Bachelor of Technology (Wine) (BTWN) - BTechWine

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

CRICOS code (International applicants): 066077M

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Program focus

This program develops knowledge and skills in winemaking, wine science, viticulture, wine business and wine appraisal. Students can complete their studies full-time, or part-time while working in the wine industry. Courses cover key theoretical concepts and provide intensive, industry-focused practical experience. Unique features of this program include integrated studies in wine business and weather, climate and climate change as well as intensive, integrated practical and industry experience.

Career opportunities

Graduates may be employed as viticulturists, winemakers and operations managers in Australia and overseas. Areas of employment could include vineyard and winery operation, production management, quality control, marketing and export of wine, or research and development in the wine, brewing and food processing industries.

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.

International applicants:

This program is offered to international students. An international student is a person who is not an Australian or New Zealand citizen and not an Australian permanent resident.

International applicants must have met the University's English language requirements or have completed the University'sELICOS/EAP program.

It is also 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 USQ International for information about entry requirements.

How to apply

Domestic students

Application for undergraduate programs may be made through the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC). The same procedure applies whether you plan to study on-campus or by distance education.

If you completed Year 12 at a Queensland secondary school you will be assessed for entry on the basis of your Overall Position (OP) or equivalent score. Year 12 students from other states or territories are considered for entry on the basis of their UAI, ENTER or TER and the subject prerequisites indicated. Other applicants will be based on their overall Rank.

International students

This program is offered to international students. An international student is a person who is not an Australian or New Zealand citizen and not an Australian permanent resident. Please refer to USQ International for information about entry requirements, visa arrangements and how to apply.

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 student contribution amount, which varies depending on the courses undertaken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Finder.
Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called HECS-HELP.

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 Course Fee Finder.
Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who reside outside Australia pay full tuition fees.
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called FEE-HELP.

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 Course Fee Finder.

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 minimum computing standards 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

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 BIO1101, BIO2202, CHE1110 and CHE2120. 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, WIN3304 , 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 enquiry form.

• email studysci@usq.edu.au

Currently Enrolled Students

• telephone +61 7 4631 2361 (Program Coordinator)

• email studysci@usq.edu.au

Exemptions

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

Recommended Enrolment Pattern: Part Time