GARTHIA ELENA BURNETT
Students in the Culinary Arts Institute at Mississippi University for Women said they were excited about a new partnership with Mississippi State, offering a degree in culinology.
“I think it’s cool,” said April Jackson of Greenville, a junior culinary arts major, as she worked Thursday in the Columbus university’s Culinary Arts Institute’s kitchen. Jackson hopes the partnership will mean the opportunity for more classes and additional funding to expand Mississippi University for Women’s current culinary arts facilities.
On Thursday, Mississippi State announced a joint degree program in culinology. The degree would blend courses from MSU’s food science, nutrition and health promotion department, which provides academic preparation for careers in food science, nutrition and health education; and MUW’s nationally recognized Culinary Arts Institute, which focuses on food preparation techniques, menu development and business skills.
A culinology emphasis, explained Chef Erich H. Ogle, interim director of MUW’s Culinary Arts Institute, focuses on food technology as well as culinary arts.
“It basically prepares students for work with your major food companies in research and development,” said Ogle, noting a handful of MUW students already were working toward a culinology certificate.
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