The major courses of cooking and nutrition education include cooking raw materials, food hygiene and safety, cooking nutrition, food hygiene in China, cooking technology, pastry technology, China famous dishes, management principles, catering management and practice, China medicated diet, cooking aesthetics, kitchen English, etc.

Students majoring in cooking and nutrition education need to learn the basic theories, knowledge and skills of cooking and nutrition, get preliminary training in scientific research and modern education theory and practice, have the basic abilities of cooking, pastry and hotel management, and engage in teaching, teaching and scientific research.

Cooking and nutrition education majors cultivate catering enterprise management talents with solid professional knowledge, strong practical ability and innovative ability; Training scientific research personnel of medical diet and food nutrition research institutions; Cultivate applied teachers and senior professionals who are qualified as nutritionists and undertake the teaching ability of higher vocational colleges.

Cooking and nutrition education majors have good employment prospects. Graduates can engage in technical and management work in large and medium-sized hotels and group catering departments, and also engage in teaching and scientific research work in middle and senior cooking school or related scientific research departments.