Are you an industry professional or aspiring student chef looking to further develop your culinary skills and knowledge? Developed in collaboration with award-winning local chefs, restaurants, professional establishments, hospitality retail and local government, this top-up degree can help you further a career in hospitality management or food development. Learning from tutors with Michelin star experience, you will build on your existing culinary knowledge, skills and behaviours to develop management practices required currently, while exploring gastronomy and innovation in food and the latest food trends. You will develop the skills you need to manage and control kitchen and restaurant teams, develop and produce food whilst understanding financial constraints and legislative requirements. Your course will conclude with your dissertation, detailing your chosen project title allowing for extensive research in the field you wish to tailor your degree. This degree meets the current demand for specialist, in-depth skills in hospitality across the region. A work placement of around 16 hours per week alongside your studies can be arranged and will help you to build on your extensive experience. You will benefit from practical masterclasses in food development and local government as well as work experience with Environmental Health. After completing the BA (Hons) Culinary Arts Management (Top-up) you will be able to enter the industry with knowledge, skills and behaviours expected by industry in a senior level position within Food and Beverage Management