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Business (Culinary Arts Concentration)

School of Business >> Division of Management

The objective of the program is to prepare you for operations/corporate management employment within the broad scope of the food service industry. This degree builds on the experiences of the culinary arts associate degree with an in-depth focus on business operations. The hospitality industry is an expanding area of employment with an acute need for professional managers. Bible, culinary, and business courses prepare you for a successful ministry and career in the food service industry.

Curriculum Highlights

  • Freshman
  • Basic Food Knowledge
  • Personal & Professional Etiquette
  • Cooking Methods I
  • Personal Business Management
  • Culinary Arts Practicum I
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  • Sophomore
  • Basic Accounting I & II
  • Cooking Methods II
  • Introductory Bakeshop
  • Introduction to Food Service
  • Recipe Costing & Menu Analysis
  • Food Purchasing & Menu Planning
  • Desserts & Pastries
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  • Junior
  • Advanced Entrepreneurship
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Practical Catering
  • Restaurant Equipment & Design
  • Nutrition
  • Food Service Management
  • Nutrition
  • Sanitation
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  • Senior
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Restaurant Management Seminar
  • Corporate Finance
  • Management Policies
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Principles of Macroeconomics

For further details see complete major information: Business (Culinary Arts Concentration) Personal Opportunity Profile PDF

You may also contact Admissions (1.800.BJ.AND.ME) to receive a printed copy of this information.

Key Courses

Food Service Management Discusses the principles governing food service business practices. The course stresses the basic concepts of leadership, organization, standards, communication, control, and personnel supervision.

Principles of Marketing An introduction to the marketing concept, market analysis, and the development of marketing strategies, market research, target markets, product placement, promotion, and pricing.

Advanced Entrepreneurship An in-depth study of the elements of a business plan. Projects and cases will be used to simulate real-world business experiences. Students will write a business plan for and offer consultation to an actual business.

Management Policies Application of the principles of strategic management to actual business situations. Ascertaining the nature of business problems and developing solutions in both technical and human terms emphasizing Biblical ethics.

Career Opportunities

Each year over 60 businesses and 150 Christian Schools/Mission Boards/Christian Organizations recruit our graduates for positions that include:

  • Catering Manager
  • Corporate Regional Restaurant Manager
  • Dining Services Manager
  • Director for College/University Meal Planning
  • Fast food Manager
  • Food Production Planner
  • Food Service Manager
  • Food Service Owner/operator
  • Franchise Owner
  • Hospitality Industry Management
  • Hotel Front Services Manager
  • Hotel Sales and Marketing
  • Nursing Home Food Service
  • Purchasing Agent, Food Service
  • Restaurant Manager
  • School Lunch Program Director