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Bachelor's Degree in Culinary Science

To become a leader and innovator in the food industry today, you need to develop critical thinking skills and science-based knowledge. In the CIA's Bachelor of Professional Studies (BPS) Degree in Culinary Science, you'll learn the scientific foundations of food production as it relates to physical and chemical properties and sensory quality.

In the culinary science bachelor's degree program, you will:

• Conduct side-by-side tests to compare traditional techniques of food production and food delivery systems with new methods using modern equipment technologies.
• Learn how to prepare culinary-quality product for small- and large-scale production systems using a science-based understanding of food safety and quality, developing critical-thinking skills and scientific literacy.
• Participate in product development projects and culinary science labs to provide experiential hands-on reinforcement of the fundamental scientific principles, fostering problem-solving skills applicable to real-world food production challenges.
• Use sensory evaluation techniques to guide the product development process from concept to delivery.
• Explore career tracts in multi-unit operations, commissary food production, R&D, and fine dining that leverage culinary science to enhance food quality and advance understanding of food.

The culinary science bachelor's degree program is limited to 20–24 students per entry date, so be sure to get on board quickly.

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