Graduates of the Culinary Arts program at Universidad de Las Américas are competent professionals in the management of food and beverage service companies. Endowed with a global vision of the industry, graduates analyze culinary trends and effectively apply them within the national context through innovative, profitable, and sustainable proposals.
Furthermore, graduates apply the theoretical and technical foundations of the culinary arts to effectively manage production areas within food and beverage establishments. Also, graduates employ technological tools to develop culinary products and services while overseeing food preparation and service processes that meet the industry’s quality standards. Graduates work collaboratively and proactively, respecting both their own role and those of others, while promoting sustainable culinary practices. Likewise, graduates, manage food and beverage operations to achieve economic, operational, and quality objectives. In addition, graduates design innovative proposals for culinary ventures and establishments by incorporating global culinary trends into the national context.
Finally, graduates are expected to perform all aspects of their profession with ethics and social awareness, continuously improving their academic culinary skills.
Demographic Data: Program headcount totals the number of students enrolled yearly and a breakdown by men and women. Enrollment by ethnicity presents data on the most representative ethnic groups of the program.
Student Completion:
Retention and graduation rates are calculated through the 2020-2021 academic year, based on new, first-time students entering in the fall semester, regardless of whether they enroll in the daytime or evening version of their program (if available). These rates do not consider incoming transfer students. Retention rates are calculated in 1 and 2 years.
Graduation rates are calculated according to each program’s duration length (100%) and within 150% of the normal time for a bachelor’s degree. The percentage of graduates in each cohort by gender considers only actual graduates, not the original makeup of the cohort.
Scholarship information: Information is divided by the type of scholarship granted.
Geographic Data: Presents the composition of the students of the program.
Add'l. Demogr. Data: Includes information on marital status, disability, and first-generation students.
In every semester, the program provides assessment results according to its Multiannual Assessment Plan (MAP), which typically considers one or more of its program learning outcomes (PLOs). Most programs utilize the platform Brightspace to collect and assess student work and to present the data and evidence of student achievement. These results and their analysis, with the objective of identifying areas for improvement, are presented in the program’s annual assessment report. In the graphic below, the most recent period in which a PLO has been assessed is indicated, with the percentage indicating achievement of the expected performance standard for that PLO, according to the rubric used to evaluate the student work. This standard can be designated at an introductory, intermediate, or final level, depending upon how the course learning outcomes (CLOs) align to each PLO in the program’s curriculum map.