Diploma in Culinary Arts

Course Overview

UCSI University’s Diploma in Culinary Arts is a practical course underpinned by a strong theoretical base. Apart from providing a pathway towards higher education, this course does not only provide students with hands-on training – in culinary arts and the food service sector – but also focuses on equipping students with the fundamental skills for supervisory and management level positions in both local and global food service and culinary arts industries.

Assessments

Coursework percentage and written examination percentage. This programme provides students with relevant, interesting, stimulating and practical experience via a variety of teaching and practical techniques. Different dynamic learning processes are employed in the delivery of this programme, such as lectures, tutorials, team-based project, real life system development, presentations and independent projects supervised by supervisors from university lecturers or industry experts. The work-based learning is very much practical oriented.

Curriculum

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Entry Requirements

SPM / O-Levels 3 credits UEC 3 credits Polytechnic Certificates Pass Other Year 11 equivalent Overall average score of 50%

Career Prospects

Students may expect to be employed by:

• Executive Chef
• Sous Chef
• Kitchen Manager
• Food Service Consultant
• Food Writer / Critic
• Catering Business Entrepreneur
• Restaurant Owner
• Personal Chef
• Celebrity Chef
• Culinary Lecturer
• Research & Development Chef