Overview

Within this Viticulture and Wine Science programme from the Eastern Institute of Technology you will gain hands-on experience in our campus vineyard, purpose-built winery and science laboratory facilities, as well as complete vineyard work experience, a commercial vintage and a research project in tandem with the winegrowing industry.

You will discover everything about growing quality wine grapes and how wine is made. You will learn about grape varieties, the environments they are best suited to plus the science and art involved in turning wine grapes into one of New Zealand’s most famous exports.

Career opportunities:

Graduating with a degree in Viticulture and Wine Science from EIT | Te Pūkenga opens up many career pathways for a future in the grape growing (viticulture) and winemaking (wine science) industries at a technical, supervisory or management level. Careers such as:

Vineyard manager, viticultural contractor, research and development, owner/operator of a winery/vineyard, wine/viticulture educator or a grower liaison position.
Winemaker, assistant winemaker, manager in wine, brewing or food industries, research and development, or as a wine/viticulture educator.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Wine Microbiology
Wine Business Management
Viticulture in the Field
Chemistry in Wine Science
Plant Science

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-20 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-02-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-02 00:00:00 , International

More details

International students are encouraged to apply at least 12 weeks before your intended start date.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

60

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Napier, New Zealand

Disciplines

Agribusiness Agriculture Horticulture and Crop Science View 8 other Bachelors in Agriculture in New Zealand

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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60

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must be over 18 years of age on 1 February of the year they apply for entry into this programme. Applicants under 18 years may be provisionally accepted into the programme but will be restricted in which courses they are enrolled in until they turn 18 years of age.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

University Entrance; or
an equivalent qualification.
It is strongly recommended that applicants have achieved:
At least 14 credits minimum at NCEA Level 3 in Chemistry
At least 14 credits minimum at NCEA Level 3 in Mathematics
Applicants who do not meet the criteria above, but present evidence of ability to succeed (for example, maturity, life experience, work experience, other study); or
Those who narrowly fail to meet the entry criteria above; or
Those over 20 years of age, with evidence of an ability to undertake tertiary study at degree level.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

26000 NZD / year

≈ 26000 NZD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

7256 NZD / year

≈ 7256 NZD / year

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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