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Postgraduate Diploma in Culinary Arts

Launch your culinary career

Ready to turn your passion for food into a rewarding culinary career? Our Postgraduate Diploma in Culinary Arts is your pathway to success. 

Designed for degree holders seeking a career shift, this intensive one-year programme takes you through the professional foundations to advanced techniques in all areas of culinary production and kitchen management principles. 

A recipe for success

Designed specifically for those with degrees in other fields, this one-year programme offers a seamless transition into the culinary sector. 

Through advanced techniques and a focus on creativity, our comprehensive curriculum ensures you receive a well-rounded culinary education.

Take the first step towards your culinary dream today. Join us and embark on a transformative journey that will redefine your career path. 

Admission requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in any discipline OR Associate degree and 2 years’ work experience 

  • Mature candidates with alternative education/professional backgrounds will be evaluated individually for entry 

  • IELTS 5.0 level or equivalent  

  • For those who do not meet the English requirements, we offer the Preparatory English Programme, an intensive course designed for students to level up their language skills.   

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    State-of-the-art kitchens

Curriculum

From stocks and sauces to cuts, explore advanced techniques and master classic European cooking methods within a real working restaurant environment, preparing you for your internship. 

Awarded by:

Practical modules (330 hours in the kitchen)  

  • Essentials of Culinary Operations
  • Food Preparation Techniques 
  • European Cuisine 

Plus, one of the following: 

  • A la Carte Cuisine 
  • Mediterranean Cuisine 
  • Global Cuisine 
  • Themes & Concepts 

Electives 

  • Cakes and Creams 
  • Bakery and Breads 
  • Garde Manger II 
  • Chocolate Creations 

Plus, one of the following: 

Academic modules  

  • Nutrition  
  • Food Safety  
  • German Communication

Electives 

  • Food & Wine Pairing 
  • Menu Planning 
  • Food and Beverage Cost Management 
  • Beverage Studies 
  • German Communication
  • Supervisory Development 

During your internship, you are evaluated by your employer based on an agreed set of developmental criteria and are invited to reflect on your professional development through a written assessment.   

Level up your English skills 

The Preparatory English Programme is a ten-week intensive language course designed to help you meet the English requirements of your chosen academic pathway. 


Through a dynamic approach to language learning, master skills key to your academic and professional success, such as brainstorming ideas, outlining and structuring written texts, and expressing your opinion.  With 15-20 hours of tutor contact per week, Monday to Friday, small class sizes ensure individualised support to meet your unique needs.   

4 intakes a year

  • November 2024 

  • January 2025

  • February 2025 

  • May 2025 

  • August 2025 

  • November 2025 

Breakdown of fees (in Swiss francs)

 

YEAR 1 

Tuition 

29,100 

Operating costs 

2,500

Living expenses *

5,900 

Application fee 

1,000 

Culinary operating expenses

500

TOTAL 

39,000

*Only apply to academic semester

 

Operating costs include:

  • Mandatory health & medical insurance

  • Visa, B-permit, and local tax

  • Access to e-campus and internet

  • Excursions and field trips

  • Airport pick-up

Accommodation

Located in the heart of Lucerne, our two main campuses provide comfortable rooms and modern amenities to help you feel at home throughout your time with us. Shared accommodation for 3-4 people on our City Campus is included in your fees. However, room upgrades are possible for an additional fee.

 

Per semester

Shared Superior Lakeside Campus (twin room)  

CHF 1,800

Studio Standard Lakeside Campus 

CHF 6,600

Studio Superior City Campus 

CHF 7,500

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