CULINARY INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT (BBA): 3-YEAR, FULL-TIME

This unique course, jointly delivered by Birkbeck and the renowned Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Institute, provides a firm foundation in culinary techniques and the skills required to manage successful food businesses or to progress a career in the service industry.

Teaching on the BBA Culinary Industry Management is equally split between Birkbeck’s Department of Management and Le Cordon Bleu London. This allows you to address key concepts in the culinary arts while learning the project management and development skills required of managers in food businesses in the twenty-first century. You will gain experience of a real food business work environment through an internship component while also developing your academic, practical and interpersonal skills. The programme also enables you to develop your research and presentation skills together with your ability to design, develop and implement systems that assist in the successful operation of a food business.

The programme encourages forward thinking and the ability to develop ideas that may provide a positive contribution to the changing needs of the global food industry and the environment within which it operates. Once you graduate you will be equipped to enter a variety of management careers in the food industry.

Please note: This is an academically rigorous programme which combines practical culinary techniques with management studies. It is therefore best suited to individuals who are looking to progress into a culinary/foodservice management role, while gaining an understanding of culinary arts techniques.