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Commonwealth grant scheme (CGS):
Full-time - $6,962.00 pa
Part-time - $3,481.00 pa
Develop internationally relevant vineyard management skills with extensive studies of viticulture, vine physiology, vine pests and diseases, and water and soil management.
You'll underpin your viticulture and wine science studies with a scientific background in chemistry, plant sciences, soil science and data handling. Develop knowledge in the chemical and biological processes that affect grape production. You'll also gain the skills to understand site selection, grapevine varieties, propagation, vineyard establishment and management, irrigation and plant protection.
Our ongoing alliances with the Australian Research Council, NSW Department of Primary Industries and the NSW Wine Industry Association mean you are taught by industry-based, world-class research leaders
You can study viticulture online over six years part-time, so you can continue working while you learn. You may also be able to study parts of your course on campus, and/or take more subjects in order to fast-track your degree - potentially graduating in just 4-5 years.
When you graduate, you'll be ready to make your mark in a wide range of careers, including:
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
| AGR202 | Food Environment and Culture | 8 credit pts | ||
| AHT101 | Foundations of Agriculture | 8 credit pts | ||
| AHT231 | Agricultural Finance and Business Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| AHT274 | Industry Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| CHM115 | Chemistry 1A | 8 credit pts | ||
| CHM107 | Chemistry 1B | 8 credit pts | ||
| IKC101 | First Nations Foundations: Knowing, Relating and Understanding Country | 8 credit pts | ||
| IRR200 | Principles of Irrigation | 8 credit pts | ||
| MCR101 | Introduction to Microbiology | 8 credit pts | ||
| PSC103 | Botany | 8 credit pts | ||
| PSC104 | Soil Science | 8 credit pts | ||
| PSC215 | Plant Physiology | 8 credit pts | ||
| PSC221 | Fundamentals of Plant Protection | 8 credit pts | ||
| PSC311 | Soil Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| VIT212 | Viticultural Science | 8 credit pts | ||
| VIT313 | Integrated Vineyard Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| VIT314 | Vine Physiology and Performance | 8 credit pts | ||
| WSC111 | Grape and Wine Science | 8 credit pts | ||
| WSC115 | Wine Science 1 | 8 credit pts | ||
| WSC202 | Wine Production 1 | 8 credit pts | ||
| WSC217 | Sensory Science | 8 credit pts |
| Select one (1) subject from the following: | ||||
| HRT301 | Plant Propagation | 8 credit pts | ||
| ENM308 | Challenges of Global Sustainable Development | 8 credit pts | ||
| AHT404 | Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation | 8 credit pts | ||
| PSC420 | Water Policy and Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| PSC424 | Advanced Plant Protection | 8 credit pts | ||
| SPA431 | GIS 1: Geographic Information Science Foundations | 8 credit pts |
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As a Charles Sturt University student, throughout your course you have a responsibility to continue to develop skills in English language, literacy and numeracy as appropriate to your discipline. This ongoing development will enable you to effectively participate in your course and graduate prepared to enter the workforce.
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Successful applicants who do not have an appropriate high school background in chemistry or mathematics are strongly recommended to undertake Introductory Chemistry (SSS010) and Maths Skills 2 - Intermediate A & B (SSS072 & SSS073) in the University's Study Link program prior to commencing study in the course.
This course contains work integrated learning requiring access to a cropping or horticultural enterprise to gather information and pest samples (PSC221), access to winery or basic winemaking and analysis equipment for the production of a wine (WSC202), access to a vineyard, preferably commercial, to develop a vineyard management portfolio (VIT313) and a four-week placement in a commercial vineyard, winery or wine business (AHT274).
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply. Click here to view the specific international course entry requirements.
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After completing three years of study and working in the industry it was excellent to see how well the course components related to what was actually expected of graduates in the workplace. Charles Sturt University excels in providing graduates with the real skills that employers are looking for.
