Culinary Science Major

• What is Culinary Science?
• What Kinds of Students Major in Culinary Science?
• What Courses Do Culinary Science Majors Take?
• List of Culinary Science Jobs
• What is the Median Salary Range for Culinary Science Careers?
• College and University Departments to Consider

What is Culinary Science?

Culinary science is the planning and preparation of cuisine. Culinary science shows students how to arrange dishes and present those dishes. Different schools emphasize the culinary delights from different nationalities and themes such as the creation of French or of Italian cuisine. With this major, you gain the skills needed for a successful in the culinary and hospitality industry. This includes the principles and procedures as well as the history, evolution, and diversity of culinary arts. You'll learn to prepare appetizers, soups, sauces, vegetables, charcuterie, entrees, breads, pastries, and desserts. You also learn to identify, fabricate, and portion meats, poultry, and fish. You also learn professional kitchen management, sanitary food management, hygiene, safety procedures, cost control, human resource management, and styles of table service.

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What Kinds of Students Major in Culinary Science?

Culinary science is fairly self-explanatory. Students who have a strong interest in cooking are those who typically major in the culinary arts. Culinary arts students will often share a passion for food and its correct presentation. Students in the culinary arts often enjoy spending hours preparing a single dish of food. Culinary arts students are passionate about their food.

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What Courses Do Culinary Science Majors Take?

The required and elective courses you would take for Culinary Science majors vary considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were you to major in this field.

Baking and Pastry Preparation	Catering
Culinary Equipment Usage	Culinary Skills
Dining Room Operations	Ethnic Cooking
Fundamentals of Wine	Restaurant Management
Sanitation and Safety

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List of Potential Jobs in Culinary Science

These professions and professional organizations illustrate the types of positions you might qualify for if you complete this major. Some majors are more directly related to employment than others, however. You should consider the likelihood of employment after graduation carefully, if you do not plan to go on for graduate work in a field. Even with the completion of graduate work in some fields, however, employment is difficult, so you should determine what the prospects are for this or any major. Employment possibilities are often enhanced by the selecting employment-related courses and by the enrollment in second major or in a minor.

Caterer	Chef
Club Manager	Convention Center Food Manager
Cruise Ship Food Preparation	Hotel Restaurant Manager
Personal Chef	Restaurant Manager
Restaurant Owner

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What is the Median Salary Range for Culinary Science Careers?

U.S. Median Salary(starting):$23,500

U.S. Median Salary(mid-career):$43,000

Note: These numbers are national averages so you could make more or less than these amounts. Actual expected salaries will vary depending on your chosen career path, experience, and even your geographic location. Are you interested in detailed information about the forecasted demand for a particular profession? Are you interested in the estimated salaries such positions are likely to pay? This government Web site allows you to search on a particular job, whether listed here or not, to give you this information.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Colleges and Universities offering majors in Culinary Science

MyMajors complete list has 468 schools in the USA with a major in Culinary Science.
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