Bachelor of Science - BS - Hons in Baking Pastry & Arts Management - Add on Technological University Dublin Grangegorman Campus

This is a one year programme leading to an honours degree (level 8) offered over two semesters. it is designed to provide graduates of the ordinary degree (level 7) in baking and pastry arts management (or equivalent national/international qualification) with the opportunity of a specialised honours (level 8) qualification.

this programme develops comprehensive education and training methods resulting in the individual learner becoming a professional in baking and pastry arts management at honours degree level. recognition of prior learning (rpl) is a key aspect of this programme and we welcome applications from individuals with strong industry experience in bakery.

learning outcomes/what will I study?

Students will develop comprehensive and advanced knowledge aimed at enhancing their skills as entrepreneurs, artisans, managers or future focused bakery innovators. This course aims to empower students with a distinctive set of advanced bakery skills alongside culinary business development knowledge. As part of the programme students will develop specialised insights regarding food regulatory affairs (packaging, labelling and safety legislation) in addition to advanced bakery business / market insights. This will empower individuals to engage better with consumers and utilise evolving bakery market demands for commercial benefit. As part of this programme students will also be designing innovative mock-up / prototype bakery products and responding to virtual business/ new business project briefs. learners will also be presented with new and exciting innovative ingredients whilst enhancing their knowledge regarding safe use of foodstuffs and handling of allergens in the bakery industry and its many related products.

In addition to the above, students will develop sugar craft skills and fine piping techniques as well as chocolate work skills and presentation techniques alongside commercial baking procedures and methods. To complement their business and market knowledge, students will be encouraged to develop their professional and academic skills also via bespoke research.Learners will be empowered by enhancing their research skills as professional academic practitioners with professional research on their chosen subject guided an academic supervisor.It is envisioned that students will become empowered and knowledgeable leaders as well as future bakery / culinary ambassadors resulting from the specialised knowledge gained from this exciting programme.

Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) is Ireland’s first Technological University, offering a unique range of programmes and disciplines, with pathways to graduation from foundation and apprenticeship to undergraduate and doctoral levels. TU Dublin is the University where the arts, business, sciences, engineering and technology converge, and its 28,500 students and researchers come from all over Ireland and from all parts of the globe. TU Dublin has well-developed campuses in Dublin City and in the two largest areas of population growth in the Greater Dublin Region – Blanchardstown and Tallaght. Now, a new campus is being developed on a spectacular 73-acre site at Grangegorman in central Dublin. This is the largest higher education development project in Europe. The campus will provide an exceptional learning environment that supports research, innovation, and the advancement of knowledge and will welcome more than 10,000 students in September 2020. A further 5,000 students will relocate to the campus by 2022.

With an international outlook, TU Dublin welcome students and staff from around the world while TU’s strong international partnerships provide opportunities for student and staff exchange programmes, major cross-collaboration research projects, and employment opportunities. TU Dublin is immensely proud of its network of 100,000+ TU Dublin graduates who are making their careers here in Ireland and in 70 countries worldwide.

new campus at Grangegorman, which is the largest investment in Higher Education in Ireland, brings together many of our activities in one vibrant, cutting-edge campus, providing our students with an incomparable educational experience. Together with our campuses in Aungier Street, Bolton Street, Blanchardstown, and Tallaght, Grangegorman provides a welcoming working environment where our students and staff can explore their abilities and reach their full potential.

The current development phase at Grangegorman saw the East Quad open in late 2020 - you can see a video of the building here while the Central Quad began welcoming small numbers of students, public health guidelines permitting, from April 2021. The buildings are now fully operational and accommodate 10,000 students. Further to this, three existing buildings have been significantly upgraded and refurbished to offer a range of facilities and services to both students and staff - Lower House, Rathdown House, and Park House.