THE BUSINESS OF
WINE & BEVERAGES MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES IN WINE AND BEVERAGE MANAGEMENT Online
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WELCOME TO CIA’S
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE and PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Created by the world’s premier culinary college, CIA’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies is the definitive choice for professionals looking to lead change in food systems and drive impact across the food, beverage, and hospitality industries
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with a master’s degree.
CHEERS TO YOUR
VIBRANT CAREER Gain a business perspective on
the fast-growing wine and beverage industry. In this unique program, you’ll master the lifecycle of the bottle with a curriculum that takes you from tasting to marketing and distribution to restaurant and retail.
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS • Two-year, 30-credit online master’s degree program. • Flexible online format that fits your schedule and enables you to earn your graduate degree while working. • Online courses tailored to the wine and beverage industry (26 credits) that cover subjects including wine varietals and terroir, business operations, marketing, beverage management, mixology, and more. • Hone your beverage management skills and focus on key processes once the wine is in the bottle, including marketing, inventory management, distribution, and retail. • Interactive tastings and sensory analyses—during residencies and with tasting kits delivered to your home— so you can examine the synergies between wine and food.
• Expert faculty with impeccable industry credentials and teaching experience. Their instruction is perfectly complemented by insights and lectures from vintners, distillers, distributors, retailers, and beverage leaders. • Go beyond wine to study mixology, distilled spirits, and fermented and non-alcoholic beverages. • Three short, immersive residencies (4 credits) of approximately four to six days held in Napa Valley, CA and at the CIA main campus in Hyde Park, NY. • A diverse, tight-knit cohort of learners who grow together while sharing their knowledge of the wine and beverage industry and related fields.
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CIA’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies is uniquely positioned to equip industry professionals with the knowledge and credibility they need to pursue elite careers in the wine and beverage business. Over the course of two years, you’ll learn the business side of the industry, get hands-on field experience in world-famous vineyards, and network with top industry winemakers. Your newfound knowledge, experiential learning, and
UNCORK YOUR CAREER
connection to CIA’s network will help position you for success.
OPPORTUNITIES
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ADVANCE OR LAUNCH YOUR WINE AND BEVERAGE CAREER The master’s degree in wine and beverage management from CIA is designed for professionals who aspire to advance or transition into the world of wine and beverage. Wine experts are sought after in high-end restaurants, hotels and resorts, wineries, retail, and media all over the world in positions including: Wine and Spirits Director Wine Retailer Distributor Consultant Wine Tour Operator Food and Beverage Manager
Director of Hospitality Wine Educator Restaurant General Manager Wine Writer Beverage Concierge Special Events Manager
THE BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP As a graduate of the CIA, you’ll instantly become a member of an influential network of professionals, paving the way for unparalleled career opportunity. You’ll also have lifelong access to career resources—including job listings, and Career Fair and networking events.
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THE CIA
ADVANTAGE
The CIA has been educating successful wine, beverage, and hospitality professionals for decades, helping to launch and advance thousands of successful wine and beverage careers. The CIA’s Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies at our California campus—which you’ll visit during your residencies—is a state-of-the art wine education center. It boasts sensory classrooms designed for analyzing wines and beverages, wireless keypad response systems, built-in light boxes, and expectoration stations.
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ONLINE LEARNING
RESIDENCIES IN NAPA VALLEY, CA
CIA’s wine and beverage management master’s degree program is the only program of its kind, offering online learning with premium wine kits delivered to your door.
Your online learning is augmented with in-person residencies at CIA’s California campus. You’ll get experiential learning and real-world experience in the heart of Napa Valley. While there, you’ll visit world-famous wineries where you’ll participate in interactive tastings, get hands-on field experience, and network with the industry’s leading winemakers and distributors. Plus, you’ll have opportunity for teambuilding and collaboration with classmates from diverse backgrounds. There’s no better place to learn the intricacies of the wine industry than the Napa Valley!
