# Culinary Menu Planning (Certificate of Completion)

College of the Desert · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Culinary Arts

Source: https://catalog.collegeofthedesert.edu/programs/culinary-art/menu-planning-cert-completion-noncredit/

This program studies the basic principles of menu making for a variety of types of food service operations, considering the factors of clientele, types of operations, economic requirements, nutritional adequacy, skill of personnel, and equipment limitations.

### Learning Outcomes

#### Learning Outcomes

Upon satisfactory completion of this program students will be able to:

1.  Implement the strategies of planning and design by producing an effective and efficient menu for a variety of food service operations.
2.  Apply critical thinking skills to develop a sales menu for a restaurant considering current demographic, market, cost of recipes and nutrition.

### Program Requirements

#### Program Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Courses** | |  |
| CART 351A | Commercial Menu Design | 0 |
| CART 351B | Commercial Menu Economics | 0 |