Gastronomy

The Undergraduate Program in Gastronomy at Universidad de La Sabana trains professionals with foundations in the culinary arts, food studies, food science, and business administration and entrepreneurship.

The culinary arts are the field of study in which technical and scientific bases merge with creativeness in the preparation and presentation of products.

Food studies is a field that considers the political, economic, social and cultural dimensions of food and studies its role in society. Food science deals with the physical, chemical and biological properties of food.

Finally, business administration and entrepreneurship prepare gastronomes to understand the market and to concretize their profession from an entrepreneurial perspective.

Overview
Program Structure

Degree and level Study

Bachelor of Gastronomy. Undergraduate.

Language of Instruction

Spanish.
English-taught subjects.

* To request the program stucture in English, please send an e-mail to internacionales@unisabana.edu.co

Duration

8 semesters.

Study Mode

Taught on campus during daytime hours.

162.
1 Colombian credit= 16 on-site hours + 32 hours of independent work (48 hours).

Credits

National and International Accreditations

- Accreditation for 6 years, according to Resolution 008345 of August 9, 2019.
- EPAS international accreditation. Valid for 3 years.

This program is taught at Puente del Común Campus, Km. 7, Autopista Norte de Bogotá. Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Location

Code in the Colombian National Data System of Higher Education (SNIES, Spanish acronym):	53517.
Tuition and other costs:	Registration: $ 130.000 COP/ 34 USD aprox. Tuition in Colombian pesos (COP): $17.915.000. Approximate amount in US dollars: 4.398 USD. Besides tuition, students must purchase the full uniform at the University. There is an additional value for students who wish to go on the field trips scheduled as from the third semester (one per semester). The cost for the field trips can be between $ 1,000,000 and $ 1,500,000 per semester. Students must bring their own utensil sets to the practical classes (knives, choppers, slicers, tongs, etc.), which can be purchased at the libraries of buildings E and A of the University or at a place of their choice.
Qualified Registration approved by the Ministry of Education of Colombia:	Renewal of the Qualified Registration according to Resolution No. 14122 of September 14, 2014. Qualified Registration amended through Resolution No. 12947 of September 23, 2013. Qualified Registry by Resolution number 1505, March 26, 2008.

For more information, please see the website in spanish.

To download the structure of the Gastronomy program, click here.