So I want to go into the beer/wine/spirits industry particularly in the production side. I’m currently a junior and am studying media arts with a concentration in digital arts and technologies. I feel that I could use the skills I’ve learned in this area for marketing or social media for a brewery, vineyard, or distillery. However, I originally started out as a resource conservation major but switched because I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with my degree. Now I realize that I should’ve probably kept that major because it was very science based and probably good for what I want to do and now I have a bunch of wasted credits. There is another major in parks, tourism, and recreation management that I think would be good too because breweries, vineyards, and distilleries are somewhat touristy and recreational. Both are in my universities school forestry and conservation with the resource conservation degree being more about protecting resources and the PTRM degree being more about business and management of natural resources. Both require most of the same classes just with some different electives and lead to a B.S. The resource conservation major allows lots of flexibility to create your own emphasis within the degree. I would like to double major in media arts and one of the other two options and then eventually go to graduate school for viticulture/enology and/or get a MSc. in Brewing and Distilling from Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. I know that either would be good and that I will be able to double major just fine. I’m also pursuing a minor in geography and a certificate in GIS if that matters. Would it be better to go with the resource conservation degree and create an emphasis towards viticulture or go with the PTRM degree and get some scientific and business knowledge?
Check Appalachian State, Colorado State, Washington state. They have fermentation and vinology as majors. I assume that you could minor in marketing or business to help you. My son is going to Colorado State but decided on horticulture. They have beautiful new green houses where they are growing hops and are selling to local beer companies. Really cool. Lots of chances to work for cool breweries while in school. Good Luck!
OP is already a college junior; I think she’s previously determined that it’s kind of too late for her to transfer colleges.