This certificate of achievement is designed to prepare students with the specialized knowledge necessary for employment within the brewing and craft beer industries. In addition, students who earn this certificate are well-prepared to pass the first level of Cicerone© certification—a valuable accomplishment, and often a requirement for employment, in all phases of the brewing and craft beer industries.
To acquire the Certificate of Achievement in Brewing Technology, it is necessary to complete the following courses:
Please contact the Student Success Team for this program if you have any questions.| Course | Units | Typically Offered |
| 1st Semester | ||
| BIOT 130 - Fermentation Technology 1M | 5.0 | |
BIOT 130 - Fermentation Technology 1 (5.0 units) Advisory:BIOT 110, BIOL 101, CHEM 110 This introductory-level course takes up fermentation technologies, and emphasizes especially batch yeast fermentations associated with the brewing of beer. The course covers the history, development, and current status of beer brewing; the biology and genetics of yeast; and the influence of raw materials on the final outcome of the brewing process. Emphasis is placed on current technologies involved in modern, small-scale brewing. In addition, the use of yeast as a general agent of biological change is discussed. The laboratory part of the course emphasizes the design, formulation, and execution of a specific product in a hands-on environment in order to simulate current industry standards and practices. Field trips of industrial fermentation sites are included. | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 5.0 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| BIOT 240 - Instrumental and Sensory Analysis in BiotechnologyM | 4.0 | |
BIOT 240 - Instrumental and Sensory Analysis in Biotechnology (4.0 units) Prerequisite:BIOT 130 This advanced course takes up the laboratory analyses associated with industrial fermentations, with an emphasis on those analyses used in brewing. In addition, the course explores the techniques used in sensory analysis of foods—especially brewed beverages. | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 4.0 | |
| Total Units for Brewing Technology COA program | 9.0 | |
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| M | Major course; course may also meet a general education requirement |
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