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MARINE COOKERY PROGRAMME

“Marine Cookery Programme” within the department of “Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Services” is located in Tuzla-Istanbul campus.

As mentioned in the guidance of OSYM, students who studied at Vocational and Technical Secondary Institutions Degree programmes can get through Vocational Schools without examination. On the basis of modulation without examination, students are taken by the Student Selection and Placement Exam with YGS-5 score. Following the 2 years, students get Diploma of “Marine Cookery Associate Degree” from PRU Maritime Vocational School. Students are required to wear chef uniform during the courses of kitchen practice. Educational language of this program is English at the level of 100 percent.

Marine Cookery program –the first of its kind in Turkey- aims to qualify experts who can prepare refined and sophisticated foods with advance sense of taste and smell and business plan for the kitchen department of ships and yachts predominantly. By graduating from this program, students will be able to work for particularly ships and yachts, which nowadays suffers from not having qualified workforce in this field, with the “ Seaman” certificate as well as enterprises such as hotels, restaurants and schools which have food&beverage deparments. In Turkey, Piri Reis University Marine Cookery Program is the only program, which awards “Seaman” certificate for the students who would like to take STCW courses.

Academic education consists of four semesters. Taking the essential courses in Gastronomy, tourism and food and beverage management, students are instructed by subjects such as Patisserie and Chocolatier, Science of beverage and Oenology, Food Photography, Turkish and World cuisines, Vocational English and French. Fulfilling the program requirements, students are awarded by “Associate Degree of Marine Cookery”
           

The objectives of the program are to provide the students with necessary knowledge and skills in order to enable them to manage the culinary departments of ships and yachts mostly. Courses of “Marine Cookery” are prepared as theoretical and practical, aimed to prepare the candidates to work in the international and local field with demonstrations of classical and creative cooking techniques. The two year programme aims to educate the candidates on every aspect of the art of cooking - from the basic aspects to the most advanced ones.

Employment Opportunities

Students who have graduated from “Marine Cookery” will have a wide range of employment opportunities. Apart from the jobs that the other cookery associate degree programs of universities offer; additionally, they will be able to find jobs on mega yachts and cruise liners.

Graduates may find jobs in kitchen or management departments of hotels and restaurants, in research and development (R&D) of food businesses, in institutes of culinary education and visual-print publishing companies

PIRI REIS UNIVERSITY
MARITIME HIGHER VOCATIONAL SCHOOL (MHVS)
MARINE COOKERY PROGRAMME
NOT: BU DERS PLANI ÜNİVERSİTE SENATOSUNUN 21.09.2017 TARİH VE 2017-07  SAYILI TOPLANTISINDA REVİZE EDİLMİŞTİR.
FIRST YEAR
SEMESTER-I (AUTUMN)   SEMESTER-II (SPRING)
Course Number Course Title H T P C ECTS   Course Number Course Title H T P C ECTS
ATA1001 ATATÜRK'S PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY OF TURKISH REVOLUTION– I 2 2 0 2 0   ATA1002 ATATÜRK'S PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY OF TURKISH REVOLUTION – II 2 2 0 2 0
GA1001 TOURISM CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES  2 2 0 2 3   GA1002 VOCATIONAL ENGLISH II 2 2 0 2 3
GA1003 VOCATIONAL ENGLISH I 2 2 0 2 3   GA1004 FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE  2 1 1 1,5 3
GA1005 INTRODUCTION TO GASTRONOMY 3 3 0 3 5   GA1006 KITCHEN PRACTICE I 5 1 4 3 5
GA1007 FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION 3 3 0 3 4   GA1008 GARDE MANGER  4 1 3 2,5 4
GA1009 FOOD SAFETY AND HYGIENE  3 3 0 3 4   GA1010 MENU PLANNING 3 3 0 3 5
GA1011 FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANAGEMENT 3 3 0 3 4   GA1012 BAKERY 4 1 3 2,5 4
GA1013 MARINE TOURISM AND LEGISLATION 2 2 0 2 3   GA1014 MARINE COOKERY AND CABIN SERVICES 2 2 0 2 3
SAS1001 SURVIVAL AT SEA  2 1 1 NC 0   SAS1002 BASIC FIRE FIGHTING 2 1 1 NC 0
SAS1003 PERSONAL SAFETY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES 2 2 0 NC 0   SAS1004 ELEMENTARY FIRST AID 2 1 1 NC 0
SAS1005 COMBINED SHIP SECURITY TRAINING 2 1 1 NC 0   SAS1006 PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT  2 1 1 NC 0
  ELECTIVE COURSE  3 3 0 3 4     ELECTIVE COURSE  2 2 0 2 3
Hour/Credit   29 27 2 23 30   Hour/Credit   32 18 14 20,5 30
                             
