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Diploma of Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management
Diploma of Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management

Diploma of Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management

  • ID:NC010032
  • Level:2-Year Undergraduate Diploma
  • Duration:
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Fees (CAD)

* Essential Fee, Health Insurance, Public Transit (Upass), Books and Supplies, etc

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60
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100
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20
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent including the following required course(s):
    • English – any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent
    • Mathematics – any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent
    • Biology – Grade 11 (C) or (U) or Grade 12 (U) OR
    • Chemistry – Grade 11 (U) or Grade 12 (C) or (U)
    • Students are required to be a minimum of 19 years of age by the start of classes.
    • Submission of a portfolio.

English requirements

  • Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE or C2 Proficiency/CPE), 169 with no skill below 162
  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS) including Indicator Test, 6 (No Individual band under 5.5)
  • Duolingo Language Test, Between 105 – 110 Internet-based (IBT) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) including Special Home Edition Test, 79 with 20 in Writing and 20 in Speaking
  • Pearson Test of English (PTE), 53-57 Canadian Academic English Language Test (CAEL), 60 with no individual band less than 50 Niagara College’s English for Academic Preparation program (EAP), Completion of Level 5 English for Academic Preparation (EAP) program with 70% and no individual grade under 50%

Course Information

As a graduate of Canada’s first Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management program you will be at the forefront of the ever-expanding brewery, microbrewery and brewpub industries.

Highlights

  • Since the inception of the program in 2010, Niagara College students and faculty have been awarded more than 30 awards at national and international industry competitions, including 9 gold medals and the title of North America’s Best Brewing Program.

  • Specialized education in brewing technology, sensory evaluation, quality control, brewery operations, sales management, and advanced business applications.

  • Hands-on, experiential learning in NC’s on-campus Teaching Brewery led by award-winning Brewmaster faculty.

  • Housed at the Canadian Food and Wine Institute where students compete for the best brew/wine and food pairings and compete and manage events such as Caps, Corks and Forks and the Project Brew Craft Beer Festival competition.

  • On-site hop yard and local farm products enable students to brew a full range of beer styles with students eligible to obtain Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD) certification.

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Term One (2021 Fall)

  • Code, Course Name, Credits

  • BREW1100, Introduction to Brewing, 3

  • BREW1101, Basic Practical Brewing, 3

  • BREW1103, Sensory Evaluation of Beer, 3

  • BREW1207, Packaging, 3

  • BREW1300, Brewing Ingredients, 3

  • CAPL1199, Computer Applications, 3

  • COMM1101, Language and Communications, 3

Term Two (2022 Winter)

  • Code, Course Name, Credits

  • BREW1104, History of Brewing and Beer, 3

  • BREW1201, Practical Brewing, 3

  • BREW1203, Sensory Evaluation of World Beers, 3

  • BREW1205, Brewery Equipment and Technology, 3

  • BREW1206, Brewing Chemistry, 4

  • COMM1208, Strategic Communications, 3

  • MATH1206, Mathematics of Finance, 3

Term Three (2022 Spring)

  • Code, Course Name, Credits

  • BREW1200, Brewing Microbiology, 4

  • BREW1294, Sensory Evaluation of Beer, Wine and Spirits, 3

  • BREW1301, Practical Brewing II, 3

  • BREW1304, Brewhouse Calculations and Recipe Formulation, 3

  • BREW1306, Filtration, Carbonation and Finishing, 3

  • BREW1400, The Brewing Industry, 3

  • Elective Information

  • Completion of additional General Education elective 1 course required

Term Four (2022 Fall)

  • Code, Course Name, Credits

  • BREW1302, Specialty Brewing, 3

  • BREW1305, Beer Evaluation and Judging, 3

  • BREW1401, Brewery Management, 3

  • BREW1402, Beer Sales and Promotions, 4

  • BUSN1133, Professionalism and Business Ethics, 3

  • PERS1226, Fundamentals of Human Resources, 3

  • Elective Information

  • Completion of additional General Education elective 1 course required

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Pre Courses

Our EAP program is designed to strengthen all areas of your English Language skills with the ultimate goal of preparing you for the workforce or to allow you to continue your studies in one of our undergraduate or graduate programs at Niagara College. The EAP program is taught at our Welland Campus that sits on over 100 acres of land. This large campus is ideally located in a residential area that is close to restaurants, shops and nice, single family homes. Many of these homes are part of our Homestay program allowing our homestay students to live within walking distance of the school.

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Pathway Courses

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

  • Assistant brewer

  • Brewmaster

  • Brew pub or brewery operator

  • Compliance manager

  • Event coordinator or manager

  • Marketing representative or manager

  • Packaging technician or manager

  • Production manager

  • Quality manager

  • Sales representative or manager

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Mandatory Insurance   

 

 

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