BA (Hons) en Artes Culinarias

Year 1

Semester 1

• Critical and Creative Thinking
• Seguridad alimentaria y tecnología
• Fundamentos de las habilidades culinarias
• Introducción a la Gastronomía

Choose one of the following electives:

• Introduction to Business Management
• Language

Semester 2

• Desarrollo de habilidades culinarias
• Desarrollo de la gastronomía internacional moderna
• Nutrición y principios científicos
• Tecnología de la información y la comunicación para la gastronomía, la hostelería y el turismo

Choose one of the following electives:

• Organizational Behaviour
• Language

Year 2

Semester 3

• Financial Accounting
• Habilidades culinarias avanzadas
• Análisis de alimentos para artes culinarias

Choose one of the following electives:

• Marketing para empresas comerciales culinarias
• Entrepreneurship
• Language

Semester 4

• Costos y presupuestos para artes culinarias
• Práctica de operaciones culinarias
• Microbiología de alimentos para artes culinarias
• Alimentación, energía y prácticas sostenibles en las artes culinarias

Choose one of the following electives:

• Research Methodology
• Costos y presupuestos para artes culinarias
• Language

Year 3

Semester 5

• Estudios académicos en el extranjero o prácticas industriales.

Semester 6

• Estudios académicos en el extranjero o prácticas industriales.

Year 4

Semester 7

• Políticas alimentarias contemporáneas

Choose one of the following electives:

• Aplicaciones culinarias avanzadas
• Cocina clásica y contemporánea
• Aplicaciones culinarias avanzadas: pastelería y confitería 1

Choose one of the following electives:

• Innovación Alimentaria 1 (15 Créditos)
• Medios y artes visuales 1: Escritura sobre alimentos (5 créditos) y producción de alimentos artesanales/especializados (10 créditos)

Semester 8

• Asuntos regulatorios alimentarios europeos

Choose one of the following electives:

• Aplicaciones culinarias especializadas: cocina y despensa especializadas
• Aplicaciones culinarias especializadas Pastelería y confitería 2

Choose one of the following electives:

• Innovación alimentaria 2 (15 créditos)
• Medios y artes visuales 2: Imágenes, promoción y diseño de alimentos (5 créditos) y producción de alimentos artesanales/especializados (10 créditos)

La naturaleza interdisciplinaria del estudio equipa a los graduados con las habilidades y conocimientos para establecer una carrera profesional en el sector culinario y una mayor flexibilidad para trabajar en diversos sectores empleables tales como:

• Puestos directivos dentro del sector de la hostelería, como chef especialista, chef de fiestas y sous chef.
• Marketing and promotion
• Emprendimiento en industrias creativas de tecnología alimentaria y desarrollo.
• Centros de innovación de productos alimentarios
• Unidades de producción de alimentos artesanales
• Promoción de alimentos
• Educación y entrenamiento;
• Gestión de catering para eventos y venta minorista de alimentos y bebidas.
• En el ámbito del food styling
• Periodismo gastronómico y afines

Los estudiantes que hayan alcanzado el estándar de honores apropiado pueden tener acceso a una variedad de maestrías SETU Waterford y otros lugares.

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