FdA Culinary Arts

Start Date: 13th September 2021

Length 4 years
Study Full-Time
Location Rye Hill Campus

Qualification Gained

FdA Culinary Arts (awarded by NCG)

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More about the course

If you are an aspiring chef or looking to pursue a career in hospitality management or food development, this culinary arts degree will help you get there.

Building on your existing cookery skills, you will develop advanced culinary knowledge and techniques, as well as the skills needed to market and manage a range of food businesses.

Explore gastronomy and innovation in food, the latest food trends and expand your understanding of issues including dietary requirements, menu planning and managing finances. 

This degree was developed with the support of local chefs, including Norman Bradford and Kyle Greenwood, and you will learn from tutors with experience working in Michelin star environments.

Entry requirements

64 UCAS Tariff points from relevant subjects.

If you are a current Newcastle College student and successfully pass your Level 3 course in an appropriate subject, you will be guaranteed a place on a degree course.

Applicants who have not progressed from a Level 3 course with Newcastle College will be interviewed for suitability.

Acceptance is subject to a satisfactory DBS clearance.

What will I learn?

Year One

Practical Cooking Techniques in Culinary
Contemporary Hospitality
Developing Manager
Diet and Nutrition
Food & Beverage
Personal Development
Academic Study Skills

Year Two

Event Planning
Creative Food for the Media
Research for Food
Contemporary Patisserie Techniques in Culinary Arts
Entrepreneurial Skills
Gastronomy and Innovation

How is the course taught?

Lectures
Guest lectures
Seminars
Practical sessions
Workshops
Group work
Masterclasses
Work placement
Independent study

How am I assessed?

Written assignments
Reports
End of year practical assessment presented at NECTA

Work experience

This degree meets the current demand for specialist, in-depth skills in hospitality across the region. 

A work placement of at least 16 hours per week alongside your studies will help you to build on your extensive experience.

You will benefit from masterclasses in butchery, sugar craft and patisserie and learn to use specialist equipment such as dehydration machines, smoking guns and sous vide water baths.

Where can I progress?

After completing the FdA Culinary Arts degree you can progress to the BA (Hons) Hospitality and Tourism Management (Top-Up) with Newcastle College University Centre.

Alternatively, you will be able to enter the industry as a commis chef or chef de partie.

Course costs

Tuition Fees for full-time undergraduate UK and EU students is £9,000 per year. Read more about financial support.

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Lewis Leng

FdA Culinary Arts

"I wanted to gain the qualifications that would be needed for a managerial position. I know this course isn’t offered widely, especially in the North East, so I wanted to take the opportunity to explore my passion for cooking through this degree."

Daily tasks:

Makes cake decorations, spreads icing, fillings and toppings on products.
Bakes bread, pastry and cakes.
Fills and glazes pastry, mixes ingredients for cakes.
Rolls and cuts pastry, stretches, kneads and moulds dough to form bread, rolls and buns.
Mixes ingredients using hand or machine to obtain the required consistency.
Weighs ingredients according to recipe.

Median Salary

£19,658 View more

Daily tasks:

Plans and co-ordinates kitchen work such as fetching, clearing and cleaning of equipment and utensils.
Ensures relevant hygiene and health and safety standards are maintained within the kitchen.
Supervises, organises and instructs kitchen staff and manages the whole kitchen or an area of the kitchen.
Plans menus, prepares, seasons and cooks foodstuffs or oversees their preparation and monitors the quality of finished dishes.
Requisitions or purchases and examines foodstuffs from suppliers to ensure quality.

Median Salary

£20,085 View more

Daily tasks:

Plans and co-ordinates kitchen work such as fetching, clearing and cleaning of equipment and utensils.
Cooks and sells a range of meals, such as fish and chips, over the counter.
Plans meals, prepares, seasons and cooks foodstuffs.
Requisitions or purchases foodstuffs and checks quality.

Median Salary

£18,523 View more

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