Professional Certificate in Global Wine Studies (PR-GWINEST) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

The objective of this graduate qualification is to provide:

• an international capstone component to the current breadth sequence in wine offered at the University of Melbourne providing both disciplinary and cohort coherence and a bridge between undergraduate experience and what lies beyond.
• students with a greater depth of understanding of the global wine industry ,through grounding this knowledge in a broad and international intellectual and cultural framework, developing capacity for graduates to work adaptively in settings that are professionally, culturally and geographically diverse.
• an opportunity for students to experience the international wine industry in situ in France and explore the evolving patterns of global interconnection within the wine industry together with its cultural diversity
• students with experiences in foreign languages (French) which explicitly address cross‐cultural communication issues and provide training in language and intercultural skills
• Capstone experience both disciplinary and cohort coherence and a bridge between undergraduate experience and what lies beyond
• integration of disciplinary knowledge and skills as a core characteristic of the capstone experience.

Generic skills

• Achievement in writing, research activities, problem-solving and communication.
• Be creative thinkers, with an aptitude for self-directed learning.
• Teamwork through collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems and situations.
• Have an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in a global community.
• Respect cultures and values different from our own
• Understanding of social, political, historical and cultural contexts and international awareness.
• Public speaking and confidence in self-expression: through class presentations and discussion.
• The ability to critically assess information from a range of sources, and assess its quality and relevance to the questions under consideration
• The logical organisation of philosophical and commercial concepts

Graduate attributes

The Melbourne Experience enables our graduates to become:

• Academically excellent:
• • have a 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:
• • 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:
• • 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:
• • value different cultures
  • be well-informed citizens able to contribute to their communities wherever they choose 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:
• • 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, equity and ethics