Postgraduate Certificate in Brewing & Distilling

Program Overview

Postgraduate Certificate in Brewing & Distilling

Overview

This Postgraduate Certificate includes modules on the technical aspects of brewing and distilling, and the opportunity to acquire hands-on practical experience in these disciplines, in our new micro-brewery/distillery at TU Dublin Grangegorman.

Course Details

• TU Code: TU5304
• NFQ Level: Level 9
• Award Type: Special Purpose
• Award: Postgraduate Certificate
• ECTS Credits: 30
• Duration: 1 Year
• Course Type: Postgraduate
• Mode of Study: Part Time
• Method of Delivery: On-Campus, Online
• Commencement Date: September 2025
• Location: Grangegorman
• Fees: €2,850 Total Fee

What is Brewing and Distilling?

This Postgraduate Certificate includes modules on the technical aspects of brewing and distilling, and the opportunity to acquire hands-on practical experience in these disciplines, in our new micro-brewery/distillery at TU Dublin Grangegorman.

Minimum Entry Requirements

• Level 8 (NFQ) or higher degree in Science, Food, Engineering or Business.
• Candidates with other equivalent qualifications and/or relevant industrial experience combined with suitable prior learning, both academic and professional, may be considered if deemed appropriate by the TU Dublin RPL Policy.
• Or international equivalent as deemed appropriate by TU Dublin.
• International students must have evidence of a English language proficiency e.g. IELTS 6.0

Module Listing

• Year One
  • Semester 1
    • Brew & Distilling Work Practice [Mandatory]
    • Brewery Operations [Mandatory]
    • Brewing, Fermentation & Distilling [Mandatory]
  • Semester 2
    • Creation, Innovation & Entrepreneurship [Mandatory]
    • Brew & Distilling Work Practice [Mandatory]
    • Beverage Product Development [Mandatory]

Schedule

Delivery will be blended: 2 on site days in Semester 1. 1 day on site and 1 day online or hyflex (can be attended on campus or online) in semester 2.

Work Practice Module (Semester 1 &/or Semester 2)

Students will undertake placement/work practice for 30 days or 6 weeks either part-time (integrated into semester 1 or semester 2) or in a block at the end of term, with an industry partner or stakeholder.

What Our Students Say

I think the programme is going to serve me really well in the future because I now have a little be more of the science knowledge on brewing & distilling, but also, I think it’s opened up another career path in marketing or innovation or new product development. Something along those lines which I wouldn’t have had exposure to in my job previous to this. Padraig Fox, Guinness Global Brand Ambassador, Diageo & Graduate

I motivated to join the programme because while I have a lot of experience this is the first time has been an opportunity in Ireland for people like me who haven’t come through the brewing & distilling industry to get some qualifications without having to start at the very start, where we can come in at a postgraduate level. I think the programme is going to be great benefit to my future business career because I am now more certain of the decisions I am making, especially on the technical side and on the product development side. While I did have formal education in innovation and entrepreneurship, what I didn’t have were food and drink entrepreneurship skills – and that’s what this course has given me, which I’m going to take right through the business over the next five to ten years. Stuart McNamara, Director, Portmagee Whiskey & Graduate

One aspect of the course that was very good was the networking. There were sixteen students from varied backgrounds and experiences. I came from a dairy background, others from the drinks business, and others from non-food backgrounds, so the networking part of it was fantastic. Paul MacGabhann, Marketing and Brand Strategist & Graduate