Culinary arts associate degree program, faculty of open education, Anadolu University

Abstract

Culinary Arts Program is an associate degree program in the Faculty of Open Education. The program started to accept students in 2016. There are 19.023 registered students in the Culinary Arts Associate Degree Program according to the Council of Higher Education (CoHE) report released in 2018. Moreover, 853 students have fulfilled the requirements of the program for graduation and received an associate degree. The objective of the Program is to contribute to the training of human resources to be employed in the field of gastronomy in the tourism sector. The program aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills particularly related to cuisine, services, management, and human relations, and it also aims to help students keep up with the latest developments in the field. The courses given in this program aim to provide students with theoretical knowledge of culinary and also help them obtain the theoretical knowledge they may need to find solutions to various business problems they may encounter in the tourism sector. The program does not require students to have an internship application.