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Hospitality and Catering

Study a Hospitality and Catering degree at Newcastle College University Centre and benefit from 80 years of expertise and excellence.

As part of our Hospitality degrees, we work with some of the North East's top restaurants such as Dobson and Parnell and Blackfriars, giving our students work placement opportunities and enhanced career prospects.

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FdA Culinary Arts

Are you are an aspiring chef or looking to pursue a career in hospitality management or food development?

Length: 2 years
Study: Full-Time
Start date: 8th September 2025
Location: Rye Hill Campus

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FdA Culinary Arts (Part-Time)

Are you an aspiring chef? Do you love to experiment and get creative with food? This part-time culinary arts degree can help you pursue a career in hospitality management or food development.

Length: 4 years
Study: Part-Time
Start date: 8th September 2025
Location: Rye Hill Campus

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BA (Hons) Culinary Arts Management (Top Up)

Further your career in hospitality management or food development and develop the skills you need to manage and control kitchen and restaurant teams.

Length: 1 year
Study: Full-Time
Start date: 8th September 2025
Location: Rye Hill Campus

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BA (Hons) Travel, Hospitality and Events Management (Top Up)

This degree will provide you with the tools to take on a management role within the broader travel industry.

Length: 1 year
Study: Full-Time
Start date: 8th September 2025
Location: Rye Hill Campus

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Phillip Ho

FdA Culinary Arts

"Newcastle College University Centre is the only real option in the local area for an industry-standard culinary degree. The course offers lots of culinary freedom, and every day of my degree is different because my tutors push me beyond my comfort zone through working with larders, cooking pastries, or using new gastronomic techniques. It feels good to be studying a course that feels tailored to me and my preferences."

Kian Marshall

FdA Culinary Arts

"Studying at Newcastle College University Centre has made me more confident in my vision as a chef. The course is taught in a more practical, hands-on style and the tutors always asked what we wanted to try to cook, so it was a good chance to express ourselves and develop and skills and interests, sometimes using unusual and exotic ingredients or innovative new techniques!"

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.

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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.

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Median Salary

£25,000 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.

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£18,523 View more

Bakers and Flour Confectioners

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

£27,000 View more

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Chefs

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

£25,000 View more

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Cooks

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.