Culinary arts is the study of preparing and arranging food. Students learn how to create works of art that are also fit to eat. Students may choose to study one particular area or learn the generalities of many different specialties.

Earning a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree is an academic achievement upon completing a series of courses over the course of three or four years. The subjects that are studied in order to earn this degree vary widely under the disciplines of the liberal arts and sciences.