Name of program:
(DNO - National Oenology Diploma)
Aim of program:
An oenologist must master the high-level knowledge required to perform the following tasks:
- contribute to the establishment and growth of vineyards;
- participate in designing the equipment used for technological processes and for equipping wine wineries;
- supervise the vinification process, the selection, maturing, storage, aging and bottling of wine;
- use sensory analysis in every phase of the product's development and storage;
- know how to adapt the product to the production constraints and market demand;
- perform analyses (physical, chemical and microbiological) of the products in question by interpreting the results;
- initiate and provide training on how to introduce people to wines and derived products;
- manage quality control for the wine sector (environment, health and safety);
- carry out technological research.
Opportunities
Oenologists have opportunities to work in the following sectors:
- wine-producing companies (individual and cooperative producers, consortia of producers);
- trading firms and commercial companies;
- oenological laboratories and auditing-consulting firms;
- business advisory and support bodies (chambers of agriculture);
- trade union and cross-industry bodies, technical institutes;
- State administration (DGCCRF, INAO, VINIFLHOR, Agriculture, Environment);
- educational and research structures;
- research & development departments of oenological product industries and equipment manufacturers;
- wine trading, distribution and communications sectors.
Eligibility
For enrollment on programs leading to the Diplôme national d'œnologue (National Oenology Diploma), students must prove they hold:
- either a bachelor's degree in biological, chemical, biochemical or agronomic science
- or an engineering degree (in a scientific or agricultural field).
Applicants' files are examined by a panel of professors and oenologists.
The program is also open to students on continuing vocational training courses, subject to the same criteria
Course structure
The program consists of two years of studies divided into semesters comprising mandatory and optional teaching units and internships. The Academic Committee approves the academic structure of the program.
Organizational structure
The program consists of two years of studies divided into semesters comprising mandatory and optional teaching units and internships. The Academic Committee approves the academic structure of the program.
Organizational structure of training:
The first year of the Diplôme National d'Œnologue consists of two semesters of study including an internship lasting at least three weeks.
The second year of the Diplôme National d'Œnologue consists of two semesters in which a practical internship on viticulture and vinification must be completed in a winemaking firm. This internship must last at least three months and may be carried out in a single period or in several stages.
The Diplôme National d'Œnologue program consists of the following mandatory and optional teaching units:
Program description and training objectives
Assessment of knowledge
Two knowledge assessment sessions are held per academic year.
Written or oral examinations may be added to the same type of examinations listed in the tables below, in order to validate the training delivered at the discretion of each center. The forms of these additional examinations shall therefore be determined by the institution in charge of the program but the coefficient assigned to all of these examinations over the two years cannot exceed 2.
A teaching unit shall be definitively passed and count as a course credit whenever an average grade of at least 10 out of 20 has been achieved in all the corresponding examinations.
The first year of the Diplôme National d'Œnologue shall be validated whenever an average grade of at least 10 out of 20 has been achieved for each of the different corresponding teaching units acquired by the student in the form of credits.
Students shall then be permitted to enroll on the second year of the program. However, if proposed by the Board, students who are granted an exemption under the conditions set out in Article 10 of the Order of June 5 2007 concerning the organization of studies leading to the Diplôme National d'Œnologue, may be authorized by the President of the University to enroll for the second year. The Examination Board may also allow students who have only validated 80% of the 60 ECTS credits in the first year to enroll for the second year.
The first year of the Diplôme National d'Œnologue shall be validated whenever an average grade of at least 10 out of 20 has been achieved for each of the different corresponding teaching units acquired by the student in the form of credits.
Students wishing to obtain the Diplôme National d'Œnologue are only allowed a maximum of three annual enrollments on the program. Under exceptional circumstances, however, the President of the University may grant exemptions from this restriction.
Post-internship examination:
This consists of an oral presentation of a report drawn up by the applicant after the second mandatory internship set out in Article 2 of this order, before a board consisting of at least one professional oenologist.
Candidates must achieve a grade of at least 10 out of 20 in this examination which is assigned a coefficient of 11.
Two sessions are held per academic year.
Assessment procedures:
Details of assessment of knowledge of the DNO1
Details of assessment of knowledge of the DNO2
Attribution of the title of Oenologist
The Diplôme National d'Œnologue is issued under the conditions provided for by the Law of 19 March 1955 (amended by the Decree of 2007) to people who have met the requirements of all the specified examinations.
A "pass" grade is awarded when the average of all grades in all of these examinations and assessments, subject to the coefficients set out above, is at least 10 out of 20 and under 12; a grade of "assez bien" (approximately grade "B") is awarded when this average is at least 12 and under 14; a grade of "bien" ("cum laude") is awarded when this average is at least 14 and under 16, and a grade of "très bien" ("magna cum laude") is awarded when an average of at least 16 is achieved.
Applications must be submitted online
Application schedule for 2017/2018
- Server activation and downloading of application forms: from April 24 to May 24, 2017
- Deadline date for receipt of applications (as evidenced by postmark): May 24, 2017
- Application file-based selection board: June 6,7,8 and 12
- Final admission decision: June 14, 2017
Applications must be submitted by Internet via the University of Bordeaux website > Admission (Applying & Registering) > Formations-hors-LMD (Non-BMD programs) cliquez ici
Students with foreign diplomas (outside EEC):
Consult the University of Bordeaux website > Admission (Applying & Registering) > Etudiants étrangers (On the Move!)
Fees for continuing vocational training programs
- Continuing vocational training is intended for employees, self-employed workers and more generally anyone wishing to obtain training, become more proficient or validate his or her professional experience.
- You may be entitled to financial assistance, which is available via several schemes, depending on your situation
- The ISVV Continuing Vocational Training Department can assist you with your applications to funding bodies and can provide additional information upon request
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