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Graduate Certificate in Wine Technology and Viticulture (449AA) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
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About this course
Coordinator
Dr Sigfredo Fuentes
Email: sigfredo.fuentes@unimelb.edu.au
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Currently enrolled students:
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Understand and utilise the principles of chemistry and microbiology as they apply to grape production and wine making;
- Interpret financial information and budgeting for decision-making under conditions of incomplete knowledge, risk and uncertainty;
- Devise and implement integrative management practices and techniques for the production of quality grapes and wine;
- Analyse wine quality using chemical and sensory techniques.
Generic skills
It is expected students will develop:
- Ability to plan work, use time effectively and manage small projects
- capacity to articulate knowledge and understanding in oral and written presentations and to allow informed dialogue with individuals and groups from industry, government and the community
Graduate attributes
The Melbourne Experience enables our Graduates to become:
Academically excellent
Our Graduates will be expected to:
- Have strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship
- Have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s)
- Reach a high level of achievement in writing, generic research activities,
- Problem-solving and communication
- Be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
- Be adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies
Knowledgeable across disciplines
Our graduates will be expected to:
- Examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
- Expand their analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects
- Have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems
- Have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment.
Leaders in communities
Our graduates will be expected to:
- Initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces
- Have excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations
- Mentor future generations of learners
- Engage in meaningful public discourse, with a profound awareness of community needs
Attuned to cultural diversity
Our graduates will be expected to:
- Value different cultures
- Be well-informed citizens able to contribute to their communities wherever they
- Vhoose to live and work
- Have an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our community
- Respect Indigenous knowledge, cultures and values
Active global citizens
Our graduates will be expected to:
- Accept social and civic responsibilities
- Be advocates for improving the sustainability of the environment
- Have a broad global understanding, with a high regard for human rights, equality and ethics.
Last updated: 30 January 2024