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Associate Degree in Culinary Management

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Available to International Students ONLY 

This two-year Associate Degree in Culinary Management is run by VU, in association with Le Cordon Bleu. The program includes Certificate III level in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery), which is the basic qualification required for employment as a cook or a chef in Australia.You will learn the general principles and practices of management – as well as those specific to hospitality, catering and cuisine.

Applications must be made through Le Cordon Bleu (please disregard information in the 'How to apply' section of this page).

For further information on this course, contact:

Le Cordon Bleu Admissions Office
Phone: +61 8 8346 3700
Email: admissionsaustralia@cordonbleu.edu

(please disregard 'Find out how to apply' link below)

Course Essentials

How to apply

Applications have closed for this course.

Already a VU student?

You can transfer into this course through our internal transfer process.

For more info contact the
College of Business

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Careers

Upon completion of this course, you can pursue a career as:

  • an executive chef
  • kitchen manager
  • food service manager
  • a restaurant or hotel entrepreneur

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

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Course Objectives

The Associate Degree in Culinary Management will provide a key foundation qualification for those seeking a career as executive chef / kitchen manager / foodservice manager. The program has an embedded Certificate III Hospitality (Commercial Cookery) which is the base qualification for those seeking employment as cooks and chefs in Australia. Beyond the technical skills of the Cert. III, the HE units of this program introduce the students to higher order generalist managerial principles and practices as well as hospitality and culinary specific management principles and practices.

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Units and electives

The course is a two year, full time course that is offered within the HE timetable of two 12 week semesters each year. Each semester comprises four HE units giving a total of 16 HE units for the Associate Degree.

* Students who successfully complete the Certificate II or above in Commercial Cookery and undertake BHO1121 Food and Beverage Management I, will receive an exemption for BHO1114 Culinary Health, Hygiene and Safety and BHO1115 Introduction to Culinary Technologies.

** Students who successfully complete the Certificate III or above in Commercial Cookery and undertake BHO1122 Food and Beverage Management II, will receive an exemption for BHO1116 Introduction to Kitchen Operations, BHO2103 Advanced Kitchen Operations and BHO2104 Introduction to Kitchen Management.

What's a unit?

A unit or 'subject' is the actual class you'll attend in the process of completing a course.

Most courses have a mixture of compulsory 'core' units that you need to take, and optional 'elective' units that you can choose to take based on your area of interest, expertise or experience.

Credits

Each unit is worth a set amount of study credits based on the amount of time you study. Generally, 1 credit is equal to 1 hour of study per week.

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Admission Information

  • Year 12:

    High School or equivalent

    IELTS 6.0 or equivalent

  • Other:

    As per existing University special admission requirements.

Special admission requirements

As per existing University special admission requirements.

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How to apply for this course

Applications have closed for this course.

Please contact the College of Business for the next course intake date.

You can also contact us directly:

  • Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100
  • Find answers and ask questions at GOTOVU

Get in touch

Contact us to discuss your course options:

Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100

Find answers and ask questions at GOTOVU

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