About

The Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, established within the Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture at Toros University, commenced its academic activities in the 2021–2022 academic year by admitting its first cohort of students. The department offers a four-year undergraduate program, and the medium of instruction is Turkish.

EDUCATIONAL GOALS

1-To provide students with theoretical knowledge as well as practical skills in the field of gastronomy and culinary arts, and to use these skills in a way that they can develop creative solutions.
2-To train individuals who can work individually and in groups in the field of gastronomy, who can undertake project management responsibilities, who are respectful of ethical values ​​and who have social sensitivity.
3-To train professionals who can use a foreign language at an advanced level and a second foreign language at an intermediate level, who can establish effective oral and written communication, and who have high levels of entrepreneurship in order to facilitate the exchange of information in the field of gastronomy and culinary arts.
4-To be conscious about issues such as food safety, hygiene, protection of the natural environment and sustainability of cultural values; To raise individuals who constantly update themselves and are open to innovation.

Advantages ;

• By applying a 6+2 education model in our department, our students receive training in the workplace in the last two semesters (140 business days), improve the sectoral knowledge and skills of the students at the graduation stage with the professional practice course and prepare them for professional business life, thus providing the students with a qualified work experience with domestic and international sectoral collaborations. offering the opportunity,
• Planning a training that can meet the expectations of the business world in line with the opinions of the Advisory Board, which includes the leading company managers of the sector,
• Our department, which provides application-oriented training during the four-year education period, has a new application kitchen with all kinds of equipment and equipment in accordance with today's modern kitchen technology,
• Opportunity to do a minor and double major by taking courses from other appropriate departments within the university,
• Opportunity to participate in student exchange programs such as Erasmus / Farabi,
• Organizing events and activities such as festivals, competitions, workshops, technical trips by our department,
• The pearl of the Eastern Mediterranean, Mersin Province, where Mediterranean cuisine is widely used, is an important center in terms of both tourism and gastronomic factors such as the diversity of local food products,
• Opportunity to get to know the food culture of the city closely and to participate in many social activities at our university, which is located in the center of Mersin province,
• Benefiting from many social opportunities offered by Toros University such as Student Clubs, Social Facilities, Spring Festivals.

Job opportunities;

• Accommodation Businesses,
• Restaurant Businesses,
• Catering Businesses,
• Airlines,
• Ship Kitchen,
• R&D Departments of Food Businesses,
• Food and Beverage Departments of Public Institutions and Organizations,
• Food Photography and Stylist,
• Establishing Your Own Business,
• Academic Career Opportunity.