Apicius - International School of Hospitality

career development certificate programs

BAKING AND PASTRY 1-year

The Baking and Pastry program is designed to train professional bakers and dessert makers with a strong background in Italian preparations.

CULINARY ARTS 1 or 2 years

Students receive a solid foundation of Italian cuisine that covers all aspects of professional cooking with an emphasis on Italian products, traditions, and regionality. The goal of the Culinary Arts Certificate is to impart Italian taste, refinement and the origins of a cuisine with ancient and multi-cultural roots. Upon completion of the Culinary Arts or Baking and Pastry Certificates, students may continue their studies in the theoretic and practical knowledge of Culinary Arts with a two year associate certificate. The subject of culinary arts will be examined from an advanced perspective in terms of cooking techniques and preparations, scientific notions of nutrition and food knowledge, new areas such as cooking light and international cuisine will offer a more expansive and exciting approach to food.

MASTER IN ITALIAN CUISINE 1-year

The program is one-year long and is aimed at celebrating the outstanding mastery of cuisine that has evolved in Italy over the centuries, the knowledge of quality products, the ability to interpret recipes, the awareness of the historical background of dishes, and the capacity to match ingredients creating a balanced new dish. The program is specifically designed for professional chefs, culinary graduates, and hospitality graduates who wish to enhance specific skills in culinary arts. 

HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT 1, 2 or 4 years

The Program in Hospitality Management offers international students a unique opportunity to specialize in the hospitality management, while studying in one of tourism’s most challenging cities in the world. The two year associate certificate in Hospitality Management is open to all students who have completed any of the one-year certificate programs. The program covers all aspects of the hospitality industry from management, tourism, housekeeping, to accounting and finances. Special emphasis is given to special event management as well as hotel management and the social/cultural aspects of the Hospitality Industry in Italy. Upon completion of the 2-year Culinary Arts or Hospitality Management associate certificate, continuing students can complete a four-year program aimed to create professional leaders in the international hospitality sector. Any student who has completed two years of college (60 semester hours) may apply for admission to the four-year certificate.

WINE STUDIES AND ENOLOGY 1-year

The professional Wine Expertise curriculum trains wine experts who are qualified critics, salesman and business manager ready to enter the wine industry.

PUBLISHING PROGRAM: FOOD CONCENTRATION 1-year

The year long program begins with the fundamentals and proceeds with the advanced skills necessary to design, edit, produce, publish and market published media. Particular focus and book forms of publish media and the unique structuring of the program allows students to partake in ongoing publishing projects.