Wine Studies: Enology (AS) Agriculture & Natural Resources Total Units: 28.0

Term Effective: Fall 2015

The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.

Term Inactive: Fall 2017

Associate Degree Requirements:

The major is one of several requirements students need to fulfill in order to be awarded the Associate Degree, the highest level of academic achievement recognized by Santa Rosa Junior College. Please note that all of the following requirements must be met in order for the degree to be conferred:

For all students admitted for the Fall 2009 term or any term thereafter, a grade of "C" or better, or "P" if the course is taken on a pass/no pass basis, is required for each course applied toward the major.

Previous Versions:

Wine Studies: Enology - effective Fall 2009
Wine Studies: Enology - effective Fall 2005

Description:

The Wine Studies major, with four areas of emphasis (Wine Evaluation and Service, Wine Business and Marketing, Wine and Vines, and Enology) is designed to prepare students for a variety of positions in the wine industry.

The Enology concentration, the study of winemaking, offers students an intense, hands-on experience in fall and spring winery operations and the essential introduction to chemistry, organic chemistry, and wine lab analysis. Santa Rosa Junior College's Enology concentration is an interdisciplinary academic/occupational program between the College's outstanding Chemistry and Agriculture/Natural Resources Departments.

The Enology emphases prepares students for entry-level positions as winery laboratory assistants, cellar masters, assistant winemakers, winery education directors, wine quality control specialists, and sensory evaluation personnel.

For students interested in the Wine Studies: Enology Certificate of Achievement Program, please see SRJC's certificate Web site.

Please see the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department website for more information.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this major, the student will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of general chemistry principles, wine microbiology fundamentals, and laboratory techniques; and
  2. Demonstrate practices of wine analysis methods during cellaring operations, laboratory/quality control tests as prescribed by company procedure; and
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals of the wine industry including product evaluation and common wine business practices.

Recommended Course Sequence

Program Requirements:

The requirements for the Wine Studies: Enology program are:

  • Complete 28.0 units from
    • Wine Studies Core Requirements
    • Wine Studies: Enology Emphasis Requirements

Wine Studies Core Requirements - complete 13.00 units
WINE 70Wine Component Tasting1.50
WINE 110Professional Wine Judging1.50
AGBUS 2Agricultural Computer Applications3.00
WINE 1World Viticulture and Wine Styles3.00
Complete a combination totaling at least 4.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
WINE 42.1 AND
Fall Winery Operations2.00
WINE 42.2Spring Winery Operations2.00
WINE 3Introduction to Enology4.00
 
Wine Studies: Enology Emphasis Requirements - complete 15.00 units
Complete any combination totaling at least 11.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
CHEM 8Introductory Organic Chemistry5.00
WINE 55ALab Analysis of Wines 13.00
WINE 55BLab Analysis of Wines 23.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 4.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
CHEM 1AGeneral Chemistry5.00
CHEM 42Introductory General Chemistry4.00

Course Prerequisites and Advisories:

Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories; that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course. Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers in the Program Requirements section.

Contact
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(707) 527-4408
srjcmajor002037@santarosa.edu