I need someone who has experienced through this course in Taylor's Because I need to know about the Units they have in it, like the subjects they are teaching.
Because This table looks just weird compared to many or should i say all the other colleges that are available in malaysia.
Here is a screenshot for easier view.
http://img199.imageshack.us/i/programei.jpg/

Before i tell you why I find it weird, I will show u a couple of example of other school's course module.

this is from Nilai University http://www.nilai.edu.my/images/courses/mod_dipca.jpg
this is from KDU http://img38.imageshack.us/i/module.jpg/

Now of course this modules are just Diploma's , what you can see is different from these different modules is... that.. for some awkward reason Taylor's has what is listed as
1.Malaysia Studies, Which.... I Dont know what it could it? what is it??? can anyone who is undertaking this course or have already graduated tell me what exactly is that?
2. World Geography!
3. Bahasa Kebangsaan A/B (is this bahasa malaysia? why? havent we already learn enough in school of course maybe this is for the international student)
4. Islamic/ moral studies : OK seriously i dont get this, why???? for my situation that would be moral studies, why moral studies?? same as BM, i have already learned it in school......

Ok so, who can tell me why is there such subjects? as if I need to learn all these, I want to learn about culinary arts, isnt that what the course tittle mean anyways? Why is there so little units directly associated with cooking? or kitchen. as compared to the other modules table we can see from nilai and Kdu

Ok so now i have told you about the weird thing i see.

now im going to tell you why i want to get some explanation from experience people.

I am trying to find the right College/University that at the same time is also my money's worth.
At the Moment, I can tell you, I am more willing to pay RM39K for KDU or Nilai, Because RM39k is the total cost of Taylor's Diploma in Culinary Arts, Yes that is a Big sum of money, That is why, I have to be sure and not judge the quality or education from just the programme modules alone.
That is why I need people who are taking Taylor's French Diploma in Culinary Arts or have graduate to tell me, Is it worth the money? is it better than other colleges?

As u can see from those module link i posted, KDU and Nilai seems to offer more education on Food or subjects that are well related to it.

So, It is hard for me to choose which college i will go to, So can you tell me if Taylor's offers better than what i see? i cant just judge from the programme list alone.

So the question you can help me by answering is.

1- If the Money is worth for getting the cert,or maybe some other college would be offereing better untis
2- Is there more cooking related subjects than what is listed from here http://img199.imageshack.us/i/programei.jpg/
3- Tell me about your education experience while undergoing Taylors Culinary Course (Minus industrial Training, because i want to know what you actually learn in the classroom)

Feel free to add anything you wishes to share with me.

Lastly I want to tell you, I love cooking, I enjoy cooking, I want to learn more about cooking , and of course not just about cooking, managing the kitchen etc etc , the last thing I want is. to enroll into a course that offers minimum education on this department and suffers my school years to wake up early in the morning travel all the way from Port Klang to PJ just to go to class and study moral/ BM/ Math/account/ and geography.
Also i wanna add, that I might further my studies in australia at le cordon bleu or william angliss in the future, it could be 3 or 4 years later.
and i know Taylors are partnered with le cordon bleu, But i have doubts in the programmes they offer.

Please save me before i fall into this pit of horror. and Please enlighten me if there is more to it than it seems.

This post has been edited by carollil: Sep 16 2009, 07:42 PM

M'sia studies, bhs kebangsaan n moral studies is a must take for msian, this is the rule set by msia gov.

you have no choice. however if u hav a pass BM in your SPM you can apply exemption for your bhs kebangsaan, but msia studies and moral studies you still need to take

Soralicious, So its compulsory that applies to every college then if i take it in Malaysia.
If its true, Thanx for the info.

K i guess i can accept that fact. But Any explanation on Geography.

from my experience, msian studies & moral studies, mostly all the lecturers will help students to get a high coursework mark, so in final you close 1 eye still can pass ^^
and these 2 subjects, pass is sufficient already, no point getting an A since it is not calculated into your CGPA.

For geography, i guess you need to study the origin country of the food you're cooking since the range is wide.

Alright thanx sora for your insights.i appreciate it.

But any other comments are still welcome. experience on your learning days. etc. feel free to share them.

how should i say this , from the comparison between taylors and kdu itself , you could see that taylors have more theories compare to the kdu. oh and i am from kdu . depends on what you want , maybe you should go and check the college individuals . i did that and i choose kdu over taylors.

could you help by eleborating why you prefered KDU over Taylors?

KDU as you already know is well known for its culinary course. Upon completion you may apply to transfer your credits to Le Cordon Bleu or William Angliss.

About 75% of its courses are practical based and you will spend 6 months of industrial placement which will give you invaluable experience. From their subjects you can see that it is quite focused on honing your culinary skills. You should visit their campus and talk to their lecturers to find out more.

Cheers!

I helped a friend apply for the taylors world scholarships.

She got it and was overjoyed.

Culinary Arts. She's still studying there. 3rd year now IIANM. You want her contact? She's a very nice girl. PM me if you want, and I'll send u her contact and she might just have the answers for u

grimm can u give me her number?i would like to know how she get the scholarship and how much she score for her exam to get the scholarship.I want to ask this because i want to go to taylor but i dont that much money to pay for the fees and my education is just like "not bad" but i love to cook,i since i was 4 years old and i think its already become my passion.Please help me about this,im taking SPM this year and thinking of going to taylor next year,really need the scholarship to pursuit my dream

Hey, im from taylors college school of hospitality.

So far from semester 1 to 6 i finish all that. and im pretty happy about it.

Why you said taylors offering weird course? non -sense

As i can see all the course offering from the 3 college are almost the same.

KDU? NILAI?

KDU.
Ok base on the course chart, i can see KDU offer most of the course do taylors and Nilai offering.

Nilai.
Same goes to Nilai.

Why we need finacial accounting? marketing? Restaurant management? Law? and EVEN GEO??!?

These courses come in useful when you come out to the industry, u need to know about accounting to determine lost and gain, Marketing? U need to know whats the market needs and customer needs, Restaurant services and managenet WHY WHAT?! Cause u need to understand how kitchen and restaurant link and how it flow, so that u wont miscommunicate with the restaurant during services. Wait LAW why? cause Law u need to understand what things u r doing is correct and wont be offend the FOOD LAW.

And your question, Geography?!
Honestly tell u, at first i joined taylors i find it stupid to study this, at first i find it stupid, then later on when i progress, i find this geo is useful, when people ask you, where does this ingredient come from?? u could answer them with confident. and u need to know why the ingredients is only available there? Wine Etc etc

Moral studies? BM? Malaysia studies?

are you from foreign or local?

if foreign u dont need to take it.

If local.

Its a must to take this subject, only BM which is optional if ur BM gets Credits and above.

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Added on September 29, 2009, 8:19 pmHope these answer ur question

This post has been edited by munak991: Sep 29 2009, 08:19 PM

Yes thank you , thats exactly What I want to know.


Thank you all for the response. I really appreciate it.