Introduction to Nutrition and Culinary Management AAS Degree Program
General introduction to the discipline
Select the Nutrition Option or Culinary Management Option and explore food science, culinary arts, cultural foods, food production management, and more.
The Nutrition and Culinary Management Program, offered through the Health Sciences Department, leads to an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree. The program provides coursework in nutrition, food science, culinary arts, cultural foods, food production management, menu development, sanitation and safety principles, food procurement and sustainability, human resource management and supervision, and additional courses in liberal arts.
Main Programs and tracks within the discipline
Students in this major also have a choice to select the Nutrition Option or the Culinary Management Option.
- Students in the Nutrition Option will learn the nutrition care process, which includes screening and assessing patients/clients and designing and implementing individualized nutritional intervention strategies for them. Other courses include medical nutrition therapy, nutrition across the lifespan, nutrition education and counseling methodologies for behavior change, and community nutrition.
- Students in the Culinary Management Option will complete courses in business, accounting, events planning, and customer sales and services.
Learn more on the Nutrition and Culinary Management website.
Approaches to inquiry and research
The Nutrition and Culinary Management Program participates in the ManageFirst Program, administered nationally through National Restaurant Association Solutions. It is a management development program that equips students with the key competencies they need to begin or advance their management careers in the culinary industry.
Through the ManageFirst Program, students become certified in the following five areas:
- ServSafe Food Safety
- Controlling Foodservice Costs
- Purchasing
- Hospitality Human Resources Management and Supervision
- Hospitality and Restaurant Management
The program’s internship component helps students apply their classroom learning to practical work experience in the culinary/food service industry.
TOP CAREERS FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, WITH SALARY
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