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Bachelor of Culinary Arts Business Management
AQF Level 73 Years (Full-Time)TEQSA Course ID CRS1401749CRICOS Course Code 119245BIntakes: March, June, OctoberMelbourne & Adelaide campuses
Course Overview
AHEAD's three-year Bachelor of Culinary Arts Business Management at Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level 7 provides graduates with essential knowledge and skills to excel in the evolving global food services industry. This course of study approaches culinary arts business management through a focus on sustainable business innovation and entrepreneurship.
This course will provide graduates with knowledge in culinary arts, including contemporary culinary techniques, nutrition, food safety and sustainability practices.
Additionally, graduates will develop skills and knowledge in business management areas such as budgeting, finance, marketing, and operations.
With a solid focus on ethical and social awareness, innovation, problem solving, leadership and creative thinking this course will prepare graduates for a broad range of career opportunities in the food services or other related industries.
Graduate Attributes & Course Learning Outcomes
Graduates of AHEAD’s Bachelor of Culinary Arts Business Management at AQF level 7 will have broad and coherent knowledge and skills for professional work and/or further learning. Select an attribute to see the outcomes that build it, or an outcome to read it in full.
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Career Pathways
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Food & Beverage Operations Director
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Hospitality Concept & Restaurant Entrepreneur
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Commercial Catering Operations Manager
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Food Product Developer & Gastronomy Consultant
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Curriculum
Full course structure
24 units · 270 credit points
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Year 1
IntroductoryTrimester 1
Trimester 2
Trimester 3
Year 2
IntermediateTrimester 1
Trimester 2
Trimester 3
Year 3
AdvancedTrimester 1
Trimester 2
Trimester 3
Units marked with an asterisk (*) have prerequisite requirements. The course totals 270 credit points (90 per year): WIL201, WIL301 and BUS303 are 20 credit points; all other units are 10.
All 24 introductory, intermediate and advanced units of study are compulsory. One unit, BUS204 Hospitality Business Law, is delivered fully online and can be studied in the same trimester that students also enrol in WIL201 Work Integrated Learning I.
* This is an outline only. Your final course structure will be confirmed during admissions, once your eligibility and any credit are approved.
Admissions
Entry Requirements
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placement hours
Work Integrated Learning
Structured industry placements in commercial operations — hotels, restaurant groups and large-scale catering — supervised by AHEAD academics and industry mentors.
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