Bachelor - Culinary Arts

3 years: Duration

38,500 CHF/year: Price

Rolling admission: Start

Rolling admission: Deadline

Bachelor: Degree

Campus: Format

Lucerne / Switzerland: Location

B.H.M.S - Business and Hotel Management School - Lucerne, Switzerland: School

Program description

For those who would like to pursue a career in the culinary arts, B.H.M.S. offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Culinary Arts.

In order to prepare students for profitable graduate careers, the program provides them with extensive practical and professional competency training in this sector. It's useful for aspiring chefs and caterers who want to learn the ropes before striking out on their own. If you've got what it takes, you can start the program in the third year.

Before moving on to their final industry placement and graduate roles, students complete capstone projects in a range of disciplines, including new product creation, molecular cuisine, technology applications, and managing teams in the kitchen labs.

Program structure

1st year - Diploma: Culinary Arts

1st Semester

Essentials of Culinary Operations LAB
Food Preparation Techniques LAB
European Cuisine LAB
Garde Manger I LAB
Cakes & Creams LAB
Bakery & Breads LAB
Nutrition
Food Safety
Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
German or French Language
Academic Writing & Study Skills

2nd Semester

Diploma Internship

2nd year - Higher Diploma: Culinary Arts

3rd Semester

A la Carte Cuisine LAB
International Cuisine LAB
Contemporary Culinary Arts LAB
Mediterranean Cuisine LAB
Garde Manger II LAB
Chocolate Creations
Menu Design
Food Costing & Acquisition Management
Food & Beverage Service Operations LAB
Culinary Business Analysis OR Food & Wine Pairing
Language Elective OR Hotel &Restaurant Design

4th Semester

Higher Diploma Internship

3rd year - BA Degree: Culinary Arts

5th Semester

Culinary Themes & Research
Managing Culinary Resources
Contemporary Culinary Operation
Food Service Operations
Creativity & Entrepreneurship

6th Semester

BA Internship
Culinary Arts Project

Price

1st Year Diploma

Course Fee - 27,600 CHF
Operating costs - 2,500 CHF
Living expenses (shared standard room and meals, 24 weeks) - 5,900 CHF
Application fee - 500 CHF
Uniforms, knife sets etc. - 500 CHF

TOTAL FEE CHF - 37,000 CHF

2nd Year Higher Diploma

Course Fee - 28,600 CHF
Operating costs - 2,500 CHF
Living expenses (shared standard room and meals, 24 weeks) - 5,900 CHF
Application fee - 500 CHF

TOTAL FEE CHF - 37,500 CHF

3rd Year Bachelor Degree

Course Fee - 29,600 CHF
Operating costs - 2,500 CHF
Living expenses (shared standard room and meals, 24 weeks) - 5,900 CHF
Application fee - 500 CHF

TOTAL FEE CHF - 38,500 CHF

Requirements for applicants

Admission Requirements

Secondary school's diploma
IELTS 5.0 or equivalent
Minimum 17 years of age

About the university

B.H.M.S. is one of the world's leading hospitality schools, located in the heart of Lucerne, a vibrant and beautiful city in Switzerland. Ideal Location - the campus buildings and student residences within walking distance from one another and the city center.

Business and Hotel Management School is a part of the 1928-founded Bénédict Switzerland group of schools. Bénédict School is one of Switzerland's largest private schools, with 15,000 full- and part-time pupils.

About 8,000 students each year study languages, supplemental health programs, IT, security management, commerce apprenticeships, and business management leading to Swiss Federal certifications at Bénédict Zürich. They provide craft, technical, management, a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Master of Arts degree and MBA degrees.

At B.H.M.S. Lucerne, 900 students per year prepare for hotel management roles. School offers a BA, MBA/PGD diploma, and MBA in conjunction with Robert Gordon University of Aberdeen, UK.