Objectives and competences

In this advanced course for culinary professionals, participants will work in contact with accredited professionals to create culinary offerings within sustainable parameters, such as its circularity, social responsibility and inclusiveness and the reduction of environmental impact and waste. The restaurant and catering sector needs professionals who can transform processes and design sustainable offerings. In this context, this course gives students an opportunity to become active agents for change, to create their own project or help culinary establishments to adapt their processes and offerings in keeping with sustainable criteria.

Basic information

TypePostgraduate courses
CertificateAdvanced university diploma
Faculty or schoolEscola Universitària d'Hostaleria i Turisme CETT
Branch of knowledge
  • Agricultural sciences and food technology
  • Environmental sciences and ecology
  • Economic sciences, business administration and management, marketing, commerce, accounting and tourism
Mode of deliveryFace-to-face
Credits54
Length of course1 academic year
Language(s) of instructionCatalan;Spanish
Enrolment fee:First year: 7.951,50 €
An increase of 10% is applied to the price, up to a maximum of € 70, as administration fee
In-company placement(s):Yes, extracurricular
Classes begin:14/10/2024
E-mailinfocett@cett.es
Master's degree course homepage www.cett.es
ManagmentSaperas Ferrer, Montserrat
Open pre-enrolmentNo
Lead to doctoral studiesNo
Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualification:Yes

Objectives and competences

Objectives

- To gain the knowledge required to be able to transform management in the culinary business world in terms of sustainability, with a holistic and practical approach.
- To learn using active methodologies to develop creative capacity and the capacity to respond to the challenges that arise in the professional environment.
- To understand the experience of professionals in the sector and the reality in which they move.
- To analyse real, disruptive cases of value for sustainable gastronomy.
- To understand the technology and tools of innovation to be able to take sustainable decisions and, in turn, know how to move in an environment of creating new profitable business opportunities.
- To learn to take decisions associated with adaptation to a circular, accessible and socially responsible business.

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

- Professionals in the gastronomy sector: businesspeople, owners, chefs, patisserie chefs, gastronomy advisors and consultants, and technical R+D staff in the gastronomy sector who want to make gastronomy processes and business models more sustainable.
- Executives and professionals who work in management roles: professionals who want to understand the implications of a shift to sustainability and understand the strategies and tools for a successful transition.
- Executives and professionals who work in operational roles in gastronomy companies: professionals who want to understand the implications for the processes, services and development of a gastronomic offering adapted to the areas of sustainability and to understand the strategies and tools for a successful transition.
- Entrepreneurs: people with initiative who aim to take advantage of the opportunities derived from the application of SDGs, the circular economy, and responsible and sustainable management in gastronomy who wish to understand the bases of sustainable management, design circular processes, and work in a collaborative way.

Access requirements and conditions

The course is also open to students with no prior university education, who will acquire the same knowledge and skills and receive a specific qualification for their learner group. Information on the access requirements and other conditions can be obtained from the course directors.

Pre-enrolment

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Faculty or school where the course is taught


Address:Escola universitaria d'hoteleria i turisme CETT
Av. Can marcet, 36-38

08035 - Barcelona
Espanya
Email address:infocett@cett.es
Webpage:www.cett.es
Telephone:93.428.07.77
Observations:from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (opening hours).

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Address:Escola universitaria d'hoteleria i turisme CETT
Av. Can marcet, 36-38

08035 - Barcelona
Espanya
Email address:infocett@cett.es
Webpage:www.cett.es
Telephone:93.428.07.77
Observations:from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (opening hours).

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