Gastronomy And Culinary Arts

I'm Osman YAVUZ. I am a senior student at Pamukkale University Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Department. At the same time, I am the Chairman of the Board of the Gastronomy Club. The department has 4 academic years. There are fundamental courses about tourism and gastronomy. Our applied courses change every year. It is given as Basic Cuisine Applications in the 1st and 2nd years, Turkish Cuisine Applications in the 3rd year, and World Cuisine in the 4th year. In our faculty building, we have a kitchen workshop to help us with our culinary courses. We have a compulsory internship program of 60 working days starting from the 2nd grade. After graduating from the department, it is possible to work in hotel and restaurant kitchens, to teach at high schools by taking pedagogical formation, or pursue an academic career. I chose the Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts both because I love to cook and because I love to eat. I chose Pamukkale University because my family lives here, also it offers a better education than other universities. While I was studying in the department, I mostly benefited from the Gastronomy club; I had fun and learned a lot. My first plan is to pursue an academic career after I graduate. I want to gain experience via internship programs abroad and then move on to Culinary Teaching. My first suggestion to the candidates would be to improve their foreign language skills. You can choose Pamukkale University because its diploma has international validity and can meet every need of a student. I wish success to the candidates who will attend Pamukkale University Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Department.