Explore the world of culinary arts and baking in the Food Studies program at Memorial. Learn practical life skills including basic cooking, ingredient selection and the nutritional benefits of fruit and vegetables, grain products, meat and baking. We will cover current nutritional issues and trends as they relate to diet and health, as well as food safety and safe practices in the kitchen.
Advanced Food Studies courses will increase your culinary and baking skill set, giving you the opportunity to use commercial equipment and select some of your own lab recipes.
If you are interested in following these career paths, you would benefit from enroling in the Food Studies program:
- Dietician
- Food scientist
- Chef
- Baker
- Hospitality worker
All Food Studies courses are worth six or more credits. Foods 20 and 30 each include three culinary modules and two baking modules. Should a student transfer to MCHS from a school that offers a 3-credit Foods program, some adjustments can be made to the required prerequisite course material to accommodate them and ensure they can transition to the MCHS Foods program successfully.