The academic program offers courses leading to a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Wine Business Strategies. The Wine Business Strategies Program includes specialized wine business courses and a student internship and is intended for the student who wishes to become part of a winery's general management team. Classes are taught by SSU faculty who have a professional academic background and have taken a special interest, completed research or have worked within the wine industry.
Thomas Atkin, Armand Gilinsky, Janeen Olsen, Liz Thach
The student must complete the following:
All pre-business majors must demonstrate practical computer competency prior to enrolling in BUS 211, BUS 230A, or any upper-division business core class.
Students must demonstrate basic, practical computer proficiency in the following areas:
Preparatory courses and lower-division core courses together constitute the Pre-major. A letter grade of "C" or better is required in each pre-major course. In addition to demonstrating computer competency, all the following coursework must be completed as part of the Pre-major program:
Upon successful completion of the Pre-Business requirements (a grade of "C" or better is required in each course listed above), the student can request a Change of Status from pre-business to business administration. Change of Status allows the student access to 300-level courses.
After Change of Status from pre-business to business administration, the student must complete:
“Sonoma kick started my career; I would never have made the valuable, lasting relationships I now rely on if not for the wine business Institute. Having wine business strategies on my CV provides an objective stamp of quality which sets me apart from other consultants working in my area.”
—Christian Pillsbury, 2006
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