MPS in Culinary Arts
Courses
MCUL-501A: Cohort Formation, Culinary Arts MPS
MCUL-501B: International Perspectives on Food and Wine
MCUL-501C: Residency III: Presentation of Capstone Project
MCUL-502A: Restaurant Internship Experience I
This year-long internship (first in a series of two) provides students with the opportunity to refine their culinary skillset while immersed in one of the world's top restaurants. Students will be embedded as employees and serve in the capacity of "one of the team" performing various functional roles while being guided and mentored by experienced practitioners. In addition, students will be granted access to appropriate behind functions such as marketing, procurement, cellar management, accounting, HR, and other back-office procedures critical to the success of the enterprise. Students will study and prepare portfolio presentations documenting relevant discoveries concurrently, and in coordination, with formal coursework of the program.
MCUL-502B: Restaurant Internship Experience II
This course is the first extension of the immersion experience begun by the students in MCUL-502A. During this second year, students will continue with observational study of their host site with a focus on aesthetic and ethical values of the operation and how those connect to its mission and brand. Students will study and prepare portfolio presentations documenting relevant discoveries concurrently, and in coordination, with formal coursework of the program.