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ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE

CULINARY ARTS AND MANAGEMENT

The study of food production and service in multiple settings provides training for application to institutions such as hospitals, schools, and group homes; commercial businesses such as restaurants, hotels, resorts, supermarkets, and bakeries; as well as numerous job opportunities. The series of certificates offered build on nationally marketed National Restaurant Association approved courses that are core to all these avenues of employment as well as transfer to both public universities and private culinary schools. The basic culinary skills are coupled with management skills that include staffing and training procedures, cost control, event planning, safety and sanitation, equipment use, menu and recipe development, and personnel management. Field internships are encouraged at each certificate level to apply classroom experience in real life settings. Each course and certificate provides marketable skills as the student builds their career in the culinary and events industries.

Required FCS courses (10 units) within the GE area

COURSE NUMBER

TITLE

UNITS

GE area

FCS 131

Life Management

3

Multicultural

FCS 110

Nutrition Science

3

Natural Science

FCS 120

Principles of Foods 1

4

Living Skills

Required core courses (18 units) for the AS degree

All courses are required with in each option for each certificate

 

Option 1: Restaurant Management

Twenty-two units constitute the certificate.

COURSE NUMBER

TITLE

UNITS

FCS 118  

Beverage Management  

1

FCS 119  

Introduction to the Hospitality Industry  

2

FCS 120

Principles of Foods 1  

4

FCS 124

Sanitation, Safety and Equipment  

3

FCS 125

Supervision and Training Techniques

3

FCS 126

Food Production Cost, Control and Management 

3

FCS 129 

Catering and Event Management 

3

Bus 102

Marketing 

3

Recommended electives: 

 

 

FCS 109

Basic Nutrition for Health

3

FCS 123

Principles of Foods 2

2

FCS 131

Life Management

3

FCS 136

Internship Field Experience

1-3

FCS 159

Institutes in Foods and Nutrition

.5-3

FCS 199

Topics in Foods and Nutrition

.5-3

Agbus 301

Pairing Wine and Foods

.5

Agbus 302

Advanced Pairing Wine and Foods

.5

Option 2: Dietetic Service Supervision

Designed for those seeking careers in institutional food service with acute care hospitals, long-term are facilities, and schools. Four of the five courses simultaneously provide National Restaurant Association certificates and program certificates are approved by the State of California Department of health Services Licensing and Certification Division.

Nineteen units constitute the certificate.

COURSE NUMBER

TITLE

UNITS

FCS 109

Basic Nutrition for Health

3

FCS 120

Principles of Foods 1

4

FCS 124

Sanitation, Safety, and Equipment

3

FCS 125

Supervision and Training Techniques

3

FCS 126

Food Production Cost, Control and Management

3

FCS 127

Supervised Field Experience-Food Services

1

FCS 128

Supervised Field Experience-Dietetics

2

Option 3: Food Production Supervision

Explores all career aspects of the culinary, hospitality, food service industries; provides three National Restaurant Association certificate courses; provides the local Health Department required safe food handler certification; and, allows entry into the industry as a cafeteria, catering, dining room, kitchen, or fast food supervisor.

Ten and one-half units constitute the certificate.

COURSE NUMBER

TITLE

UNITS

FCS 119

Introduction to the Hospitality Industry

2

FCS 125

Supervision and Training Techniques

3

FCS 126

Food Production Cost, Control and Management

3

FCS 136

Internship Field Experience (related to food production supervision)

2

FCS 159

Safe Food Certification

.5

 Option 4: Food Services Production

Provides training for immediate employment as a cook, cook's assistant, or pantry cook while exploring career opportunities in the culinary, food service, and hospitality industry. Required food safety certificate and two National Restaurant Association course certificates are earned with courses also transferable for career advancement.

Thirteen units constitute the certificate.

COURSE NUMBER

TITLE

UNITS

FCS 119

Introduction to the Hospitality Industry

2

FCS 120

Principles of Foods 1

4

FCS 123

Principles of Foods 2

2

FCS 124

Sanitation, Safety, and Equipment

3

FCS 136

Internship Field Experience (related to food services production)

2

 Option 5: Catering and Events Management

Prepares the student for a career as a caterer, catering manager, event planner, or bed and breakfast operator. Courses provide the health department required safe food handler certificate, three National Restaurant Association course certificates and transfer to universities for continued career development.

Fifteen units constitute the certificate.

COURSE NUMBER

TITLE

UNITS

FCS 118

Beverage Management

1

FCS 119

Introduction to the Hospitality Industry

2

FCS 120

Principles of Foods 1

4

FCS 124

Sanitation, Safety, and Equipment

3

FCS 129

Catering and Events Management

3

FCS 136 (related to catering)

Internship Field Experience

2

Recommended electives:

 

 

FCS 109

Basic Nutrition for Health

3

FCS 123

Principles of Foods 2

2

FCS 131

Life Management

3

FCS 159

Institutes in Foods and Nutrition

.5-3

FCS 199

Topics in Foods and Nutrition

.5-3

Agbus 301

Pairing Wine and Foods

.5

Agbus 302

Advanced Pairing Wine and Foods

.5

 Option 6: Baking

Prepares the student for a career as a baker, baker's assistant, cake decorator, wedding professional, pastry chef, or entrepreneur. Courses provide the health department required safe food handler certificate, three National Restaurant Association course certificates and transfer to universities for continued career development.

Fifteen units constitute the certificate.

COURSE NUMBER

TITLE

UNITS

FCS 120

Principles of Foods 1

4

FCS 121

Basic Baking and Pastry

3

FCS 122

Advanced Baking and Pastry

3

FCS 124

Sanitation, Safety, and Equipment

3

FCS 323

Specialty and Wedding Cakes

1

FCS 324

Cake Decorating and Decorative Work

1

Recommended electives:

 

 

FCS 123

Principles of Foods 2

2

FCS 159

Institutes in Foods and Nutrition

.5-3

FCS 199

Topics in Foods and Nutrition

.5-3

FCS 136 (related to baking)

Internship Field Experience

1-2

 

 

 

 

 



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