Bachelor of Science in Food & Beverage Entrepreneurship
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The Food & Beverage Entrepreneurship bachelor’s degree program allows students the opportunity to study an integrated mix of food and/or beverage courses, entrepreneurial and business classes, and a variety of experiential opportunities both inside and outside of the classroom. This program prepares students for careers as innovators creating and managing food- and/or beverage-related small businesses and start-ups or to work as a proponent of intrapreneurship and innovators within existing organizations. Students begin their studies focused on the craft of food, exploring and developing their passion, and then expand their focus into business and entrepreneurship studies. Throughout the course of study, students learn what it takes to begin their own food and/or beverage venture that includes developing a business plan, resource management, finance, marketing, leadership and innovation. Opportunities exist for students to engage in internship or study abroad.
Upon completion of the program, graduates are expected to:
Evaluate human, financial and other resources in the entrepreneurial ecosystem that support or inhibit new ventures.
Communicate effectively to diverse audiences, regarding different purposes and situations, through a variety of professional methods.
Apply ethical principles in response to common entrepreneurial decisions and challenges.
Develop a business plan for an innovative product or service in a food or beverage-related market.
Analyze the sources of funding available for food and beverage-related ventures and use decision support tools to determine effective structures for early-stage investments.
Food & Beverage Entrepreneurship
A four-year program leading to the bachelor of science degree for graduates of two-year food related associate degree program.
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Food Business Leadership
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You’ve got the fundamentals and hands-on kitchen skills. Now master the business side of food, enhance your career, and boost your earning potential with the CIA’s online Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Food Business Leadership.
There’s no better way to turn your CIA associate degree into a bachelor’s! With convenient, accessible part-time study, you’ll advance your career while you work—at your own pace. This online BBA program is designed specifically for AOS alumni with at least four years of full-time, progressive work experience after graduating. You’ll gain advanced knowledge from the same world-class faculty that mentored you before, and make essential connections with business leaders that you’ll carry with you throughout your career.
Whether you want to become a leader outside the kitchen or lead a kitchen, you’ll be fully prepared to grow your career with this online BBA degree.
Highlights:
Benefit from the convenience of a curriculum that’s 100% online—you can earn your bachelor’s degree without interrupting your work schedule.
Get the comprehensive, food business-specific skills you need to become a next-level leader and prepare for what’s coming in the food world.
Explore career-relevant topics such as economics, sustainability of food systems, and key principles of business leadership—all vital to your future advancement and success.
Learn from the same dedicated, industry-savvy instructors who guided you through your associate degree.
Apply up to 30 transfer credits from a college other than the CIA to complete your degree even faster.
Grow your earning power—per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, bachelor’s grads earn nearly 42% more weekly than those with associates.
Hotel Management (Bachelor)
Saxion University of Applied Sciences
Apeldoorn, NetherlandsThis Hotel Management programme is particularly suitable for hospitable students with entrepreneurial flair, commercial insight, and an international focus. To help you succeed in this Hospitality Industry, we pay considerable attention to management skills, communication, and other essential professional qualities.
International Tourism and Hospitality Management - IATH
IATH - International Academy of Tourism and Hospitality Lake Como
Como, ItalyA unique Full-English program, with high-quality contents to create young managers, ready to access the most exclusive structures of international hospitality. Destination Management, Experience Design and Guest Relations to help customers live their exclusive experience. International internships activated during the first year of studies.
Advanced Diploma
Ottimmo International Mastergourmet Academy
Surabaya, IndonesiaAkademi Kuliner and Patiseri Ottimmo International was founded as a gourmet school and training center dedicated to the development and dissemination of outstanding craft and art of food and beverage preparation in Indonesia. The school was granted by the PERITIA Foundation (*parts of the Italian Gastronomic Culture afficionados) to the built in Indonesia on October 2012 committed to offer high education in specialized food and beverage preparation. The year 2013 also marked the academy’s formal establishment of the Master Gourmet program. A new emphasis on general studies that relates much toward practical experience is also currently introduced into our European standard curriculum. In keeping with our proposed tradition of focusing on the best interest of student and responding to ever changing food and beverage industry, it was determined that students are offered to undertake 3 years education program through specialization or concentrations on the Culinary Arts and Gastronomy as well as the Baking pastry Arts and Science with the reward of Advance Diploma. Akademi Kuliner and Patiseri Ottimmo Internasional will grow in program offerings and physical facilities. While at the same time, the Academy has already gain recognition and prestige from the food and beverage society, government, and education professionals. In 2019 Ottimmo is an accredited. In March we got “B” in culinary arts program accreditation, and in May we had “B” in accreditation from Badan Akreditasi Nasional Perguruan Tinggi (BAN-PT).