At a Glance
| Duration: | 3 years full-time |
| Qualification: | Diploma in Baking & Culinary Science |
| Application: | Apply during the Joint Admissions Exercise following the release of the GCE O Level results. For other categories of local applicants, please refer to the section on 'Admission and Requirements'. For international students, please refer to the section on 'Information for International Students'. |
The Course
Cooking up a five-course menu or a banquet for a hundred and achieving the same quality standards each time – is that culinary skill or is there science in it? How would you package and sell your café/restaurant’s dishes? Could you freeze and thaw your fully-decorated creamed cakes for a future event? Infuse the scientific know-hows into your culinary practice to create innovative dishes with unique qualities that the food and beverage industry is dying to know about.
This unique cocktail of science with baking and culinary skills are blended together to allow you to prepare amazing dishes that are not only flavourful but also nutritious. This course will also teach you to scientifically evaluate the consistency and safety aspects of the dishes you prepare. You will undertake some comprehensive hands-on training yet an intensive and interactive experience with a curriculum that encompasses chemistry, microbiology, food safety, product development, as well as baking and culinary technology. Part of the uniqueness of this course is that you will undergo a truly Asian culinary experience.
During the fifth semester, you will undergo a 16-week internship to gain and develop further your career-specific skills in the diverse food and beverage (F&B) industry or food / ingredients companies. This will provide you the opportunities to integrate and apply the various disciplines. Depending on your areas of interest, be it in baking or culinary aspects, the course will prepare you to become a culinary professional in the dynamic and rapidly growing F&B industry. The course also hones your entrepreneurial skills to help you embark on your own business ventures or take up challenges in the sales and marketing of food products / ingredients and services.
Career Opportunities
Our graduates are well-positioned to join the F&B industry as baking technologists, junior chefs, food product R&D executives or food safety officers. They can also choose to work in the baking, food service and food consultancy industries as well as in other supporting industries dealing with food ingredients, equipment and food packaging.
Graduates with a strong desire to pursue higher degrees may move on to universities that offer culinary science and technology courses.
Minimum Entry Requirements
| English Language (EL1)* | Grades 1-7 |
| Mathematics (E or A) | Grades 1-6 |
| One of the following Science subjects # | Grades 1-6 |
Any two other subjects, excluding CCA | － |
# Biology, Chemistry, Combined Science, Engineering Science, Physical Science, Physics, Science (Chemistry, Biology), Science (Physics, Biology), Science (Physics, Chemistry)
*Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)/Unified Examination Chinese (UEC) holders must have a minimum of grade 6 for the relevant English Language subject (e.g. Bahasa Inggeris).
See also the minimum entry requirements for:
Graduation Requirements
| Cumulative Grade Point Average | min 1.0 |
| TP Core Subjects | 19 credit units |
| Diploma Core Subjects | 97 credit units |
| Cross-Disciplinary Subjects | min 9 credit units |
| Total Credit Units Completed | min 125 credit units |
Cross-Disciplinary Subjects
Students are required to obtain a minimum of 9 credit units from the list of Cross-Disciplinary Subjects.
Additional Information
Enquiries
For more enquiries, please feel free to contact us at:
Temasek Polytechnic
21 Tampines Avenue 1
Singapore 529757
Tel: 67878000 (Admission Hotline)
Fax: 67898220 (General Enquiry)
Email: admissions@tp.edu.sg
Sale of Prospectus
The prospectus for full-time diploma is on sale at the following places for the price of S$7.00 per copy.
One Stop Service Centre
Temasek Polytechnic
Administration Block 9
East Wing, Lobby C, Level 2 (Plaza Level)
21 Tampines Avenue 1
Singapore 529757
Alternatively, you can request the prospectus to be mailed to you. The cost is S$7.00 + S$2.50(local postage cost) for local addresses and S$7.00 + overseas postage cost for overseas addresses. You can send in your requests to corpcomm@tp.edu.sg
Please make your cheques/drafts* payable to "Temasek Polytechnic" and send it together with your request to:
Corporation Communications
Temasek Polytechnic
21 Tampines Avenue 1
Singapore 529757
* Foreign cheques/drafts drawn on overseas banks are not acceptable.
