Professional Cookery with Management HND

What is special about this course?

This programme will provide you with the culinary expertise and management skills to broaden your career opportunities or start up your own business within the industry. The content covers a wide range of inspirational practical and theoretical units which are assessed throughout. 

Experience in the hospitality industry is an integral part of the course.

Special features

• You can study full-time or part-time to suit your personal and professional circumstances
• Previous students have visited the Scothot Trade Exhibition in Glasgow as part of their studies

Accommodation

We offer modern student accommodation at a number of our locations.

Entry requirements

• 2 Scottish Highers at grade C or above OR
• 2 A Levels at grade D or above
• Direct entry to year 2 may be possible with HNC Professional Cookery
• Prospective students without the standard entry requirements are encouraged to apply and will be considered on an individual basis

Year 1 - HNC

Year 1 of the HND is HNC Professional Cookery.

Year 2 - HND

Mandatory units are:

• Gastronomy
• Kitchen planning and design
• Management of food and beverage operations
• Professional cookery: graded unit 2

Option units may include:

• Fermented pastry products
• Hospitality financial accounting
• Hospitality industry 
• Industrial experience in the hospitality industry
• Integrated production cookery
• Management of human resource in the hospitality industry
• Pastry 
• Patisserie 
• Production cookery: cold kitchen 
• Production cookery: hot kitchen 
• Production cookery: sweets and desserts 
• Scottish licensing law
• Specialised patisserie 

Option units available may vary depending on study location, for more information contact your chosen campus.

Fees

For students normally domiciled in Scotland, with a term-time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

This includes

• EU nationals with settled or pre-settled status in the UK,
• EEA/Swiss nationals with settled status in the UK
• EEA/Swiss nationals with pre-settled status who are self-employed or migrant workers in the UK.

Rest of UK students

For students normally domiciled in the rest of the UK (England, Wales and N. Ireland, including Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and with a term time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

Fees are payable in advance each academic year unless otherwise agreed.

There are a number of funding options available to UK students to help you pay for your studies and your cost of living while studying.

International students

For students who do not normally reside in the UK, including EU/EEA and Swiss nationals without settled or pre-settled status in the UK, with a term-time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

This includes EEA/Swiss nationals with pre-settled status who are not self-employed or migrant workers in the UK.

Part-time study is not open to international student requiring Student Route visa sponsorship to study in the UK.

Funding

UHI has a number of scholarships, bursaries, awards, and discretionary fund opportunities available to new and current students. Please use the A-Z of funds or use the filter to see which ones may be relevant to you. All students are welcome to apply.

Further information on funding your studies is also available, please see the attached link or contact the relevant UHI partner.

Additional costs

To participate in the practical kitchen activities, you will be required to purchase a College uniform at the start of term, which will cost approximately £150.