SECOND YEAR
SEMESTER-III (AUTUMN)   SEMESTER-IV (SPRING)
Course Number Course Title H T P C ECTS   Course Number Course Title H T P C ECTS
GA2001 KITCHEN PRACTICE -II 5 1 4 3 5   GA2002 SEAFOOD CUISINE 3 1 2 2 5
GA2003 BEVERAGE SCIENCE AND OENOLOGY 3 1 2 2 3   GA2004 WORLD CUISINE 5 1 4 3 5
GA2005 TRADITIONALTURKISH CUISINE 4 1 3 2,5 4   GA2006 FOOD PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY 3 3 0 3 4
GA2007 THE ART OF CHOCOLATE AND DECORATED CAKES 4 1 3 2,5 4   GA2008 GRADUATION PROJECT 4 0 4 2 4
GA2009 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN KITCHEN 2 2 0 2 2   TUR 2002 TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - II 2 2 0 2 0
GA2011 CUISINE AND CULTURE 2 2 0 2 2   GIN2018 SEA AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 2 2 0 2 2
GA2013 MODERN TURKISH CUISINE 4 1 3 2,5 4   GA2010 KITCHEN MANAGEMENT AT SHIP 2 2 0 2 3
TUR2001 TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE – I 2 2 0 2 0     ELECTIVE COURSE 2 2 0 2 3
DUI1011 MARITIME ENGLISH  -I 2 2 0 2 3     ELECTIVE COURSE 2 2 0 2 3
  ELECTIVE COURSE 2 2 0 2 3   GA2014 INDUSTRY BASED EDUCATION (INTERNSHIP-AT LEAST 30 DAYS) 2 0 2 NC 1
Hour/Credit   30 15 15 22,5 30   Hour/Credit   27 15 12 20 30
                  OVERALL HOUR/CREDIT 118 75 43 86,0 120
MARINE COOKERY, ELECTIVE COURSES, SEMESTER-I             MARINE COOKERY, ELECTIVE COURSES, SEMESTER-II
Ders Kodu Ders Adı H T P C ECTS   Ders Kodu Ders Adı H T P C ECTS
GA1015 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS 3 3 0 3 4   GA1016 INVERNTORY PRACTICES 2 2 0 2 3
GA1017 ENTREPRENEURSHIP 3 3 0 3 4   GA1018 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 2 2 0 2 3
                GA1020 RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING 2 2 0 2 3
MARINE COOKERY, ELECTIVE COURSES, SEMESTER-III               MARINE COOKERY, ELECTIVE COURSES, SEMESTER-IV        
Ders Kodu Ders Adı H T P C ECTS   Ders Kodu Ders Adı H T P C ECTS
GA2013 MOLECULAR GASTRONOMY 2 2 0 2 3   GA2012 FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY 2 2 0 2 3
GA2015 FOOD DESIGN AND PLANNING 2 2 0 2 3   GA2014 GASTRONOMIC FRENCH 2 2 0 2 3
FRA2001 SECONDARY FOREIGN LANGUAGE-1 (FRENCH) 2 2 0 2 3   USS2002 APPLIED WATER SPORTS 3 1 2 2 3
RUS2001 SECONDARY FOREIGN LANGUAGE-1 (RUSSIAN) 2 2 0 2 3   FRA2002 SECONDARY FOREIGN LANGUAGE-2 (FRENCH) 2 2 0 2 3
ISP2001 SECONDARY FOREIGN LANGUAGE-1 (SPANISH) 2 2 0 2 3   RUS2002 SECONDARY FOREIGN LANGUAGE-2 (RUSSIAN) 2 2 0 2 3
CIN2001 SECONDARY FOREIGN LANGUAGE-1 (CHINESE) 2 2 0 2 3   ISP2002 SECONDARY FOREIGN LANGUAGE-2 (SPANISH) 2 2 0 2 3
MET1001 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 2 2 0 2 3   CIN2002 SECONDARY FOREIGN LANGUAGE-2 (CHINESE) 2 2 0 2 3