BBA Culinary Industry Management with Foundation Year

Le Cordon Bleu London

This degree, jointly delivered by Birkbeck and Le Cordon Bleu London, provides a firm foundation in culinary techniques and management studies that are not only applicable to food businesses but also across other service industries.

Students will gain experience of a real food business work environment through an internship component whilst also developing their academic, practical and interpersonal skills. The programme enables students to develop their research and presentation skills together with their ability to design, develop and implement systems that assist in the successful operation of a food business.

Graduates will be equipped to enter a variety of management careers in the food industry, including retail, product development, restaurants, hotels and marketing.

Birkbeck is an internationally recognised centre of excellence in teaching, research and consultancy in the broad field of management. Our academic staff are active researchers as well as enthusiastic teachers, and regularly publish cutting-edge articles in the world's leading journals.

Foundation Year

If you opt for the Foundation Year route, this will fully prepare you for undergraduate study. It is ideal if you are returning to study after a gap, or if you have not previously studied the relevant subjects, or if you didn't achieve the grades you need for a place on your chosen undergraduate degree.

In the Foundation Year, students take four core modules which total 120 credits. These are all taught at Birkbeck, University of London. Upon successful completion of these modules, students move to the three-year, full-time BBA Culinary Industry Management programme which is taught at both Le Cordon Bleu and Birkbeck.