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Hospitality Industry Administration/Baking and Pastry, Associate in Applied Science

Curriculum HIA.BKG.AAS (C206M)

The Baking and Pastry degree will provide students with comprehensive, hands-on experience in both the fundamental and advanced skills to succeed in the baking and pastry industry. Students will obtain the skills necessary to produce quality bakery products from scratch. The student will also obtain knowledge in human resource training; food cost control and advanced decorating techniques. The degree program will prepare students to become pastry chefs in hotels, restaurants and bakeries, or to own and operate their own bakery business.

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the successful completion of the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Baking and Pastry program, the graduate will be able to:

  • apply safety and sanitation skills in the bake shop by earning and maintaining a valid State of Illinois sanitation license;
  • perform math calculations necessary for the Baking and Pastry industry;
  • weight and measure ingredients properly;
  • operate professional equipment;
  • create decorated cake and pastry with the use of a pastry bag;
  • calculate food cost; and
  • supervise a team of baking and pastry professionals.

Associate in Applied Science Degree

Semester One

CourseCategoryCredits
HIA 100 Culinary Mathematics

2 credits

HIA 110 Introduction to the Hospitality Industry

3 credits

HIA 115 Food Sanitation & Safety

2 credits

HIA 124 # Laminated Doughs

2 credits

HIA 127 # Cake & Pastry Decoration

3 credits

RHT 101 # Freshman Rhetoric & Composition I

3 credits

Total Semester Credits:15

Semester Two

CourseCategoryCredits
HIA 128 Introduction to Baking and Pastry

3 credits

HIA 129 Chocolate

2 credits

HIA 130 Culinary Arts Quantity-Food Preparation I

3 credits

HIA 132 Nutrition

2 credits

SPE 101 # Principles of Effective Speaking

3 credits

General education/Humanities

3 credits

Total Semester Credits:16

Semester Three

CourseCategoryCredits
HIA 134 # Artisan Breads

3 credits

HIA 150 Food Preparation Essentials & Theory

3 credits

HIA 225 # Hospitality Supervision

3 credits

HIA 227 # Advanced Cake Decoration

3 credits

General education/Social Science

3 credits

Total Semester Credits:15

Semester Four

CourseCategoryCredits
ACC 100 Basic Accounting I

3 credits

HIA 228 # Specialty Baking and Pastry

3 credits

HIA 274 # Retail Bakery Management

4 credits

HIA 276 Food & Beverage Purchasing/Cost Control

3 credits

HIA 295 # Cooperative Work Experience

2 credits

Total Semester Credits:15

ACC 100◊ meet the Mathematics and/or Science general education requirement.

Total Credit Hours: 61

See HIA course descriptions.

See Humanities General Education requirements.

Coordinator: Denise Smith-Gaborit, Ext. 3624