Study culinary management in Malaysia: Taylor's Bachelor of Culinary Management (Honours)
Taylor's Bachelor of Culinary Management (Honours) combines kitchen practice with management, in a three-year, full-time degree from Taylor's Culinary Institute. Here is the full fee schedule total in rupees, the entry routes, the IELTS score, the intakes and the year-by-year curriculum. We work with 34 partner universities, and our Calicut team guides students into Malaysia every intake.
The degree at a glance
Malaysia culinary management at Taylor's: kitchen skills plus business
The Bachelor of Culinary Management (Honours) is offered by Taylor's Culinary Institute at Taylor's University and is accredited in Malaysia as (R3/1013/6/0033) (A9387) 11/30. Taylor's describes it as practical knowledge in food service management and culinary arts, with a curriculum that mixes culinary expertise, management, pastry skills and business sense.
Taylor's states that graduates receive a dual degree accredited by Toulouse University Jean Jaures and Taylor's University, and lists recognition by CHRIE and THE-ICE. Taylor's also notes limited batch sizes, so early application is encouraged.
What you actually study
The Malaysia culinary management curriculum, year by year
The core is spread over three years and ends with an internship. Alongside it, every student picks a Flexible Education package: an extension, a minor, a second major or free electives.
Year 1: kitchen foundations
- Business of Hospitality, Food and Leisure Management
- Food Safety and Sanitation
- Principles of Marketing
- Principles of Culinary
- Principles of Pastry and Baking
- International Cuisine
- Restaurant Service and Productions
- Advanced Pastry and Baking
- Food Sociology
Year 2: advanced cuisine and business
- Understanding Entrepreneurialism
- French - Basic
- Research Methods
- Food Media
- Advanced Cuisine
- Sensory Evaluation of Food
- Food Business Management
Year 3: product and internship
- Research Project
- Culinary Product Development
- Food Trends and Product Innovation
- Internship
Flexible Education: extension options
- Gastronomy: International Cuisine, Molecular Gastronomy or Food Styling, plus two more modules
- Patisserie: Modern Gateau and Petit Four, Sugar and Chocolate Artistry or Science of Baking, plus two more modules
- Or a minor, second major or five free electives
From the Taylor's University programme page. Taylor's marks all information as subject to change. International students also take Malay language and Malaysian studies modules required by the Ministry of Higher Education.
Published 2026 fee schedule, converted
Malaysia fees for Taylor's culinary management, in ringgit and rupees
Taylor's publishes a full fee schedule for the September 2026 intake, dated 14 August 2026. It lists every semester over nine terms, including two internship terms, and a grand total. The page shows the same total in USD at an indicative USD1 = RM3.80, so we quote the ringgit figures. Rupee figures use the Bank Negara Malaysia interbank rate of INR100 = RM4.3023 on 6 November 2026.
International total without service tax
≈ Rs32.88 lakh for the schedule
Grand total of the September 2026 schedule, including tuition of RM121,596 and the other charges the schedule lists for an international student.International total with 6% service tax
≈ Rs34.76 lakh for the schedule
Taylor's states that a 6% service tax applies to non-Malaysian citizens from 1 July 2025, on most fees, with exceptions listed in the schedule. Its own "with SST" total is RM149,554.Admission from India
Malaysia entry routes for Taylor's culinary management from India
Taylor's lists entry routes by qualification. It does not name Indian Class 12 boards on this programme page, and the prerequisites are written in terms of SPM or O-Level 'or equivalent'.
Indian boards
Source: Taylor's University programme page, checked 11 November 2026.
Other common routes
Source: Taylor's University programme page, checked 11 November 2026. Other recognised qualifications are considered case by case.
Class 12 applicants. Send us your Class 10 and Class 12 marks and subjects and we will ask Taylor's how they map to the equivalent routes. Taylor's says the requirements serve as a guideline and should be confirmed with its admissions office.
English evidence
Malaysia English requirement for Taylor's culinary management
For international students Taylor's publishes an IELTS score of 5.0. A pre-university or diploma completed in English can also count. International students who need to improve their English can take a preparatory course first, as Taylor's states on the page.
Source: Taylor's University programme page, English requirements, checked 11 November 2026.When you can start
Malaysia intakes for Taylor's culinary management: February, April, September
Taylor's lists February, April and September starts. The September 2026 fee schedule runs from September 2026 to July 2029 across nine terms, so the September route fits a student who finishes school in the spring.
The September 2026 schedule has nine terms, including two short terms and two internship terms at the end. It is a three-year degree, and the internship sits in the final year.
After the degree
Malaysia culinary careers after Taylor's
Taylor's lists executive chef, food and beverage manager, food production manager, food service manager, food stylist, kitchen consultant, pastry chef, sous chef and restaurant owner among the careers graduates can pursue.
Year 2 has Food Business Management and Understanding Entrepreneurialism, and year 3 has Culinary Product Development, so the degree leans toward running a kitchen or a food business, not only cooking in one.
Funding scope
Malaysia scholarship routes at Taylor's University
Taylor's publishes its scholarships and bursaries on its own pages, with separate criteria and deadlines. We have not copied an amount here because awards change by intake.
Tell us your results and we will check which scholarships fit alongside your admission application.
Questions families ask us
Malaysia culinary management at Taylor's: questions we hear
Is this a chef training course or a management degree?
It is both. Years 1 and 2 include hands-on culinary and pastry modules plus marketing, entrepreneurship and food business management. Year 3 ends with an internship.
Which total should I plan around?
Taylor's lists RM141,460 without service tax and RM149,554 with the 6% service tax for the September 2026 schedule. Your own offer letter shows the exact figures for your intake.
Does the fee include accommodation?
The schedule covers tuition and the other charges it lists for an international student. It does not list housing, so budget for that separately. We help you compare housing costs.
Do I get two degrees?
Taylor's states that graduates receive a dual degree accredited by Toulouse University Jean Jaures and Taylor's University. Ask us for the current wording at application.
Evidence
Sources for this Malaysia course page
- Taylor's University: Bachelor of Culinary Management (Honours) - accreditation code, intakes, duration, curriculum, entry routes, IELTS, dual award, careers. Checked 11 November 2026.
- Taylor's Culinary Institute undergraduate fee schedule 2026 (14 August 2026) - September 2026 intake semester table, totals and service tax notes. Checked 11 November 2026.
- Rupee conversion at Bank Negara Malaysia interbank rate of INR100 = RM4.3023 on 6 November 2026 (bnm.gov.my). Hero photo: Md Shaifuzzaman Ayon on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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