Master of Gastronomy
Food & Beverage
A course by
AUT
Experience the influence and power of food with AUT’s Master of Gastronomy, a 1.5-year programme exploring food’s role across culture, identity, and global critical issues.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
City Campus, Auckland
It will take a total of 18 months
Core skills this course teaches
Advance understanding of gastronomy
Develop advanced knowledge of principles and history of gastronomy, and critically evaluate information.
Communicate food studies knowledge
Learn to effectively communicate complex gastronomic ideas using new media and technology.
Engage with contemporary global food issues
Examine and discuss critical current and future issues related to food, including sustainability, culture, and geo-politics.
What You're Signing Up For
The Master of Gastronomy at AUT is a postgraduate programme that offers an in-depth, multidisciplinary exploration of food—its rituals, cultural significance, global issues, and socio-political impact. Students critically analyse the meanings and histories of food, work with new media and technologies, and collaborate with the AUT Centre for Future Foods to address contemporary and future food sustainability and resilience challenges. The programme combines coursework, research, and potential workplace internships guided by experienced academics and industry professionals.
Course Content
- Signs, Symbols and Ritual: Unveiling the Language of Culinary Expression
- Politics, Power and Food
- Global Beverages
- Gastronomy, Culture and Global Cuisines
- Food Perspectives: Nutrition, Wellbeing & Gastronomy
- Nourishing Connections: Workplace Internship Project
- Exploring the food of Aotearoa and the South Pacific
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Principles of Gastronomy
- Dissertation or Applied Project (plus Directed Reading)
- Option to take up to 30 points from approved courses from another programme
What you need to know first
Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of a B grade average or higher in courses at level 7 or equivalent.
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Hospitality
Food & Beverage
Tourism
Education
Media/Communications
Future employment opportunities might be
Journalism/food writing