Bachelor’s degree · Initial professional preparation
Bachelor's in Culinary Arts (Culinary Arts or Pastry & Chocolate Arts pathway)
Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland · Le Bouveret, Le Bouveret · Switzerland
- Official award
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Derby; Bachelor of International Business in Culinary Arts or Pastry & Chocolate Arts from Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland
- Duration
- 3-year program with two academic terms per year, plus two 6-month paid internships
- Delivery
- On campus · Full-time
- Tuition
- Not published
Award and recognition
Hands-on culinary or pastry-and-chocolate training combined with business knowledge over three years.
- Qualification category
- Bachelor’s degree
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- University of Derby (UK) and Culinary Arts Academy SwitzerlandYear 3 is taught at Brig; dual award as stated by the school.
- Issued by the school
- No: awarded by another body
- On completion
- A University of Derby BA (Hons) and the academy's Bachelor of International Business, as stated by the school.
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Subject
- Culinary arts, Baking & pastry, Chocolate & confectionery, Culinary management
- Entry level
- Beginners welcome
Stated by the schoolUniversity of Derby (UK)Partner-awarded degree
Scope: School states graduates receive a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Derby; no University of Derby record fetched.
Structure and practical training
- Duration
- 3-year program with two academic terms per year, plus two 6-month paid internships
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the campus.
- Teaching language
- English
Internship and placement
Required internship
An internship or externship is part of the program requirements.
- Published duration
- Two 6-month internships
- Paid or unpaid
- Paid
- Geographic restrictions
- Switzerland or abroad
No placement is guaranteed unless the school states so. Restaurant names or logos on a school’s site do not prove a current training partnership.
How the online or hybrid delivery works
Online coursework does not mean no physical practice. These are the published practical requirements.
Admissions
- Prior education
- Completed secondary school (e.g. IB Diploma, Maturité, Abitur, high school diploma or equivalent); individual consideration
- Minimum age
- 18
- Language requirements
- TOEFL iBT 55, IELTS Academic 5.5, or equivalent Duolingo scores
- Intakes
- October 2025
- January 2026
- April 2026 (dates as published; check for current intakes)
- Official application
- Application and instructions
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Costs
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The school does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask the school for current fees, what they include and the fee category that applies to you.
Funding
Swiss residence-status tuition scholarship Scholarship
Guaranteed for eligible students · 30% / 20% / 15% of tuition
Swiss passport holders 30%, C Permit holders 20%, B Permit holders 15%
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, teaching and practical hours.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. How verification works.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)