. Studying abroad for wine major requires high professional background and language requirements

On December 29, 2011, in order to facilitate the majority of international students to apply better, liuxue86.com comprehensively compiled and provided "Study Abroad for Wine Majors: High Professional Background and Language Requirements" for the reference of domestic international students and parents. Hope it helps everyone.

Recently, many celebrities such as Zhao Wei announced the acquisition of foreign wineries and entered the wine industry. Celebrities' attention to the wine industry has aroused the public's interest in wine, and has also made the wine major a new professional choice for some domestic students when applying to study abroad. It is reported that our country has become a major international wine consumer, but it needs a large number of professional talents in various aspects such as production, management, international marketing and research. It is difficult for wine agents and wine manufacturers to find professionally trained sommeliers, winemakers and other talents when recruiting. Judging from feedback from study abroad institutions, although the number of students currently choosing to study wine-related majors in France, Australia and other countries is not large, it is increasing every year.

France

Most wine majors have background requirements

When people think of France, they think of fashion and wine, and wine has become a symbol of this romantic country.

France has a huge wine industry base and can provide students with more practical courses and numerous practical opportunities. According to Shi Donghui, project director of the French department of Jiahua Shida International Education Exchange Co., Ltd., according to the different needs of learners, France offers courses with different forms and diplomas in different types of institutions. For example, basic grape growing and wine tasting majors should be set up in public universities to cultivate outstanding practitioners; wine sales and management majors should be set up in private business schools to train professional trade personnel.

Bordeaux Business School, INSEEC Business School Group, Dijon Business School, etc. are French elite business schools. They offer wine or wine sales and wine management courses, and the courses are highly practical. Enterprises participate in curriculum setting, and there are many internship opportunities. It is suitable for students who have good English skills, love red wine, and hope to obtain a diploma in a short time. Taught in English, private in nature, master's degree tuition fee is more than 8,000 euros/year.

Shi Donghui said that judging from the application, most wine-related majors in France have professional background requirements, requiring them to engage in wine-related work; or family members have relevant knowledge background. There are many students interested in this major, and applicants are mainly divided into three categories: the first type, students who are personally interested in wine, where their interests lie; the second type, related to their work background, are engaged in wine-related work; Three types: family members or friends are engaged in related industries and are familiar with relevant information and situations. Overall, the number of students currently choosing to study wine-related majors in France is not large, but it is increasing every year, with an annual growth rate of about 30%.

The learning time for English teaching in Australia is relatively short

There are many wine-producing countries. In addition to the traditional France, there are also Australia, New Zealand and even some less popular countries such as Africa and Central Asia. . With the continuous development of the wine industry, many universities in Australia have also opened related courses.

According to Li Xin, senior consultant of the Australian department of IDP Education Group, the University of Adelaide, one of the eight major universities in Australia, offers specialized wine majors. It offers three master's courses, namely oenology and grape wine. Cultivation and wine business, three courses are aimed at different applicants.

Among them, the Master of Oenology course is mainly focused on wine brewing methods. Students applying for this major need to have engineering and science degrees. The course needs to include chemistry courses, and they must have two years of relevant work experience. . The Master of Viticulture is mainly aimed at courses related to grape growth. Students applying for such courses need to have relevant backgrounds and need undergraduate studies in agronomy, biological planting science and related majors. The Master of Wine Business is mainly a master's degree course in wine marketing and sales, targeting people with a bachelor's degree in a related major and 2 years of relevant work experience.

Li Xin believes that compared with France, students studying wine majors in Australia are all taught in English, which is easier for non-French majors, and the IELTS score requirements are relatively low. The University of Adelaide's master's degree in wine generally only requires an average IELTS score of 6.0. The 1.5-year study time is shorter and less expensive than in France. Judging from the actual consultation situation, there are relatively few students inquiring about this major, and most students are simply interested in the wine major without a strong professional background, so the competition for applications will not be very fierce.

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