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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
MOLECULAR GASTRONOMY GMS520 - 3 + 0 10

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Understands the basic principles of molecular gastronomy.
2) Learn tools and techniques.
3) Applies food and beverage applications.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITIONIn this course, students will be informed about subjects like the analysis of properties of products and compounds, textural changes, water activity, absorption, gelatinization, emulsification, and volatile and non-volatile aromatic compounds. In addition, subjects like basic structures of foods, types of molecular kitchen products and chemistry of tasting will be discussed.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week İntroduction to Molecular Gastronomy: History
2nd Week Chemical Structure and Properties of Foods: Carbohydrates in Molecular Gastronomy
3rd Week Colloids and emulsions
4th Week Freezing and heating (Conduction, convection, radiation)
5th Week Flavors, colorants, emulsifiers, stabilizers
6th Week Current foodstuffs
7th Week Sensory Analysis: Taste, texture, smell, flavor and sound
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Recipe analysis and formulation
10th Week Laboratory-based technologies
11th Week Desserts and Sweet Meals: Practical kitchen applications using Molecular Gastronomy tools and techniques
12th Week Hot Meals: Practical kitchen applications with molecular gastronomy tools and techniques
13th Week Drinks: Practical kitchen applications using molecular gastronomy tools and techniques
14th Week Future developments and trends
15th Week Final Exam
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING1. Durlu-Özkaya, F., Aksoy, M. & Sezgi, Gülistan. (2018). Moleküler Gastronomi. Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Experiment,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Total(%)30
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)30
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)70
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam122
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work17070
Preparation for Final exam16060
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam15050
Laboratory (including preparation)6424
Final exam133
Homework248
Presentation (including preperation)5420
Article Presentation3412
Total Workload291
Total Workload / 309,7
ECTS Credits of the Course10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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