MA in Fine Dining Culinary Management
Course Overview
The MA in Fine Dining Culinary Management is a UK Level 7 postgraduate programme of one year full-time or two years part-time (online and distance routes available). It is aligned with Craft Guild of Chefs, Royal Academy of Culinary Arts and Institute of Hospitality senior competencies and closes with a dissertation, capstone or sponsor project for a UK fine dining restaurant or hotel dining programme.
By graduation you will lead a fine dining service, defend a tasting-menu economics case and produce a senior-track portfolio positioning you for Chef-Director, Head Chef and F&B Director roles in fine dining.
Key Features
- Alignment with Craft Guild of Chefs, Royal Academy of Culinary Arts and Institute of Hospitality.
- Research-informed modules across fine dining service, wine, tasting-menu economics.
- Kitchen and service practicals through the on-campus mode.
- Dissertation, capstone or sponsor project supervised by a fine dining chef director.
- Guest speaker series with UK Michelin-starred chefs and hotel dining directors.
- Named research supervisor across on-campus, online and distance modes.
What You Will Learn
- Lead a fine dining kitchen through a full tasting-menu service.
- Model fine dining economics across covers, price and wine mix.
- Design a tasting menu around seasonality, technique and narrative.
- Coordinate front-of-house sommeliers, service captains and pass.
- Manage supplier relationships across produce, wine and spirits.
- Apply UK food safety, allergen and Natasha's Law across fine dining service.
- Present a fine dining strategy to a chef director or hotel executive.
- Deliver a dissertation, capstone or sponsor project to publishable standard.
Who This Course Is For
- Head chefs and sous chefs moving toward Chef-Director roles in fine dining.
- F&B directors deepening fine dining programme leadership.
- Hospitality graduates targeting senior fine dining practice.
- International chefs seeking a UK Master's in fine dining management.
Career Pathways
- Head Chef (fine dining)
- Chef Director
- F&B Director (fine dining)
- Executive Chef
- Culinary Development Chef (fine dining)
- Restaurant Director
The LSCAHM careers service supports MA candidates into UK Michelin-starred kitchens, luxury hotel dining programmes and independent fine dining restaurants.
Entry Requirements
- A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent international qualification in a relevant discipline.
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
- Applicants without a Bachelor's degree but with 5+ years of senior professional experience in culinary, hospitality, tourism or events are considered on portfolio.
- One academic and one professional reference.
- A 500-word research proposal or professional practice statement.
Why Study at LSCAHM
LSCAHM is a specialist division of Harold International College of London teaching in small, tutor-visible cohorts. Fine dining is read alongside gastronomy, hospitality service and food business so senior graduates leave able to run fine dining as both an art form and a commercial programme.
Central London places Michelin-starred restaurants, luxury hotel dining programmes and the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts within reach of every seminar.
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