L to R, The team behind AUT’s new Master of Gastronomy: John Kelly, Head of Department, Culinary Arts; Ineke Kranenburg, AUT Governance; Linda O’Neill, Head of School; Christine Hall, programme leader, Gastronomy, and senior lecturer, Lindsay Neill.
For those looking toward future study and want a topic incorporating, history, social anthropology, sociology, tourism, food, beverage, hospitality, media, festivities and celebrations, indigenous culture and food-ways, critical gastronomy as well as blue-sky future views, then AUT’s new Master of Gastronomy is for you.
The university recently celebrated the Combined University Council’s approval of the degree that programme leader for Gastronomy, Christine Hall said, “came as a huge relief. The university has been working towards this fantastic outcome for more than two years. Approval of the programme adds to the great programme offering we already have, and reflects the public’s never-ending interest in food and all its associated domains,” says Hall.
The eighteen month degree focuses on reflecting New Zealand’s unique gastronomy. As Hall noted, “Unlike European models, AUT has chosen to put Aotearoa New Zealand first, and gastronomically examine what happens in our country before looking further afield. This view will add to our sense of culinary identity, reinforcing New Zealand as a centre of gastronomic excellence”.
The programme will be delivered at the university’s City Campus on Wellesley Street and Hall was keen to point out that there are already a huge number of experts from industry wanting to take part. “This, coupled with our own lecturing and research staff, will create a dynamic learning pathway for students and be a real benefit to industry. When you think about it, gastronomy surrounds us, and this programme of study will reflect gastronomy’s importance”.
