Program Overview
Master Chef Diploma
The Master Chef Diploma is a program that addresses current issues concerning consumer health, sustainable food supplies, management of resources, food law, and social trends on diets. The course introduces new areas of study relevant to culinarians who aspire to become peers within the international culinary community.
Course Overview
The core subjects of the course deal with areas of study that would address current issues that are of concern to our consumer's health; sustainable food supplies; management of resources; the food law and social trends on diets.
Program Details
- MQF Level: 5
- Duration and Credits: 4 Semesters, 60 ECTS
- Mode of Study: Part-time Evening
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Initiate research and development of culinary Innovations
- Develop innovative skills
- Deliver training to an educated audience through diverse media
- Develop and organize seminars and lectures related to food
- Develop programmes that are related to the industry
- Contribute to the development of the culinary community
Admission Criteria
General Entry Requirements
Refer to the list of country-specific qualifications. Applicants admitted must be in possession of those qualifications and/or experience that would satisfy the Faculty Admissions Committee that they have reached the academic standard required to follow the Course with profit.
Information for International Applicants
Applicants can submit their applications online. The deadlines for submission of applications vary according to the intake and courses.
Tuition Fees
- Non EU Applicants: Total Tuition Fees: Eur 8,500 (Yr 1: Eur 4,250 - Yr 2: Eur 4,250)
Career Prospects
As a graduate, you will be ideally placed for the post of higher management in the culinary hierarchical brigades to develop and manage activities of gastronomical nature and will convey a higher level of food knowledge to the immediate and not so immediate audience.
Program Structure
Year 1
- Semester 1:
- FEH1101: Food Fraud and Quality Assurance (4 ECTS)
- TTC1401: Communication, Writing and Research Skills (4 ECTS)
- TTC1402: Food Culture (4 ECTS)
- Semester 2:
- TTC1403: HACCP and the Law (6 ECTS)
- TTC1404: Visits to Industrial and Artisan Food Producers (4 ECTS)
- TTC1405: Practicum (4 ECTS)
Year 2
- Semester 1:
- FEH1102: Nutrition and Special Diets (4 ECTS)
- MGT1061: Team Dynamics and Leadership (4 ECTS)
- RFS1420: Food Sustainability (4 ECTS)
- TTC1406: Long Essay (10 ECTS)
- Semester 2:
- MGT1209: Quality and Operations Management (6 ECTS)
- TTC1407: Sociology and Anthropology of Food (6 ECTS)
Governance
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of Master Chef Diploma - M.Chef Dip. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy.
