GASTRONOMY AND CULINARY ARTS

GASTRONOMY AND CULINARY ARTS

Mission:

Today, rather than just eating people give more importance to sensory, chemical and microbiologic quality of food and beverages. On the other hand, service and presentation of meals are significant in terms of consumer choice. Depending on the social and cultural changes, differences in feeding behaviour; a rising demand for different tastes is seen in a global world. The process which includes preparing all food and beverages according to a consumers pleasure and taste, healty and safe constitutes the study area of gastronomy. Gastronomy has started to get attention in our country as the world and the obligation for proffesionilization in this field is ensued. Our department, which is found to train experts in line with these developments, lectures of general culture, art culture, business, nutrition and nourishment are given. Program is integrated with the studies and exercies of kitchen, organization and presentation. The basic principle is all vocational lectures are applied courses under the supervision of experts. This department program, which integrates cuisine and art in each other, covers a four year process. The last two years students are provided work placement in high level businesses. Students graduates as gastronomists.

Programmes Opportunities:

A gastronomist is an expert in food and beverage preparation and presentation. Contrary to classical chefs, they have knowledge of pyhsical and chemical processes of food preparation. These taste experts are innovative, and can produce interesting food by using special equipment and techniques. They have comprehensive knowledge on healthy nutrition and current technology.

1. Acceptance Letter received from Istanbul Aydin University
2. Turkish translation of High school diploma and transcript
3. Notarization of translated High school diploma and transcript from Notary in Turkey or Turkish Embassy in your country
4. Health Insurance for one year (compulsory – You will make your insurance paperwork in J Block with International Students and Staff Affairs. Insurance Costs between 400,00 to 600,00 TRL)
5. Equivalency Paper (Denklik Belgesi) of High school diploma from Provincial Directorate of Ministry of Education in Istanbul (you will be guided properly on this once you will reach Istanbul Aydin University International Office J - Block)
6. Language Proficiency Certificate
7. Health Insurance for one year (compulsory– You will make your insurance paperwork in J Block with International Students and Staff Affairs.

They can work as manager, designer and executive at both national and international hotels, holiday villages, restaurants, catering firms, rest areas, airlines, cruise ships. We have sufficient classrooms, laboratories, academician and profesyonals. In this process, in order to ensure practical development of our students, a fully equipped kitchen which has a wide area of 640 m2 completed. Expert instructors will give major area courses which require expertise, During undergraduate study period, our students will be encouraged to attend national and international contests.

1. Passport photograph
2. High school diploma (a copy translated to Turkish or English)
3. High school transcript (a copy translated to Turkish or English)
4. Photocopy of the relevant pages of your passport
5. 60 % marks (min) in High School
6. For English degree program applicants: TOEFL score -79 points
   (If English is not the first/ official language of the country). 
   (If students do not have TOEFL then he/ she has to qualify English Proficiency Exam, which will be held in IAU. Dates will be mentioned at http://int.aydin.edu.tr)
7. For Turkish degree program applicants: TOMER B1 level required.
8. Dentistry and Medicine applicants: TOMER C1 level required.