Introduction to Culinary Arts is a classroom and laboratory-based course that emphasize the principles of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling the management of a variety of food service operations. The course provides insight into the operation of a well-run restaurant, food production skills, various levels of industry management, and hospitality skills
Culinary Arts begins with the fundamentals and principles of the art of cooking and the science of baking and includes management and production skills and techniques. Students learn the use of the professional kitchen and various food prep skills in this laboratory-based course. Students will pursue an appropriate industry certification. The course may be taught accelerated in one block.
Advanced Culinary Arts extends content and enhances skills introduced in Culinary Arts by infusing high-level, industry-driven content to prepare students for success in higher education, certifications, and post-secondary employment. Students will pursue an appropriate industry certification.
Practicum in Culinary Arts students extend content and enhance skills acquired in Culinary Arts by infusing high-level, industry driven content to prepare students for success in higher education, certifications, and post-secondary employment
Food Science covers food science principles; nutrition and wellness; food technology; world food supply; managing multiple family, community, and wage earner roles; and, career options in nutrition, food science, and food technology. Topics also include diet-related disorders, diets appropriate to the life cycle and other factors, therapeutic diets, chemical and physical changes that affect food safety and sanitation standards, market research, and legal issues and food policies. This course fulfills a science graduation requirement. Students within the Hospitality and Tourism Cluster coherent sequence receive priority scheduling.