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  • Viticulture and Enology
    1204 RMI South Building
    Davis, CA 95616
    Tel: (530) 752-8035
    Fax: (530) 752-0382
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  • 250 Mrak Hall
    One Shields Avenue
    Davis, CA 95616

    Phone: (530) 752-0650
    Fax: (530) 752-6222
Viticulture and Enology

Application Deadline

  • 2013 ADMISSION
  • Final: Jan. 15

    2013 FELLOWSHIP
  • Prospective Student Fellowship: Jan. 15
  • Continuing Student Fellowship: Dec. 1

Degrees Offered

  • M.S. Plan I
  • M.S. Plan II

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Admission Requirements

  • Three letters of recommendation
  • GRE scores, transcripts, and a completed application.
  • Prerequisite coursework in biological sciences, chemistry, economics, mathematics, microbiology, plant sciences, and statistics.

Degree Requirements

Students follow the degree requirements reflecting the year s/he was admitted or the most recent version below.

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Students gain advanced knowledge of the genetics, physiology and biochemistry of grapevines; the chemistry, microbiology and sensory science of wines; and the chemical engineering of winemaking necessary for professional careers in the wine industry. This is a Professional Science Masters Program.

While only the M.S. is offered through this program, Ph.D. studies are offered through one of the following related Graduate Groups: Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Food Science, Genetics, Microbiology, Plant Biology, Soils and Biogeochemistry.

This program is an interdisciplinary Graduate Group.

For more information, visit the Viticulture and Enology website.

Contacts

Program Chair
David A Mills Viticulture & Enology (530) 754-7821
Academic Advisers
Douglas O Adams
(Adviser: Admissions and General)
Viticulture and Enology 9/1/12 - 8/31/14 (530) 752-1902
Hildegarde Heymann
(Adviser: Primary Contact)
Viticulture & Enology 9/1/12 - 8/31/14 (530) 754-4816
Andrew McElrone
(Adviser: General)
Viticulture and Enology 9/1/12 - 8/31/14 (530) 754-9763
Graduate Program Staff Coordinator
Judy Blevins Viticulture and Enology/BSE (530) 752-8035
Student Affairs Officer (SAO) in the Office of Graduate Studies
Laura Young Office of Graduate Studies (530) 752-2772