美国烹饪学院

Your mind works differently than most. You’re not just satisfied making food taste great—you want to know why it tastes that way. Well, the CIA Bachelor of Professional Studies in Culinary Science degree program is perfect for you. Discover how food impacts the senses, learn how to develop new food products, and apply scientific method to answer your own questions about what’s happening in the kitchen. You’ll be able to pick the brains of our industry-savvy faculty during in-depth hands-on learning in our kitchens, labs, and restaurants—something you definitely won’t get in a food science program.

Highlights:

Develop an understanding of the science behind foods and beverages that will enable you to create culinary experiences that are creative, delicious, safe, and consistent.
Cultivate a deeper knowledge of the functionality and impact of ingredients through the application of sensory evaluation techniques.
Gain real-world experience through a paid internship semester at one of the CIA’s 2,000+ food industry partners. (Already have experience? Check out our Turbo Option.)
Study precision temperature cooking, culinary chemistry, dynamics of heat transfer and the physical properties of food, and the microbial ecology of food systems.
Understand how culinary science enhances food quality in research and development kitchens, fine dining establishments, manufacturers, and more.
Connect with 140+ companies hiring at CIA Career Fair, including Dole Consumer Products, EFCO, McCormick, Nestlé, and Sabra.

The Science of Success

There’s a growing demand in the food world for innovative professionals who can think way outside the box. Your culinary science bachelor’s degree will open doors in fields such as:

Culinary education
Food compliance and safety
Production management
Quality assurance
Food manufacturing
Research and development

Students taking the Bachelor of Professional Studies in Culinary Science program may choose one of two areas of focus: Culinary Arts or Baking and Pastry Arts.

The 132-credit BPS in Culinary Science, Culinary Arts focus includes:

54 credits in culinary arts requirements
39 credits in liberal arts requirements
6 credits in business management requirements
33 credits in culinary science requirements

The 132-credit BPS in Culinary Science, Baking and Pastry Arts focus includes:

55.5 credits in baking and pastry arts requirements
37.5 credits in liberal arts requirements
6 credits in business management requirements
33 credits in culinary science requirements

You will take fascinating, in-depth courses in all areas of culinary science, from ingredient functionality to culinary R&D to flavor science and beyond. Combine them with liberal arts courses in social science, math, history and cultures, and more for the deep and well-rounded education today’s culinary science professional requires.