Culinary Arts (Joint Honours - Buxton)

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You can also start this course in January

What is joint honours?

With joint honours, you can study for an honours degree in two or even three subjects. Find out more about joint honours, including what subjects you can combine with this one.

Why choose this course?

The fine dining restaurant are run by our students, so you'll learn a range of food preparation and service styles.
Our training kitchens are fitted out with plasma screens above each workstation so you'll get a close up of the techniques being demonstrated.
We work together with the Swiss Hotel Management School, so you can be sure you'll develop the skills that employers are looking for.
You'll have demonstrations and guest lectures from key industry figures and be kept up to date with what's going on in the industry.

About the course

You'll develop your understanding of food production, food from around the world, the history of food and a range of culinary arts. You'll learn the business skills you need for working at supervisory levels in a professional environment.

Our staff and students represent a wide diversity (age and ethnicity/nationality). This enables you to broaden your perspectives, as we talk about own life experiences in the classroom and also work together in practical sessions.

You'll be taught using demonstrations and get hands on practical experience with our commercial facilities ranging from our restaurant to bistro and you'll learn a range of food preparation and service styles.

There are many student led projects from developing food heritage trails to working with industry and an opportunity to be mentored by an industry professional. Our students work together to plan and host the Buxton Graduation Awards Event. Our training kitchens have plasma screens above each work station so you'll be able to get a close up view of the techniques demonstrated.

We also work with industry from Hilton Hotels to Skibo Castle and run successful employer engagement/networking events twice a year.

Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...

Your career

Graduates have progressed into roles such as:

Restaurant Manager
Assistant Hotel Manager
Buyers
Chefs
Catering Assistants.

What our students say

"I had a great time on my programme. The support from the staff was great; I am now entering and winning many international competitions. I have a great job as head chef at Le Meridien in Cyprus. Thanks to UDB for all your support"

Savvas Savva

"Great course and time had whilst studying. We enjoyed the course and support from the University. This has stood us in good ground when we developed our businesses"

Jen and Phil Hardy

"The staff in our campus are very friendly and helpful to all the students enabling us to have a great experience in our study. I'm looking forward to my next term!"

Shin Hui Tan, Professional Culinary Arts (Joint Honours) student

"The Buxton Campus is ideal for those who want to study Hospitality or Culinary Arts, it has all the current facilities for the practical and theoretical lessons."

Kyriakos Kyriakou

How you'll learn

Fieldtrips

You'll get the chance to go on a number of fieldtrips, both locally and abroad, as well as the chance to put your skills into practice at special events.

This year our second year students have enjoyed a trip to the local brewery, learning about the history of beer making, the development processes, and how to run the business.

All students then had the opportunity to go to St. Nazaire in Brittany, and visited a food supplier market in Nantes, had a guided tour of the city, visited chocolatiers, creperies, and vineyards and toured a 5 star hotel.

First year students catered for some Swiss VIP guests, and students from hospitality, catering, and culinary arts courses all worked together to plan and host an end of year fundraising event, raising £800 for Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Work placements

You'll have the opportunity to undertake an optional placement year in the UK or overseas after you've completed stage two (second year). It's an excellent opportunity for you to develop an insight into the hospitality industry, and gives you the chance to put your theory in to practice.

Previously, our students have undertaken placements in Gleneagles, Crieff hydro, Engineers Country Club (New York) and the Marriot Breadsall Priory.

Find out more about placement opportunities on your course.

You'll do two work based modules while you are on placement. Together they make up the Diploma in Professional Practice.

Anything else?

Your course will include PDP and Passport Schemes, these are designed to enhance your employability by giving you the skills that employers are looking for.

PDP helps you reflect on your learning and plan for your development, making sure you develop the skills you need in the workplace. The Passport Scheme helps you to develop some general skills, and also specific skills to you subject area, so you're ready for work.

Start dates

If you're from the UK or EU you can apply to study this course in:

September
January

If you're from a country outside the EU you can apply to study this course full time in:

September
January

UCAS code

Y004

Fees

This is a resource intensive course.

UK/EU students

Full time: £7,495 (each year)
Part time: £935 per module (you usually take 18 of these modules in total).

International students

Full time: £9,975 (each year)

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2012 and August 2013. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.