Culinary Innovation Management,MSc

    Culinary Innovation Management,MSc

    Duration1 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 32,800 / Year
    Next IntakeOctober 1, 2026
    Culinary Innovation Management,MSc

    About

    Course Overview

    The MSc Culinary Innovation Management, jointly delivered by Birkbeck and Le Cordon Bleu London Culinary Arts Institute, is designed to develop future leaders in the culinary arts and hospitality industry. You will develop the professional skills required to undertake a wide range of roles in the culinary industry, including:

    • entrepreneurship
    • culinary arts and hospitality management
    • leadership and innovation in the area of food business.

    Within the complex and evolving global culinary industry, there is an increasing need for businesses to develop solutions that will respond to consumer trends and increase customer satisfaction and loyalty. With an emphasis on innovation within the field of culinary arts and management, this course prepares you to shape the future of the industry with a creative, sustainable and entrepreneurial approach.

    We will examine culinary innovation, customer experience management, management and operational structure within a global context, with an emphasis on positive sustainable change and development within the business of food.

    This MSc Culinary Innovation Management also gives you the opportunity to acquire in-depth applied insight into the operations of service-oriented businesses through the use of restaurant-simulation software. You will actively participate in business decisions, drawing on key concepts of operations management and their underpinning theories to grow a restaurant business. You will gain skills in critically assessing scenarios to identify and solve operational and strategic issues that may have an impact on customer relationships.

    This course has an evening timetable with classes taking place in the evening.

    Discover the career opportunities available by taking Culinary Innovation Management (MSc).

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Our standard postgraduate entry requirement is a second-class honours degree (2:2 or above) from a UK university, or an equivalent international qualification.

    Please find details of entry requirements and equivalencies for over 120 countries worldwide.

    Applications are reviewed on their individual merits and your professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be taken into consideration positively. We actively support and encourage applications from mature learners.

    On your application form, please list all your relevant qualifications and experience, including those you expect to achieve.

    Apply now to secure your place and allow enough time for the application and enrolment process. You do not need to have completed your current qualification to start your application.

    English Requirements

    • PTEMin 62
    • IELTSMin 6.5
    • TOEFLMin 79

    English Program Requirements

    Career

    Graduates can pursue a range of careers in the culinary industry, including:

    • product development
    • operations management
    • marketing
    • management positions in hospitality organisations
    • education and food writing
    • business development
    • start-up and corporate entrepreneurship.

    Our graduates have gone on to successful employment in the following roles, amongst others:

    • Head chef at a gastro pub
    • Kitchen manager at a private members' club
    • Operations manager at a high-end dining business
    • Head of bakery production at a French patisserie company
    • Owner of a café bar and food hall
    • Assistant general manager at a high-end dining business

    We offer a comprehensive careers service - Careers and Enterprise - your career partner during your time at Birkbeck and beyond. At every stage of your career journey, we empower you to take ownership of your future, helping you to make the connection between your experience, education and future ambitions.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    32,800 / year
    Culinary Innovation Management,MSc
    Birkbeck, University of London
    Birkbeck, University of London
    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, London

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