School of Hospitality Management and the Culinary Arts

You'll learn great pastry-making techniques and how to make plated restaurant desserts, along with safe food handling and cost control. A capstone course provides direct experience in the student-run Pastry Kiosk and Dining Lab.

Prepare for a variety of careers in the foodservice industry such as entry level line cook, institutional foodservice operations, food service in the hotel industry, private and corporate catering operations, or foodservice for schools and community ... all pathways leading to the position of executive chef.

Monroe's Hospitality Management associate degree program covers the basics of the industry, including room division, food and beverage, and travel and tourism, all with an emphasis on communication skills.

Monroe's bachelor 's degree in Hospitality Management provides students with the comprehensive knowledge and skills needed for management positions in the hospitality industry. Students can choose to specialize by concentrating in culinary management or in tourism and destination management.

The certificate in Food Media Studies from Monroe University provides students with a professional edge in the world of digital food media to cultivate entrepreneurial aspirations in developing a food business, product, or service. It enables students to pursue their passion in food writing, blogging, photography, food styling, and personal branding for all social media platforms within the world of food media. Students will develop the skills to promote food product or service through a focus on the entrepreneurial use of personalized branding and marketing and share their expertise and knowledge of food with the world.