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Wine Studies: Enology (AS) Agriculture & Natural Resources Total Units: 29
Term Effective: Fall 2017

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.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this program, 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.

Program Requirements:

The requirements for the Wine Studies: Enology (AS) program are:

  • Complete 29 units from
    • Wine Studies Core Requirements
    • Wine Studies: Enology Emphasis Requirements

Wine Studies Core Requirements - complete 17.00 units
CourseDescriptionUnits
AGBUS 2 Agricultural Computer Applications3.00
WINE 1 World Viticulture and Wine Styles3.00
WINE 3 Introduction to Enology4.00
WINE 42.1 Fall Winery Operations2.00
WINE 42.2 Spring Winery Operations2.00
WINE 70 Wine Component Tasting1.50
WINE 110 Professional Wine Judging1.50
 
Wine Studies: Enology Emphasis Requirements - complete 12.00 units
CourseDescriptionUnits
Complete any combination totaling at least 12.00 units from the following:
CHEM 1A General Chemistry5.00
CHEM 8 Introductory Organic Chemistry5.00
CHEM 42 Introductory General Chemistry4.00
WINE 55 Lab Analysis of Wines3.00

Term Effective: Fall 2017

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.

Previous Versions:

Wine Studies: Enology - effective Fall 2015
Wine Studies: Enology - effective Fall 2009
Wine Studies: Enology - effective Fall 2005

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.

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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