Carefully curated by our expert faculty, tasting kits are comprised of 24–30 global wines per semester. You’ll learn the complexities of wine identification, sensory analyses, and master the intricacies of food and wine pairings. An innovative and modern approach to learning, this flexible online format takes into consideration the realities of working professionals with busy schedules. But online learning doesn’t mean alone—you’ll be part of a vibrant cohort who learns, grows, and networks together.
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Built with working professionals in mind, online classes provide schedule flexibility—no need to put your career on hold. Short, immersive, in-person residencies will give you real-life field
EXCEPTIONAL
experience essential to your career goals.
EDUCATION
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WINE AND BEVERAGE MANAGEMENT MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
FALL SEMESTER
SPRING SEMESTER
SUMMER SEMESTER
RESIDENCY ONE Viticulture and Viniculture, Orientation and Cohort Formation
Advanced Beverage Management
RESIDENCY TWO Tastings, Forum, and Framing of Capstone Project
2 Credits • CIA (Napa Valley, CA) Global Wine Business Operations
The New World: Southern Hemisphere
3 Credits
3 Credits
1 Credit • CIA (Napa Valley, CA) The New World: Northern Hemisphere 3 Credits
SPRING SEMESTER
SUMMER SEMESTER
The Old World: Northern Countries of Europe
The Old World: Southern and Eastern Europe
Graduate Seminar and Capstone Project
3 Credits
3 Credits
2 Credits
Spirits, Fermented, and Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Entrepreneurial Innovation and Business for Wine and Beverage
RESIDENCY THREE Presentation of Capstone Project/Graduation
3 Credits
1 Credit • CIA (Hyde Park, NY)
3 Credits
IN-PERSON
3 Credits
FALL SEMESTER
YEAR 2
YEAR 1
30 CREDITS
ONLINE
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ELIGIBILITY
AFFORDABILITY
To be eligible for enrollment, you must meet the following requirements by the program start date:
The CIA is committed to making your education as affordable as possible. You’ll find that our costs are comparable to similar colleges. Talk with us! Contact Student Financial and Registration Services at SFRS@culinary.edu or 845-451-1500.
• Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. institution or hold an international equivalent to a bachelor’s degree. • Complete an English proficiency examination if your first language is not English.
HOW TO APPLY The process is simple—apply online at masters.culinary.edu/wine. Your application must include a 500- to 1,000word personal statement explaining why you are interested in pursuing this specific master’s degree and why you are a strong candidate for the program. It should address the specific academic and professional qualities you possess that could help you excel in the program, as well as the goals you hope to achieve. In addition, you will need to provide a current résumé or CV, one letter of recommendation, and official transcripts sent from all previously attended institutions. Questions? Call 1-800-CULINARY (285-4627) or email admissions@culinary.edu.
CURRICULUM The CIA reserves the right to modify course sequence, content, and offerings.
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TRANSFER CREDIT The CIA may allow individuals who have earned graduate-level college credits at an accredited college and/or university to be awarded up to six credits toward their CIA master's degree(s). Because of the unique nature of the CIA’s curricula, only select course work can be considered for transfer credit. Course work evaluated and deemed acceptable based on its content and comparability relative to standard college/university curricula will be awarded college transfer credit consistent with the CIA’s Transfer Credit Policy. Transfer credit requests are reviewed by the appropriate dean to determine the equivalency in content and level to CIA courses or categories.
ACCREDITATION The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 267-284-5000. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institution accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
NOTICE CONCERNING THE TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDITS EARNED AT THE CIA The transferability of credits you earn at The Culinary Institute of America is at the complete discretion of an institution to which you may seek to transfer. Acceptance of the degree or certificate you earn from the CIA is also at the complete discretion of the institution to which you seek to transfer. If the degree or certificate you earn at the CIA is not accepted at the institution to which you seek to transfer, you may be required to repeat some or all of your coursework at the institution. For this reason, you should make certain that your attendance at the CIA will meet your educational goals. This may include contacting an institution to which you may seek to transfer after attending the CIA to determine if your credits, degree, or certificate will transfer.
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