卡洛理工学院

What is the Course about?

Brewing is the process by which beer is produced. Distilling is the fermentation and purification process for the production of distilled spirits including whiskey and brandy. The brewing and distilling industry in Ireland is growing rapidly and includes:

• A growing Irish beer sector employing 2,000 people
• Direct employment in distilling to grow by 30% by 2025
• Massive growth in microbreweries with 100 expected by 2025
• Plans to invest 1 billion in the Whiskey industry and to grow market share by 300%
• 28 distilleries now operating or being developed on the island of Ireland.

Course Structure

Successful brewing and distilling requires the application of both scientific and engineering principles. This four-year course, the first undergraduate brewing and distilling degree in Ireland, equips students with the necessary scientific knowledge and instrumentation competencies to work in the brewing and distilling industry. Combined with modules in product development, marketing and regulatory affairs, graduates will be ideally qualified to work in these expanding industries. The course incorporates an industry work placement in Year 3 and a research project in Year 4.

Is this course for you?

Would you like to work in one of Ireland’s fastest growing, innovative and most exciting industries? Would you like to develop skills in science, engineering, business and entrepreneurship while enjoying a ‘real world’ focused, applied course? Are you passionate about a future career which can take you all over the world? If so, then Ireland’s first honours degree in Brewing and Distilling is for you. With expert lecturers, leading-edge facilities, site visits, a six-month work placement and industry expert input from the first year, this unique course is for those who want to design their own way.

Special Features:

This is the first course of its kind in Ireland designed specifically to meet the demands of a growing industry.

• Professional recognition - Successful completion of this course allows exemption from the Brewing and Distilling Diploma level examinations to sit the Master level professional qualifications of the Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD).
• Industry-based work placement.
• Access to brewing and distilling facilities as part of the course.
• Collaboration with industry.