BBA (Hons) Culinary Industry Management at Birkbeck, University of London

This BBA Culinary Industry Management is jointly delivered by Birkbeck and the renowned Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Institute and is the only one of its kind in the UK. It provides you with a firm foundation in culinary techniques while you also learn essential management and development skills required of chefs and managers in food businesses today.

Faculty: Birkbeck Business School  |  Duration: Three years full-time, on campus  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This degree combines the study of culinary arts and hospitality with the study of business and management. You will be taught by the academic teams at Birkbeck and Le Cordon Bleu who have extensive experience of teaching, researching and working in the culinary and hospitality industries. You must complete modules worth a total of 360 credits. Compulsory modules include Culinary Techniques, Introduction to Accounting, Personal and Academic Skills for Success, Principles of Marketing (Undergraduate), The Global Food and Beverage Environment, Understanding Management, Wine and Beverages.

Career pathways

Our graduates have gone on to successful employment in the following roles, amongst others: kitchen manager at a private members' club, head chef at a gastro pub, operations manager at an upscale dining operation, head of bakery production at a French patisserie company, talent leader at a food-to-go brand, owner of a café bar and food hall, quality lead in pastry at an artisan bakery company, assistant general manager at a high-end dining business.

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