The Graduate Diploma in Viticulture is designed to provide students with an excellent technical understanding of viticulture through provision of a relevant and coherent body of grapegrowing and viticulture knowledge and practice, and industry-relevant skills.

There are two entry points per year:

• February
• July

Two - three years part-time (distance)

A personal interview may be part of the application process.

Application for enrolment in these programmes is due by:

• February Start: 1 February (Orientation)
• 13 February (courses start)
• July Start: 16 July

Applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

• Have completed a three year degree or equivalent qualification or

Be able to demonstrate significant in-depth work and professional experience in science.

Most courses in the programme have pre-requisites defined for undergraduate students. These pre-requisites will be waived for graduate diploma students, provided students do not have significant gaps in their knowledge in the relevant areas. These areas are stated as ‘Assumed prior knowledge’ in the course table. At enrolment, each student will have to discuss their plan of study with the Programme Co-ordinator, who will decide if any additional study in these areas is needed before students will be allowed to enrol in the courses that require the assumed prior knowledge.

Students who have enrolled in, but not completed, the Bachelor of Viticulture or the Bachelor of Wine Science will be unable to enrol in either the Graduate Diploma in Viticulture or the Graduate Diploma in Oenology.

English Language Entry Requirement
Students are required to have attained an acceptable level of English language fluency. This may be demonstrated in a variety of ways, including successful study in English, approved scores on IELTS (6.0 Academic) tests, completion of accepted international equivalents or completion of an EIT Hawke’s Bay assessment.

The Graduate Diploma in Viticulture is designed for people to pursue careers as viticulturists, vineyard contractors, owner/operators of vineyards and wineries, technical consultants, in grower liaison positions, and as researchers.