Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts
An undergraduate programme training specialists in Gastronomy and Culinary Arts.
Who Is It For?
The Gastronomy and Culinary Arts program is suitable for students with an interest in the field, curiosity for research, analytical thinking skills, and a commitment to continuous learning.
Quick Summary
- 4 Years bachelor's degree program
- Full-time education in Turkish
- Internship and practice opportunity
- Erasmus exchange program opportunity
- Double major and minor options
- Comprehensive curriculum in Gastronomy and Culinary Arts
About the Department
The aim of our department is to raise cuisine chiefs (executives) needed not only by accommodation businesses but also by food and beverage businesses. Accordingly, by ensuring our students to have basic management training besides having knowledge and skills of cuisine and also of both Turkish and World cuisines, it is aimed to make them graduate as cuisine chiefs (executives) who have international qualifications and speak two languages.
In our Faculty, besides computer lab with 50 computers capacity, we also have an application kitchen which enables application for 28 students simultaneously and an application restaurant for 30 people and a bar. In accordance with close relations developed with tourism sector we do not only ensure our students to do their internship at qualified businesses but also update our curriculum in accordance with tourism sector’s needs. You can find current information about our department by accessing the page of Tourism Faculty.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Gastronomy and Culinary Arts program can find employment in public institutions, private sector companies, research centers, and non-governmental organizations. Academic career paths through graduate education are also available.