History
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Established：2004 |
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TEL：+886-2-2437-2093 Ext. 261、262 |
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FAX：+886-2-2437-6209 |
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E-MAIL：tonywang@ems.dyhu.edu.tw |
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Location：Late Founder Mr. Chiang Chih-Ping Building 志平樓 |
Educational Aim
This four-year program concentrating on technical services and management concepts in hotels and restaurants is designed to educate students to become a mid-level leader. It offers various trainings such as professionalism, dependability, diligence and cooperation concerning work ethics; meanwhile, we aim to equip students with humanistic solicitude and international vision as well as the ability to adjust to the work environment. Besides servicing and culinary techniques, students are capable of applying leadership, communication, and negotiation.
The department was also established for those who seek to pursue their professional career in the international culinary industry. Designed by excellent chefs in Taiwan, our program focuses on “the promotion of culinary techniques in healthy dietetics” as well as “the management in the food and beverage industry,” preparing the students for becoming a well-rounded culinary professional. Our multidisciplinary approach to culinary education balances creative artistry with practical knowledge, scientific understanding, and integrated managerial and leadership skills. Finishing the culinary arts program, you will be well-prepared to enter this ever-growing, global food service industry with a solid foundation for success!
The department builds the solid foundations of culinary skills and promotes the capacity for execution in dining service.
- The department has kitchen labs with effective facilities that provide our students with basic training of cooking skills.
- Our curriculums emphasize theory and practice, as well as the conception of professionalism and innovation. By using local ingredients and referring to traditional recipes, each student receives a comprehensive, challenging training in classic culinary techniques combined with modern innovations and the latest trends in global cuisines. Students will learn from experienced chefs by hands-on training.
- To gain practical experience and expand skills through internships at top restaurants and other related food industries.
- To observe and absorb the strategy of management, as well as the characteristics and spirit of different entrepreneurship.
- To learn from top chefs in Taiwan and other countries around the world to teach at our school in residence, so that our students can work closely with the expert chef-instructors to hone their skills, keep up with industry trends and understand what to expect in the real world, from their first culinary internship to their first professional career launch.
- Our curriculums emphasize hands-on, practical execution of cooking skills.
- Our students work in the culinary lab with well-equipped facilities, learning through demonstration from excellent chefs.
- Our students are capable of putting the theory of culinary arts into practice.
- Our teachings keep up with the trends in the food and beverage industry.
- Students are arranged to visit the first-class hotels, leading chain restaurants, or independent restaurants, etc.
- Our courses prepare our students for Level B and Level C technician-certificate examinations. At present, the professional certificates in this field include Technician Certificate for Chinese Cuisine, Technician Certificate for Western-style Cuisine, Technician Certificate for Baking, Technician Certificate for Catering and Tourism Service, and Technician Certificate for Mixing Drinks.
- To gain a global perspective, our students will be arranged to visit oversea internationally well-known culinary schools, top restaurants and hotels.
Characteristics of the Department
We have employed considerable numbers of high-ranking personnel from the hotel and restaurant industries to make sure what students learn at school meets the demand of the industries.
Students serve their internship in about one hundred of organizations in the hotels, restaurants and related industries.
The courses emphasize restaurant operation and market development, and students will be capable of starting their own business.
The teaching staffs all have various industrial working experiences.
Students are required to travel abroad to visit and observe related facilities to broaden their sense of globalization.
實踐課程教學重點
Practical Courses
Our teachings focus on practical techniques and application of theory. Students are arranged to serve their internship in the school or other organizations. They have courses in operating the school restaurant and they will be able to start their own business in the future.
Professional Teaching
Students can not only learn practical techniques from professional experts in our hands-on courses but also gain aspects of managing restaurant facilities through practical, hands-on education from the perspective of management that differs from the traditional class operation. Besides, students have sizable functions to present their achievement every semester.
Theory Application
To enable students to facilitate what they have learned in classes to meet the practical demand of the current industry, various classes have been designed to provide them with opportunities to visit, observe, and have lessons in the well-known hotels and restaurants.
Professional Licensing
To enhance students’ competitiveness, the department has placed special emphasis on educating students to acquire different professional licenses. Currently, we focus on Chinese cuisine, Western cuisine, baking, sommelier, and food and beverage service techniques.
International Vision
Students will be arranged to travel overseas to visit some internationally recognized schools and hotels to develop a global perspective..
Courses
Courses for the Four-year College Program
| Required Courses | |
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| Management | International Etiquette |
| Chinese Culinary Arts ( I ) | Health, Safety, and Hygiene in the Workplace |
| Food and Beverage Management | Western Culinary Arts ( I ) |
| Nutrition for Foodservice & Culinary Professionals | Hotel Management |
| Japanese Culinary Arts ( I ) | Operation Management in Front Desk and Housekeeping |
| Beverage Management | Baking Technology ( I ) |
| English Conversation in Hospitality | Service Skills in Food and Beverage Industry |
| Information System in Hospitality | Menu Design |
| Industrial Purchases in Hospitality | Internship |
| Human Resource Management in Hospitality | Marketing in Hospitality |
| Service Management in Hospitality | Operation and Management in the Chain-Market |
| Cost Control in Hospitality | Overseas Visiting |
| Operation and Practice in Restaurant | Case Study in Hospitality |
| Introduction to Culinary Arts | Practicum – Skills ( I ) |
| Carving Skills | Practicum – Report ( I ) |
| Basic Western Cuisine | Practicum – Ethics in the Food and Beverage Industry ( II ) |
| Basic Baking | Practicum – Skills ( II ) |
| Interpersonal Communication Concepts and Ethics | Practicum – Report ( II ) |
| Practicum-Ethics in the Food and Beverage Industry ( I ) | Food & Beverage Information System and Word Processing |
| Culinary Terminology and Conversation | Research Topics in Culinary Arts |
| Basic Chinese Cuisine | Food Ingredients and Purchasing Management |
| Advanced Western Cuisine | Chinese Food Culture |
| Advanced Western Bakery | Restaurant Operation and Practice |
| Sanitation and Hygiene of Food, GHP | Research Projects in Culinary Arts ( II ) |
| Advanced Chinese Cuisine | Wine Tasting |
| Preparation of Beverage | Cooking Certification and Training |
| Preparation of Cold Kitchen | Kitchen Management & Equipment Design |
| Menu Design & Cost Control | |
| Selective Courses | |
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| Japanese for Hospitality | French for Hospitality |
| Club Management | Introduction to Wine |
| Japanese Culinary Arts ( II ) | Baking Technology ( II ) |
| Chinese Culinary Arts ( II ) | Western Culinary Arts ( II ) |
| Operation and Management in the Leisure Industry | Management in Sky Catering |
| Operation and Management in Bed & Breakfast | Dealing with Conflict Situations in Hospitality |
| Restaurant Operation and Development | Finance and Accounting Management in Hospitality |
| Hotel Operation and Development | Function and Catering Management |
| Conference and Event Management | Consumer Psychology |
| Restaurant Design and Planning | Food Culture |
| Advanced Chinese Cuisine | Organoleptic Evaluation of Gourmet Cuisine |
| Level B License in Baking | Project Management in the Food and Beverage Industry |
| Chinese Snack Cooking | Food and Beverage Marketing and Management |
| Pulled Sugar Art and Cake Decoration | Financial and Accounting Management in the Food and Beverage Industry |
| International Cuisine | Customer Psychology |
| Taiwanese Local Cuisine | Banquet and Catering Management |