307519 v.3 Viticulture 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.

None.

STAT elements considered are E and either V or Q.

3 years' full-time study or equivalent part-time.

For further information about the program, contact the Muresk Academic Office on freecall telephone: 1800 246 622, email: muresk@curtin.edu.au or visit our website www.muresk.curtin.edu.au.

Course Structure			Hrs/Wk	Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
11247	v.5	Grape and Wine Production 101	5.0	25.0
303220	v.4	Food Chain Systems 101	5.0	25.0
303227	v.4	Agribusiness Communications 101	1.5	12.5
309728	v.3	Land Resources 101	5.0	25.0
309758	v.2	Horticultural Agronomy 101	2.5	12.5
				100.0
Year 1 Semester 2
303232	v.5	Farm Management Practices 101	5.0	25.0
303299	v.4	Agricultural Market Analysis 102	5.0	25.0
309729	v.2	Agricultural Statistics 102	4.0	12.5
309759	v.2	Horticultural Plants and Grapevine Physiology 102	5.0	25.0
309764	v.2	Irrigation Science and Technology 102	4.0	12.5
				100.0
Year 2 Semester 1
303244	v.4	Agribusiness Management 201	5.0	25.0
312367	v.1	Agribusiness Accounting Practices 102	5.0	25.0
312410	v.1	Viticulture Principles 201	4.0	25.0
312416	v.1	Introduction to Wine Marketing and Business 201	7.0	25.0
				100.0
Year 2 Semester 2
303252	v.5	Commodity Trading and Risk Management 202	5.0	25.0
309730	v.2	Agribusiness Taxation 202	3.0	12.5
309774	v.2	Agribusiness Law 202	3.0	12.5
312368	v.1	Agribusiness Financial Management 202	5.0	25.0
312413	v.1	Viticulture Practices 202	5.0	25.0
				100.0
Year 3 Semester 1
303277	v.4	Corporate Agribusiness Management 301	5.0	25.0
308079	v.2	Operations Research for Agribusiness 301	5.0	25.0
309766	v.2	Viticulture Project 311	5.0	25.0
312369	v.1	Agribusiness Marketing Research 301	5.0	25.0
				100.0
Year 3 Semester 2
303440	v.3	Agribusiness Planning (Capstone) 302	8.0	25.0
312370	v.1	Agricultural Extension and Information Systems 302	5.0	25.0
312371	v.1	International Agricultural Trade 202	5.0	25.0
312414	v.1	Sensory Evaluation 202	5.0	25.0
				100.0