307519 v.2 Viticultural Management Major


Introduction

This major provides students with agribusiness management and marketing education and training combined with technical training in principles of viticulture, grape and wine production and sensory evaluation. Provides an opportunity to maximise Western Australia's competitive advantage by meeting the need for management and marketing skills education in the viticulture industry. This major combines key viticultural and wine science units with marketing, finance and management units. The learning model enables students to gain skills in communication, information technology, teamwork and cross-cultural skills which will enable them to assume leadership within the viticultural industry as well as in the broader agribusiness sector.

Course Structure

Hrs/Wk

Credit

Year 1 Semester 1

11247 v.4   Grape and Wine Production 101 5.0 25.0
303220 v.2   Agribusiness Systems 101 5.0 25.0
303226 v.2   Horticulture Plant and Soil Resources 101 5.0 25.0
303227 v.2   Communications 101 2.0 12.5
303390 v.2   Information Literacy 101 3.0 12.5
  100.0

Year 1 Semester 2

12615 v.4   Viticulture Practices 202 4.0 25.0
303231 v.2   Horticultural Plant and Soil Systems 102 5.0 25.0
303232 v.2   Agribusiness Systems 102 5.0 25.0
303299 v.2   Agribusiness Economics and Policy 102 5.0 25.0
  100.0

Year 2 Semester 1

11402 v.4   Introduction to Wine Marketing and Business 201 5.0 25.0
13496 v.2   Viticulture Resource Management 301 5.0 25.0
303244 v.2   Agribusiness Systems Analysis 201 5.0 25.0
303246 v.2   Agribusiness Accounting and Finance 201 5.0 25.0
  100.0

Year 2 Semester 2

12620 v.3   Sensory Evaluation 202 5.0 25.0
303251 v.2   Agribusiness Tax and Law 202 5.0 25.0
303252 v.2   Agribusiness Systems Modifications 202 5.0 25.0
303338 v.2   Agribusiness Finance 202 5.0 25.0
  100.0

Year 3 Semester 1

13497 v.2   Viticulture Project 301 5.0 25.0
303277 v.2   Corporate Business Management 301 5.0 25.0
308078 v.1   Agribusiness Marketing Research 301 5.0 25.0
308079 v.1   Operations Research for Agribusiness 301 7.0 25.0
  100.0

Year 3 Semester 2

13499 v.3   Viticulture Project 302 5.0 25.0
13502 v.2   Sensory Evaluation 302 5.0 25.0
303440 v.2   Agribusiness Planning (Capstone) 302 5.0 25.0
4373 v.4   Marketing 392 5.0 25.0
  100.0