Wine Industry Tertiary Studies

An annually updated list of Tertiary institutions and the programmes they offer.  E & OE, you should make your own enquiries before deciding on any particular course of study.

New Zealand Courses

ServiceIQ

Great Staff aren't born, they are trained. 

ServiceIQ is the industry training organisation (ITO) for the aviation, hospitality, retail, travel, tourism and museums sectors.

If your business is in one of New Zealand’s diverse and exciting service sectors and you want to offer the best service you can, we’d love to work with you. We offer a range of on the job programmes from short, upskill courses right through to national qualifications, and they could even be free.

Website:www.serviceiq.org.nz

Contact: 0800 863 693 or email intel@ServiceIQ.org.nz 

Tourism and Travel Sector Manager - Suzi Nock 09 33775333 or suzi.nock@service.org.nz 

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Bob Campbell, MW

Bob Campbell runs several wine courses - check his website for the current schedule. www.bobcampbell.co.nz

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NZ Biodynamic Association

Biodynamics is a systems approach, where the farm, vineyard, orchard or garden is viewed as a living whole and each activity affects everything else.  Management is based on the grower’s own careful observations, plus the results of tests and analyses.  In this way, modern technology and traditional knowledge marry to form a highly-effective method that’s unique to each location.

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EIT, Hawkes Bay and Gisborne (North Island)

EIT offers viticulture, wine science and wine business programmes from its campuses in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne, two of New Zealand’s major winegrowing regions. Offering grapegrowing and winemaking programmes for almost 30 years, EIT’s experienced lecturers are also engaged in research in collaboration with the wine industry.

Website: www.eit.ac.nz

Contact:  info@eit.ac.nz


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New Zealand School of Wines & Spirits

NZSWS New Zealand’s leading provider of international recognised Wine and Spirit Education Trust (London) WSET qualifications. Level 1 Foundation - Level 4 Diploma. Entry open to trade and consumers. 

Website: www.nzsws.co.nz

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The New Zealand School of Food and Wine,

The New Zealand School of Food and Wine offers full-time and part-time courses in wine and food studies.

Website                     www.foodandwine.co.nz

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Primary ITO

Primary ITO offer training and qualifications for over 30 primary industries, ranging from entry level through to business management. 

Website: www.primaryito.ac.nz

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Auckland University, Auckland (North Island)

1-year Postgraduate Diploma in Wine Science, consisting of taught papers, and thereafter a 1-year research MSc in Wine Science by thesis only and opportunities for PhD studies.

Website: www.chemistry.auckland.ac.nz   

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Otago Polytechnic Central, Cromwell (South Island)

Certificate and Diploma programmes in Viticulture.  

Website: www.op.ac.nz/central

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Lincoln University, Christchurch (South Island)

3 programmes in V&O - 3 year Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology, a 4th year BVO Honours degree and the 1-year Graduate Diploma in Viticulture and Oenology. Also research-based Masters and PhD degrees available.

Website: www.lincoln.ac.nz

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NMIT Marlborough (South Island)

NMIT Launches New Degree in Viticulture and Winemaking

A new viticulture and winemaking degree with a strong focus on practical and applied training will be launched at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) next year.

The new Bachelor of Viticulture and Winemaking began in 2016 at NMIT’s Marlborough campus. NMIT has offered viticulture and wine education for the past 23 years and previously, NMIT’s Diploma in Viticulture and Wine Production graduates were able to pathway into the Lincoln University Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology which could be studied at NMIT’s Marlborough campus.

The Bachelor of Viticulture and Winemaking will provide you with a degree level education in viticuture and wine making as practised in New Zealand and globally. Our Viticulture and Wine Making programmes are based in Marlborough, New Zealand's largest viticulture and wine production region, with over 100 wineries, more than 550 independent growers and 77% of New Zealand's total wine production. NMIT has been delivering these programmes since 1991. You will be learning from regional and national experts, within an environment that is actively engaged with both the industry and scientific communities. The programme applies a realistic approach to viticulture and wine making to equip you with the skills and knowledge necessary to work within ths attractive industry. The Bachelor of Viticulture and Wine Making is suitable for students with a range of experience from high school graduates to mature students wishing to retrain or gain academic recognition in their current employment.

Other: Viticulture and wine training at certificate and diploma level.

Website: www.nmit.ac.nz

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Australian Courses

University of Western Australia

Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Science

Website: www.fnas.uwa.edu.au 

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University of Southern Queensland

Website: www.usq.edu.au

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Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga Campus, New South Wales

Website: www.csu.edu.au

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NMIT Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (Australian College of Wine)

Website: www.nmit.vic.edu.au

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Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia

Website: www.curtin.edu.au


Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria

Website: www.deakin.edu.au

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University of Adelaide, South Australia

Website: www.agwine.adelaide.edu.au

Several wine courses are offered.

La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria

Website: www.latrobe.edu.au/agriculture/

Bachelor and Postgraduate diploma courses

International Courses

Sonoma University

Sonoma State University is the first in the United States to offer an undergraduate degree (since 1998), an MBA (since 2008), and most recently an Executive MBA (since 2012) focused on the business of wine. 

Today, our full slate of degree and certificate programs serve the wine industry and those aspiring to be a part of it.

Wine Business Seminars

Wine Business Certificates

Wine Business Degrees

http://www.sonoma.edu/sbe/wine-business-institute/education/

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Burgundy School of Business

MSc in Wine Business.

....designed to prepare graduates for the challenge of operating a successful wine business in today's global market

http://www.bsbu.eu/

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Bordeaux Sciences Agro

Master of Business and Science in Vineyard and Winery Management

The Master of Business and Science in Vineyard & Winery Management provides training in response to unmet market demand for wine industry professionals who combine both technical (viticulture and Oenology) and entrepreneurial (business management) skill sets.

 

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