College of the Sciences
Craft Brewing Program
Continuing Education
Director
Steve Wagner, PhD
Faculty
Roger Beardsley, PE
Jim Johnson, PhD
Dan Lee, MBA
Wayne Quirk, PhD
Allen Sullivan, PhD
Steve Wagner, PhD
Program Manager
Katie Kuntz
The Craft Brewing Certificate is an interdisciplinary certificate program designed to be completed in one academic year sequence. The certificate program provides an overview of the science, technology, and sales/merchandising aspects of the craft beer brewing industry. Topics include principles of malting and brewing, brewing process technology, brewing microbiology, and topics strategy for the craft brewing industry. Students learn about the trade using a variety of approaches including lab work, hands on experiences, lectures, field trips, and industry speakers.