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QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus and Distance education: 906109

CRICOS code (International applicants): 066077M

This program is discontinued from Semester 1 2014. Last offer of the program was Semester 1 2013. This program is only offered to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted.

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Program aims

The Bachelor of Technology (Wine) aims to develop knowledge and skills in wine making, wine science, viticulture, wine business and wine appraisal. Graduates will have a knowledge base and skills that will fit them for a career in vineyards, wineries, production management, wine marketing, quality control, research and development in the wine, brewing and food processing industries. Its aim is to provide graduates with an excellent technical understanding of wine making through provision of a relevant and coherent body of knowledge on wine production and wine science a scientific base that allows the underlying principles and concepts to be understood, and industry-relevant skills.

Program objectives

Upon completion, graduates from the Bachelor of Technology (Wine) program will have the following knowledge and skills:

Knowledge

• a firm science foundation that provides the principles and concepts required to understand grape and wine production

• an understanding of the wine production process for all major wine types, including how wine production is influenced by demands of cost, quality and throughput

• awareness of how scientific principles in the fields of biology, biochemistry, chemistry, and microbiology influence technical aspects of wine production

• an understanding at a biochemical and physiological level of how viticultural management influences grape quality

• an understanding of wine business management principles and wine marketing

• awareness of factors that have shaped the Australian and global wine industries and their current directions of development

• an understanding of sensory evaluation of wines and wine judging systems.

Skills

• ability to inter-relate scientific concepts and principles to production processes so that production problems are quickly identified and new production situations and demands are successfully handled

• the practical skills to manage a winery or a vineyard

• sensory evaluation skills that permit identification of winemaking problems, rapid detection of faults, and reliable assessment of wine quality and characteristics

• ability to understand and participate in wine judging processes

• ability to understand, and communicate effectively with technical vineyard and winery staff

• ability to apply principles of business management and marketing of wines.

Admission requirements

Australian applicants:

To be eligible for a place in this program, applicants will have at least a Sound Achievement over four semesters in Queensland Senior (Years 11 and 12) English. It is also recommended to have a Sound Achievement over four semesters in Mathematics B and Biological Science or Chemistry, or the equivalent of these qualifications.

It is recommended that international applicants should have the equivalent of a Sound Achievement over four semesters of Queensland Senior (Years 11 and 12) in Mathematics B and Biological Science or Chemistry. Please refer to for information about entry requirements.

Domestic and International Applicants from a non-English speaking background are required to satisfy .

If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a ¾«¶«´«Ã½app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, Applicants may be admitted to an Award Program.

Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of your higher education and you as a student pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.
Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Program structure

To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Technology (Wine), a candidate must complete or be exempted from courses with a total value of at least 24 units, according to the following recommended enrolment pattern.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 8 years to complete this program.

IT requirements

Students should visit the USQ to check that their computers are capable of running the appropriate software and versions of Internet web browsers and to check the minimum and recommended standards for software.

Residential schools

of three to five days duration are compulsory for those courses listed as having residential schools in the Recommended Enrolment Patterns below. Residential Schools of 3 days duration will be held at the Toowoomba Campus for the courses , , and . Residential Schools of 5 days duration will be held at the Toowoomba Campus or the Queensland College of Wine Tourism (QCWT), Stanthorpe, Queensland, for the courses WIN2201, WIN2202, WIN2203 , , and WIN3306 .

Enquires on the Residential Schools should be directed to:
Prospective Students

• telephone 1800 269 500 (within Australia Free Call), +61 7 4631 5315 (From outside Australia) or complete an .

• email studysci@usq.edu.au

Currently Enrolled Students

• telephone +61 7 4631 2361

• email studysci@usq.edu.au

Credit

Candidates must complete at least eight units of courses offered by USQ whilst enrolled in this program so at most sixteen units of exemptions may be granted.

Course transfers

Transfer or credit for completed courses from USQ or other institutions from incomplete programs to the Bachelor of Technology (Wine) program will be allowed in accordance with USQ regulations provided the courses in question are compatible with the requirements for the Bachelor of Technology (Wine).

Honours

Students meeting academic requirements in the undergraduate program may become eligible to continue on to a research Honours program, an 8-unit Coursework Masters program and further postgraduate study.

In this section:

• Recommended Enrolment Pattern: Full Time
• Recommended Enrolment Pattern: Part Time

Recommended Enrolment Pattern: Full Time

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Recommended Enrolment Pattern: Part Time

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.