Awarding Institution: 

Awarded by SEGi

Full Time Duration: 
2 years 4 months
Intake Dates: 
Please refer directly to the respective SEGi campus

Description

Individuals who have a strong passion in cooking and aspires to be chefs in the local and international fields should consider the Diploma in Culinary Art. It provides a basic education in the culinary skills.

Diploma in Culinary Art offered by SEGi aims  to provide sufficient culinary background that is needed to enter the food service industry at entry-to-mid-level positions and to advance to variety of related positions. The modules of this programme have been design in a way that students have practical hands-on and theoretical training in all areas of food production. 

At the end of the course, graduates will master Asian and European cooking methods, principles of design in food production, nutrition planning as well as management and leadership skills.

Career Opportunities

Graduates from culinary art can start off from entry-to-mid-level positions such as cook, apprentice chef or caterer including restaurants, hotels, catering, bakeries and cruise ships and even some set up their own businesses.

Entry Requirements

  • SPM
  • or O-Levels
  • or SM2
  • or Malaysian Independent Chinese Secondary School UEC Certificate
  • or equivalent qualification (3 credits)

Programme Modules

Semester 1Semester 2Semester 3
  • Culinary Math
    - Food Safety & Sanitation
    - Introduction to Gastronomy
    - Commodity Knowledge
  • Meat & Seafood Identification & Butchery
    - Culinary Skill Development I
    - Garde Manger
    - Introductory French
    - Moral/Islamic Studies
  • Culinary Skill Development II
  • Nutritional Cooking & Menu Development
  • Malaysian Studies
Semester 4Semester 5Semester 6
  • Cuisines of Europe
  • Wine & Food
  • Banqueting & Catering Advanced Baking & Pastry
  • People Communication
  • Cuisines of Asia
  • Cuisines of French
  • Marketing & Promotion of Food
  • Internship (3 months)
Semester 7 
  • Advanced Restaurant Cooking
  • Food Purchasing, Costing & Merchandising
  • Chocolates and Confections
  • Restaurant Management