Honours Bachelor of Food Studies (Bridging)

The first four-year Honours Bachelor of Food Studies degree in Canada combining culinary arts and a comprehensive food studies curriculum. To start your studies in May 2026, apply to the 202526 intake for this program. To begin your studies in May 2027, apply to the 202627 academic year. Take your culinary management or baking and pastry arts diploma to the next level with the Honours Bachelor of Food Studies (H318) program. Examine challenges facing the food system, focusing on justice and equity, sustainability and health, and potential solutions. Designed for graduates of culinary management or baking and pastry arts diploma programs, H318 is a bridge pathway to the Honours Bachelor of Food Studies (H317) program – Canada’s first four-year honours bachelor of food studies degree combining culinary arts and a comprehensive food studies curriculum. The Honours Bachelor of Food Studies (H318) program is a bridge pathway into the Honours Bachelor of Food Studies (H317) program – Canada's first four-year honours bachelor of food studies degree. The bridging program is specifically designed for graduates of culinary management or baking and pastry arts diploma programs. Graduates of these diploma programs may be eligible to enter the third year of the degree upon successful completion of five bridge courses. Food choices now involve much more than what we will have for dinner. Chronic disease, waste, climate change, rapid urbanization, technological change, hunger and inequity are issues everyone in the food sector must consider. In the Honours Bachelor of Food Studies program, you’ll explore these issues with a focus on justice and equity, sustainability and health. This program provides the food leaders of tomorrow with the skills, insights and knowledge to succeed in the rapidly changing hospitality and culinary arts field. Graduates will be positioned to succeed in various food-related occupations, including culinary, education, tourism, recreation, health, food security, sustainability, economic development, agriculture, public policy and research. There are growing opportunities for careers informed by both culinary experience and versatile critical thinking. In the classroom and beyond, students will be introduced to the vibrant world of food in a culturally diverse and inclusive environment and will participate in community-engaged learning opportunities.

This program is a bridge pathway into the Honours Bachelor of Food Studies H317 degree program and is designed for graduates of culinary management diploma programs.

Requirements:

• A culinary management diploma or a baking and pastry arts diploma with a program GPA of 2.7 or higher and completion of required certificates (Emergency First Aid/Heartsaver CPR, Smart Serve Certificate, Sanitation Certificate, WHMIS Certificate).
• Prospective students with culinary credentials outside of Ontario or baking and pastry arts credentials outside of George Brown Polytechnic will require department assessment, which may result in additional courses and completion of certificates (Emergency First Aid/Heartsaver CPR, Smart Serve Certificate, Sanitation Certificate, WHMIS Certificate) in addition to the bridge semester.

The H318 bridge courses (five core courses) take place from May to August. To continue to semester 5 of the program, students must complete the designated bridge pathway and maintain good standing with a minimum 2.3 program GPA (67 per cent or above).

Note: The bridge for entry into semester 5 (Year 3) of the H317 program comprises five core courses (Food Studies Research Methods, Introductory Food Studies, Food Literacy & Communications, Understanding Food Production, and Voices for Food Systems Change).