Course Overview

This unique course, jointly delivered by Birkbeck and the renowned Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Institute, provides a firm foundation in culinary techniques and the skills required to manage successful food businesses or to progress a career in the service industry. Teaching on the BBA Culinary Industry Management is equally split between Birkbecks Department of Management and Le Cordon Bleu London. This allows you to address key concepts in the culinary arts while learning the project management and development skills required of managers in food businesses in the twenty-first century. You will gain experience in a real food business work environment through an internship component while also developing your academic, practical, and interpersonal skills. The program also enables you to develop your research and presentation skills together with your ability to design, develop and implement systems that assist in the successful operation of a food business. The program encourages forward-thinking and the ability to develop ideas that may provide a positive contribution to the changing needs of the global food industry and the environment within which it operates. Once you graduate you will be equipped to enter a variety of management careers in the food industry.

General Eligibility

112 The UCAS tariff score is applicable to you if you have recently studied a qualification that has a UCAS tariff equivalence. UCAS provides a tariff calculator for you to work out what your qualification is worth within the UCAS tariff. A-levels: BBC Applicants will normally be expected to have grade C or grade 4 in GCSE-level English and mathematics. Applicants who do not hold this level of qualification may be required to carry out a skills audit at a selection evening, which comprises mathematics and English.

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Language Requirement

• If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests.