Advanced Craft Brewing
Undergraduate Badge
Allendale • Face to face • 9 Credits
Brewing beer is a craft as well as a science. With more than 40 breweries in the area, the beer industry is expansive and well-established in West Michigan.
Overview
Grand Valley offers an Advanced Craft Brewing Undergraduate Badge program. This face-to-face program, consisting of nine credits, provides students with a solid foundation in beer brewing and product evaluation. It covers the scientific, historical, cultural, health, and societal aspects of brewing and consuming beer.
The curriculum includes courses such as Foundations in Brewing, Brewing Science, and Advanced Brewing. Students will develop skills in sensory analysis, brewing process proficiency, and beer design. The program emphasizes hands-on learning, ensuring students gain practical experience in brewing
Studying this program at GVSU offers several benefits, including access to experienced faculty and advanced facilities. The badge highlights marketable skills to potential employers and can be completed in a year, making it an efficient way to specialize in the growing field of craft brewing.
A digital badge, or badge, is a record of achievement that recognizes a student's completion of a coherent and meaningful academic experience. GVSU offers both credit and non-credit bearing badges as digital credentials. Credit-bearing badges include anywhere from 0.5 to 15 academic credits and may include additional noncredit criteria. Credit-bearing badges are also posted to the academic transcript.
Admission Information
Admissions to complete a digital badge is open to both degree and nondegree seeking students. If you are not currently a Grand Valley student, start your application here.
For current GVSU students:
- Declare your badge via myBanner. Login to Banner Self-Service, click on Student, Student Records, Add a Certificate or Badge to your Program, Select the appropriate badge from the drop down list, and click Submit.
- Speak with the appropriate badge coordinator to ensure criteria are being met. You will be able to track your progress toward the badge in myPath as well!
- Once you are done with the requirements, apply to receive the badge via myBanner.
- Once the completion of your badge has been verified, the badge will be posted to your student record and will be viewable on your transcript. In addition, your digital badge will be posted on Credly.com.
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Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea.
Top skills- Active Listening
- Time Management
- Service Orientation
- Speaking
- Coordination
Earnings statistics
| Annual Earnings | Percentile |
|---|---|
| $ 25,551.79 | 10% |
| $ 28,642.99 | 25% |
| $ 32,595.50 | 50% |
| $ 36,167.69 | 75% |
| $ 39,967.97 | 90% |
Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.
Top skills- Operations Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Speaking
Earnings statistics
| Annual Earnings | Percentile |
|---|---|
| $ 29,828.51 | 10% |
| $ 34,094.70 | 25% |
| $ 39,017.97 | 50% |
| $ 49,457.53 | 75% |
| $ 61,461.75 | 90% |
Work with food scientists or technologists to perform standardized qualitative and quantitative tests to determine physical or chemical properties of food or beverage products. Includes technicians who assist in research and development of production technology, quality control, packaging, processing, and use of foods.
Top skills- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
Earnings statistics
| Annual Earnings | Percentile |
|---|---|
| $ 35,519.57 | 10% |
| $ 44,142.92 | 25% |
| $ 53,133.48 | 50% |
| $ 59,806.01 | 75% |
| $ 82,360.51 | 90% |
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.
Top skills- Service Orientation
- Monitoring
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Speaking
- Active Listening
Earnings statistics
| Annual Earnings | Percentile |
|---|---|
| $ 32,756.33 | 10% |
| $ 42,896.42 | 25% |
| $ 55,119.34 | 50% |
| $ 70,117.89 | 75% |
| $ 94,745.87 | 90% |
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