Bachelor of Wine Science

Course Structure

The course comprises of compulsory subjects with a total of 192 points .

Core Subjects
AGB110 Agricultural Economics
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing
AGR202 Food, Environment and Culture
AGS107 Precision Agriculture and Data Handling
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture
AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management
PSC104 Soil Science

Compulsory Subjects
CHM107 Chemistry 1B
CHM115 Chemistry 1A
ENG210 Food & Beverage Engineering
ENG302 Winery Engineering
PSC103 Botany
PSC208 Plant Metabolism
VIT211 Viticultural Science
WSC101 Wine Science 1
WSC201 Wine Production 1
WSC210 Sensory Science
WSC301 Wine Production 2
WSC405 Wine Chemistry
WSC406 Wine Microbiology
WSC310 Wine Sensory Assessment
WSC312 Wine Science 2
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology
AHT274 Industry Practice OR SCI301 International Experience

Enrolment pattern

Distance Education
Year 1
Session 1
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture
CHM115 Chemistry 1A
Session 2
AGS107 Precision Agriculture and Data Handling
PSC104 Soil Science

Year 2
Session 3
AGB110 Agricultural Economics
PSC103 Botany
Session 4
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology
WSC101 Wine Science 1

Year 3
Session 5
AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing
Session 6
PSC208 Plant Metabolism
ENG210 Food & Beverage Engineering

Year 4
Session 7
WSC210 Sensory Science
VIT211 Viticultural Science (commence)
WSC201 Wine Production 1 (commence)
Session 8
CHM107 Chemistry 1B
VIT211 Viticultural Science (complete)
WSC201 Wine Production 1 (complete)

Year 5
Session 9
AHT274 Industry Practice
OR
SCI301 International Experience
ENG302 Winery Engineering
WSC310 Wine Sensory Assessment (commence)
Session 10
AGR202 Food, Environment and Culture
WSC310 Wine Sensory Assessment (complete)
WSC312 Wine Science 2

Year 6
Session 11
WSC301 Wine Production 2 (commence)
WSC405 Wine Chemistry (commence)
WSC406 Wine Microbiology (commence)
Session 12
WSC301 Wine Production 2 (complete)
WSC405 Wine Chemistry (complete)
WSC406 Wine Microbiology (complete)