CUL 299 - Special Topics in Culinary Studies

Class: 3 Credits: 3
This course will focus on a special topic in culinary or baking pastry arts such as regional world cuisines, food history, or current trends.

Prerequisite(s): Take CUL 115 with a minimum grade of “C”.

Course Topics:

Construct a wedding cake
Produce decorative centerpieces
Define and describe a variety of cheese categories
Use cheese as an ingredient in a recipe
Taste various cheeses and evaluate their quality
Use chocolate to produce candy
Temper chocolate
Perform mock interviews: prepare resumes, job applications and cover letters

Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn Web site

Required Materials:

Standard Culinary Arts Program Uniform and Supplies as stated in Culinary Arts Program Policies.

Grading System:
An overall grade of C or higher is required for transferability.

A 90 - 100
B 80 - 89
C 70 - 79
D 60 - 69
F 0 - 59

Student Learning Outcomes:

Construct a wedding cake.
Describe the methods for tempering chocolate.
Describe the flow of a meat processing plant.
Develop an understanding of the flow from farm to table.

For SCC Online Courses:
If the course you are taking is online, please review the SCC Online Policies that include:

Required materials for all online courses
Mandatory Attendance Requirement
Proctored Exams

Face Covering Requirements:
All faculty, staff and students must wear a face mask/covering at all times (absent a medical condition) on all SCC campuses when safe social distancing measures are not possible or difficult to follow. For further details, refer to the Student Guidelines for Face Coverings and Social Distancing on the SCC Coronavirus COVID-19 Information page.

Standard SCC Course Policies:
Please review the Standard SCC Course Polices on the following topics:

Academic Integrity
Academic Misconduct
Add/Drop period
Appeals Process
Class Attendance
Classroom Behavior (traditional and online)
Classroom Conduct/Expectations
Lab Procedures (general SCC policy regarding this)
Online Confidentiality
Services For Students with Disabilities
Withdrawal Policy

Official Course Syllabus
2020-2021