Baking & Pastry Arts and Food Service Management
Charlotte Campus
(College of Culinary Arts)
(Hospitality College)
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree
The Baking & Pastry Arts and Food Service Management program combines the strength of baking and pastry arts and management in order to prepare students for a management career in front- or back-of-the-house. Graduates of the Baking & Pastry Arts and Food Service Management program with sufficient experience may obtain positions in a variety of areas that include, but are not limited to, restaurant manager, kitchen manager, pastry chef, executive chef, food and beverage director, catering manager, room service manager, sous chefs, beverage manager and dining room manager. The curriculum provides ample opportunity for students to build upon their leadership and management abilities, cooking techniques, critical thinking, personal accountability and ethical behavior, problem-solving techniques, strong financial analysis skills and customer awareness. The Baking & Pastry Arts and Food Service Management degree develops a culinary foundation and management philosophy in its graduates.
The program allows students to receive a world-class baking and pastry and hospitality education. The program’s strength is that students receive several senior-level capstone experiences in culinary arts, hospitality operations and strategic management.
Baking & Pastry Arts and Food Service Management
A four-year program leading to the bachelor of science degree for two-year Baking & Pastry Arts program graduates
| First two years: | 96 | |
| Associate in Science (A.S.) Degree in Baking Pastry Arts | ||
| Third and fourth years: | ||
Credits Major Courses | ||
| FSM3001 | Food Service Management Systems and Human Resource Applications + | 4.5 |
| FSM4061 | Advanced Food Service Operations Management | 4.5 |
| HOSP3050 | Hospitality Strategic Marketing + | 4.5 |
| HOSP4060 | Hospitality Management Seminar + | 4.5 |
| Culinary/ Hospitality Concentration. | Three to five courses selected from declared concentration. Some study abroad programs offer completion of a Hospitality concentration | 13.5-15.0 |
| Choose one of the following: | 13.5-15.0 | |
Culinary/ Hospitality Electives | Three to five courses with an EHSP, ECUL or EBPA attribute selected from offerings within The Hospitality College or the College of Culinary Arts | |
Second Culinary/ Hospitality concentration | Some study abroad programs offer completion of a Hospitality concentration | |
Study Abroad | ||
Internship | ||
| Related Professional Studies | ||
| ACCT2003 | Hospitality Accounting I + | 4.5 |
| ACCT2004 | Hospitality Accounting II + | 4.5 |
| ACCT3025 | Hospitality Financial Management + | 4.5 |
| CAR0010 | Career Capstone | 1 |
| LAW2010 | Hospitality Law + | 4.5 |
| General Studies | ||
| ECON1001 | Macroeconomics | 4.5 |
| PSYC2001 | Introductory Psychology + | 4.5 |
| SPAN1011 | Conversational Spanish I: Specialized Vocabulary * | 4.5 |
| Electives | Two courses with an EASC attribute selected from offerings within the School of Arts & Sciences which may be used to form an arts & sciences concentration | 9 |
| Choose two of the following: ** | 9 | |
| Statistics | ||
| Ethics of Business Leadership + | ||
| Sociology I | ||
History | One HIST-designated course ( except HIST4030) | |
Literature | ENG1001 or one LIT-designated course | |
| Total Credits | 95.5-98.5 | |
| Four-Year Credit Total | 191.5-194.5 | |
| * | Spanish is the recommended language. |
| ** | Students may not choose the combination of MATH2001 Statistics and SOC2001 Sociology I to fulfill this requirement. |
| + | Course is offered both online and face-to-face. |
NOTES: Students who graduate with a bachelor of science degree must leave Johnson & Wales University with effective writing skills. These writing skills will be assessed at the completion of ENG1021 Advanced Composition and Communication.
Study Abroad programs may satisfy a variety of History, Sociology, English and other elective requirements. Visit Study Abroad for details.
An Associate in Applied Science is offered at the Charlotte campus in lieu of an Associate in Science degree in accordance with North Carolina Higher Education Regulations.
