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Baker Career Overview
Job Titles: Cake Decorators, Bakery Clerks, Night Bakers, Bakers/Cake Decorators, Pastry Chefs. To learn more, see the Bakers Career Profile.
Complete this certificate program in bread and pastry arts to prepare for a career in the food service industry. After graduation, you’ll be ready to seek entry-level employment as a baker or bakers' helpers in institutional, retail and commercial bakeries.
Take classes in quantity bread and pastry arts, food standards and sanitation, menu planning, classical baking, cake decoration, food prep/production, introduction to the hospitality industry, dining room operations, garde manger, purchasing and storage, restaurant layout and equipment, wine/spirits/beverage management and more. All courses are taught by knowledgeable instructors who are experts in their fields.
This is a 26 credit-hour certificate program planned to prepare students for entrance into the food service industry. Graduates may be able to secure positions as qualified bakers and bakers' helpers in institutional, retail and commercial bakeries.
| Number | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| FSM 107 | Basic Quantity Bread and Pastry Arts | 4 |
| FSM 108 | Advanced Quantity Bread and Pastry Arts | 4 |
| FSM 114 | Food Standards and Sanitation | 2 |
| FSM 115 | Menu Planning | 3 |
| FSM 172 | Classical Baking | 2 |
| FSM 173 | Cake Decoration | 2 |
| Electives | ||
| Select at least nine credit hours from the following: | 9 | |
| FSM 109 | Introduction to Food Prep/Production | |
| FSM 111 | Introduction to the Hospitality Industry | |
| FSM 113 | Dining Room Operations | |
| FSM 163 | Garde Manger | |
| FSM 211 | Purchasing and Storage | |
| FSM 212 | Hospitality Supervision | |
| FSM 214 | Hospitality Operations Analysis | |
| FSM 215 | Restaurant Layout and Equipment | |
| FSM 216 | Introduction to Wines, Spirits and Beverage Management | |
| FSM 220 | Hospitality Promotions | |
| Total Hours | 26 | |
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For more information about hospitality courses at Harper College, contact Admission Outreach at 847.925.6700, or submit a request information form. You can also apply online.