IELTS Score of 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in each component

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
Cambridge English AdvancedLevel B2MA/MSc/PGDip - Minimum 170 with no less than 160 in any skill
IELTS (Academic)6MA/MSc/PGDip - Overall score of 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in each component
Institution's Own TestB2MA/MSc/PGDip - Overall score of B2 with no less than B2- in in each component

To apply for all undergraduate degrees, if your first language is not English, you will need to sit an approved test in English.https://www.ucb.ac.uk/our-courses/international/english-language-requirements/english-language-requirements-table.aspx

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

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* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

UK Students
English students studying a full master's degree are eligible for a postgraduate loan from Student Finance. Apply here - https://www.gov.uk/funding-for-postgraduate-study
Please note, if you are planning to study the MA/MSc (but will be exempt one or more modules) or if you are planning on studying the Postgraduate Diploma, these courses will not be eligible for a postgraduate loan.

EU and International:
A £500 discount is applied if the fees are paid in full at enrolment.
For more information please visit https://www.ucb.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/international-tuition-fees/

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