School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology
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The School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology is a school part of the Faculty of Tourism and Food
of the Dublin Institute of Technology
.
The Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT)is a state funded, non-profit
comprehensive higher educational Institution providing full-time and part-time programmes in the performing arts
, science
, technology
and business
at undergraduate and postgraduate level to 21,000 students in Ireland
. The Institute is located on a number of sites around Dublin city. The school, based at the Cathal Brugha Street
campus in Dublin City centre is the largest Irish provider of education, training and research for the broad culinary, food
, beverage
and hospitality
industries and provides graduates with enhanced career opportunities (nationally & internationally) in restaurant
s, food processing
, food retailing, teaching and education
, food writing
for the media and a number have opened their own businesses in food and beverage related activities.
The school provides a range of innovative programmes (usually first in their field) from higher certificate, degree, masters degree and postgraduate research degrees. Areas of study include the culinary arts, bakery
and bar
management
, food product development
, gastronomy
, health
, hygiene & safety
and wine
studies. Modules from the full-time programmes are available on a part-time continuing professional development (CPD) basis. Successful completion of a module qualifies the student for a certificate and consideration for exemption from the equivalent subject on the relevant Degree Programme. In this manner over a period of time a part-time student can in addition to obtaining valuable qualifications and certification build towards a degree.
Students are encouraged to develop not only their social and technical skills but also to embrace innovation and creativity in particular through entering prestigious culinary and beverage competitions both nationally and internationally at which they have enjoyed great success.
The school offers short, specifically tailored courses designed to meet the needs of industry and has an active research and development service through its close ties to the DIT Food Product Development Centre.
Industry has been very supportive of the school and many of the leading organizations active in the hospitality, food and wine industry have acted as mentors to student on industry placements, served on advisory panels to help develop new programmes and donate scholarships and bursaries to encourage high performing students. This level of support from industry and the continued success of students and graduates is reassuring and indicates that the partnership between the school, students, graduates and industry is vibrant and dynamic and will continue to grow into the future to the mutual benefit of all.
DIT Faculty of Tourism and Food
The Dublin Institute of Technology Faculty of Tourism and Food is located at Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin 1.-History of Faculty:The Faculty of Tourism and Food was founded in 1992, and the Head of Faculty was Michael Mulvey, PhD....
of the Dublin Institute of Technology
Dublin Institute of Technology
Dublin Institute of Technology was established officially in 1992 under the but had been previously set up in 1978 on an ad-hoc basis. The institution can trace its origins back to 1887 with the establishment of various technical institutions in Dublin, Ireland...
.
The Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT)is a state funded, non-profit
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
comprehensive higher educational Institution providing full-time and part-time programmes in the performing arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
, science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
and business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
at undergraduate and postgraduate level to 21,000 students in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. The Institute is located on a number of sites around Dublin city. The school, based at the Cathal Brugha Street
Cathal Brugha Street
Cathal Brugha Street is a street on the northside of Dublin, Ireland.-Location:The street runs eastward from the northern end of O'Connell Street , and runs 250 yards eastwards...
campus in Dublin City centre is the largest Irish provider of education, training and research for the broad culinary, food
Food industry
The food production is a complex, global collective of diverse businesses that together supply much of the food energy consumed by the world population...
, beverage
Drink
A drink, or beverage, is a liquid which is specifically prepared for human consumption. In addition to fulfilling a basic human need, beverages form part of the culture of human society.-Water:...
and hospitality
Hospitality industry
The hospitality industry consists of broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, restaurants, event planning, theme parks, transportation, cruise line, and additional fields within the tourism industry. The hospitality industry is a several billion dollar industry...
industries and provides graduates with enhanced career opportunities (nationally & internationally) in restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
s, food processing
Food processing
Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food or to transform food into other forms for consumption by humans or animals either in the home or by the food processing industry...
, food retailing, teaching and education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, food writing
Food writing
Food writing is writing that focuses on the topic of food, both widely and narrowly defined.-Definition:Food writer Mark Kurlansky gives the scope of food writing when he observes: “Food is about agriculture, about ecology, about man’s relationship with nature, about the climate, about...
for the media and a number have opened their own businesses in food and beverage related activities.
The school provides a range of innovative programmes (usually first in their field) from higher certificate, degree, masters degree and postgraduate research degrees. Areas of study include the culinary arts, bakery
Bakery
A bakery is an establishment which produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cakes, pastries and pies. Some retail bakeries are also cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises.-See also:*Baker*Cake...
and bar
Bar (establishment)
A bar is a business establishment that serves alcoholic drinks — beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails — for consumption on the premises.Bars provide stools or chairs that are placed at tables or counters for their patrons. Some bars have entertainment on a stage, such as a live band, comedians, go-go...
management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
, food product development
New product development
In business and engineering, new product development is the term used to describe the complete process of bringing a new product to market. A product is a set of benefits offered for exchange and can be tangible or intangible...
, gastronomy
Gastronomy
Gastronomy is the art or science of food eating. Also, it can be defined as the study of food and culture, with a particular focus on gourmet cuisine...
, health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
, hygiene & safety
Food safety
Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. This includes a number of routines that should be followed to avoid potentially severe health hazards....
and wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
studies. Modules from the full-time programmes are available on a part-time continuing professional development (CPD) basis. Successful completion of a module qualifies the student for a certificate and consideration for exemption from the equivalent subject on the relevant Degree Programme. In this manner over a period of time a part-time student can in addition to obtaining valuable qualifications and certification build towards a degree.
Students are encouraged to develop not only their social and technical skills but also to embrace innovation and creativity in particular through entering prestigious culinary and beverage competitions both nationally and internationally at which they have enjoyed great success.
The school offers short, specifically tailored courses designed to meet the needs of industry and has an active research and development service through its close ties to the DIT Food Product Development Centre.
Industry has been very supportive of the school and many of the leading organizations active in the hospitality, food and wine industry have acted as mentors to student on industry placements, served on advisory panels to help develop new programmes and donate scholarships and bursaries to encourage high performing students. This level of support from industry and the continued success of students and graduates is reassuring and indicates that the partnership between the school, students, graduates and industry is vibrant and dynamic and will continue to grow into the future to the mutual benefit of all.
Programmes of Study
- MSc in Culinary Innovation and Food Product Development
- BSc (Hons) Bar Management and Entrepreneurship
- BA (Hons) Culinary Arts
- BSc (Hons) Culinary Entrepreneurship
- BSc(Ord) in Baking and Pastry Arts Management
- Higher Certificate Culinary Arts -Catering for Health
- Certificate in Professional Cookery (FETACFurther Education and Training Awards CouncilThe Further Education and Training Awards Council is the statutory awarding body for further education in Ireland...
)
External links
- http://www.dit.ie/faculties/tourism/culinary/