What the CIA Bachelor's Program Can Do for You

Develop your creativity, problem-solving skills, and managerial perspective

The tempo is intense but exhilarating, and the spirit of discovery is always present—the CIA Bachelor’s Program is an awesome atmosphere for learning. Benefit from:

• Hands-on, immersive courses in skills and cuisines, menu development, service, nutrition, and more
• Business-focused courses including Marketing and Promoting Food, Foodservice Management, and Financial Management
• Language studies and History and Cultures courses that broaden understanding and creativity
• Leadership-based classes like Psychology of Human Behavior and Leadership and Ethics
• A wide variety of electives that explore interests and career directions before employment

Integrate your learning about the food world with an exciting travel experience

If you're a culinary arts management or baking and pastry arts management major, you'll take everything you've learned and see how it applies "out there" in a major culinary region of the world. During U.S. trips to Northern California, Southern California, or the Pacific Northwest; or overseas journeys to China, France, Italy, or Spain, you'll:

• Visit authentic farms and food producers, ingredient suppliers, and restaurants for these leading cuisines
• Explore the cultural characteristics of the region, and their impact on the dishes they produce

Prepare you for a leadership career

The CIA Bachelor’s Program will develop your mind and prepare you as a professional—so you can step into any foodservice environment ready to make a difference. Plus, major foodservice and hospitality employers—such as Four Seasons Hotels, Marriott International, Ritz-Carlton, Compass Group, and Sodexo—hire CIA graduates for their management career tracks. You can pursue a variety of careers:

• Advance in the kitchen—to become executive chef or chef/owner
• Succeed outside the kitchen—as a restaurateur/business owner, food and beverage manager, or restaurant/hotel chain executive
• Lead in other industry jobs—including media personality, food writer, research chef, and culinary educator