Bachelor in Culinary Arts

When you’ve completed your Bachelor in Culinary Arts at École Ducasse, you’ll be heading out into the world with expertise in culinary techniques, business theory and management. This in-demand combination of skills opens your future up to diverse career pathways in F&B and beyond.

Common careers include restaurant manager, F&B manager, events and catering manager, product development manager, and culinary consultant. You’ll also be perfectly positioned to launch your own business, equipped with the knowledge and real-world experience (from your internships) to become a successful entrepreneur.

When choosing ‘the best’ culinary arts program to study, you should focus on a number of factors: how the studies suit your situation, the reputation of the educational institution, the facilities, and the course content. If the study locations (remote and real-world) suit you, then ensure the institution is well-known for delivering excellent quality culinary education. After all, you’ll want all your hard work to be respected by potential employers after graduation!

With the reputation established, it’s time to check the facilities available. As well as the cooking areas – which should be industry-standard – the campus should represent a training center, with technical kitchens, knowledge areas and ideally be based in an area of culinary significance. When it comes to the course content, look for professional internships alongside practical studies, as well as intensive training and coverage of business and sustainability topics.

Program lengths can vary, the most important thing is to make sure you get a comprehensive education that includes rigorous studies and real-world experience.

The École Ducasse Bachelor in Culinary Arts is three years in length, including three internships, each six months in length.

France is the undisputed culinary center of the world, the home of cordon bleu, and a hub for food innovation. As such, studying the culinary arts at a French institution brings with it an authenticity, kudos, and way of learning that positions graduates as respected experts around the world.

Better still is a school that has its foundations in French culinary excellence, was created by a Michelin starred chef, and offers faculty that are leaders in their field. This is the educational package that École Ducasse offers students from around the world, across two distinct French campuses.

A bachelor in culinary management takes studies beyond the kitchen and into leadership, equipping graduates with the expertise and ability to manage departments and organizations. Part of this is business acumen, but equally the development of soft skills is paramount in today’s most successful leaders.

Typically, alongside traditional practical cooking semesters, there will be academic semesters that include business strategy, operations, revenue management, talent management, and more. The leading culinary management programs regularly update their course content to ensure students have relevant and in-demand skills on graduation, this includes sustainability, entrepreneurship, and the latest marketing trends.