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Specialist Diplomas Culinary Arts Foundations
Specialization in Culinary Management
Specialization in Bakery
Specialization in Service
Culinary Entrepreneurship


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Culinary Arts Foundations (CAFSD)

This diploma will help the beginning or the advanced culinarian develop and enhance their basic Culinary Skill, for the workplace, or for the certification test of the American Culinary Federation.

Requirements: 27 - 28.5 Credit Hours

Courses

credit hrs

CHRM 1010   Culinary Math 2
CHRM 1020   Sanitation 2
CHRM 1030   Culinary Foundations 4.5
CHRM 1110   Vegetable and Starch Basics 4
CHRM 1120   Soup and Sauce Basics 4
CHRM 1130   Protein Basics 4
CHRM 2350   Nutrition for Culinary Professionals 4.5
Choose one of the following:  
CHRM 1140   Ala Carte Cookery 3
CHRM 1210   Baking Basics 4
CHRM 2470   Supervision for Foodservice Professionals 4.5

Specialization in Culinary Management (csmsd)

This is for the professional in the business that needs to develop management skills to be an effective manager or supervisor. Course prerequisites may be required to begin the specialization.

Requirements: 25.5 Credit Hours

courses

credit hrs

CHRM 2450   Legal Basics of CHRM 3
CHRM 2460   Cost Management 4.5
CHRM 2465   Foodservice Financial Basics 4.5
CHRM 2470   Supervision for Foodservice Professionals 4.5
CHRM 2475   Leadership Principles 4.5
SPCH 1110   Public Speaking 4.5

Specialization in Bakery (CBFSD)

This specialization is intended for students who want more focused skills in bakery. Course prerequisites are required to begin the specialization.

Requirements: 24 Credit Hours

Courses

Credit Hrs

CHRM 1210   Baking Basics 4
CHRM 1220   Pastries 4
CHRM 1230   Retail Baking 4.5
CHRM 1250   Artisan Breads 3
CHRM 1260   Cakes 4
CHRM 2280   Plated Desserts 4.5

Specialization in Service (CASSD)

This is for the student that wishes to acquire skills in Dining Room Supervision. Course prerequisites are required to begin the specialization.

Requirements: 25.5 Credit Hours

Courses

Credit Hrs

BSAD 1010   Principles of Marketing 4.5
CHRM 2470   Supervision for Foodservice Professionals 4.5
CHRM 2475   Leadership Principles 4.5
CHRM 2550   Table Service 4.5
CHRM 2560   Beverage Management 3
INFO  1010   Customer Service Skills 4.5

Culinary Entrepreneurship (CAESD)

This Specialist diploma is designed for those culinary professionals who desire to own their own business and to be their own boss. Coure prerequisites may be required to begin the specialization.

Requirements: 27 Credit Hours

Courses

Credit Hrs

ENTR 1050   Introduction to Entrepreneurship 4.5
ENTR 1060   Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis 4.5
ENTR 2090   Entrepreneurial Business Plan 4.5
CHRM 2460  Cost Management 4.5
CHRM 2465  Foodservice Financial Basics 4.5
CHRM 2480  CHRM Purchasing 4.5

ManageFirst Professional Plus

 

ManageFirst Professional Plus is a Hospitality and Restaurant Management certification program developed in partnership between the Institute for Culinary Arts at Metropolitan Community College (MCC) and Creighton University and endorsed by the National Restaurant Association's Educational Foundation (NRAEF). If you are currently in or aspiring to be in the food industry, this certification program will provide you an opportunity to further your education, enhance your career, improve customer service and stay competitive in the marketplace. 

This program meets the standards for approval by the NRAEF, Creighton University and the Institute for the Culinary Arts at MCC. You will earn a new credential demonstrating your mastery of a range of courses from the industry's most credible educational resource. Graduates will receive advanced NRAEF ManageFirst Professional Plus Certificates from the NRAEF, Creighton University and MCC.

Courses at MCC's Institute for the Culinary Arts are taken quarterly for credit and are offered frequently throughout the year at MCC's historic Fort Omaha Campus (30th and Fort streets).  Courses can be completed at the Institute for Culinary Arts at MCC and Creighton University based on your interest and availability. There are no pre-requisites, so students may move from one course to the next.

 At MCC's Institute for the Culinary Arts, you will complete the following credit courses:

Courses/Credit Hours Textbooks

CHRM 2475 Leadership 4.5                       Hospitality and Restaurant Management

CHRM 2460 Cost Management 4.5           Controlling Foodservice Costs & Workbook

CHRM 2470 Supervision 4.5                      Human Resource Management & Supervision

CHRM 1020 Sanitation 2.0                         ServSafe Food Safety

CHRM 2480 Purchasing 4.5                       Inventory and Purchasing

*CHRM 1140 Food Production 4.5            Food Production

CHRM 2350 Nutrition 4.5                             Nutrition

 At Creighton University, you will complete the following non-credit courses:

Customer Service                                         Menu Marketing and Management

Culinary Employment Law                           Restaurant Marketing

Managerial Accounting                                ServSafe Alcohol

*Spanish for the Hospitality Industry may be substituted for CHRM 1140

Courses offered by Creighton University are taught over a Five-week period, one night a week for three hours of instruction at the Creighton West Omaha Campus (11111 Mill Valley Road).  Courses will be offered throughout the year. To obtain the ManageFirst Professional Plus Certificate, you must complete all designated courses at Creighton University and MCC's Institute for the Culinary Arts and satisfactorily pass the required exams.

 

 

 

 
 
 
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