VIEN at Cornell University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate VIEN coursework.

• VIEN 2204Principles and Practices of Growing Grapes and Making Winesopens 26 courses (18.8 directly)
• FDSC 2204Principles and Practices of Growing Grapes and Making Winesopens 20 courses (6 directly)
• PLHRT 2204Principles and Practices of Growing Grapes and Making Winesopens 19 courses (2 directly)
• VIEN 1105Introduction to Wines and Vines Laboratoryopens 19 courses (1.3 directly)
• VIEN 2205Growing Grapes and Making Wines Laboratoryopens 13 courses (11 directly)
• FDSC 2205Growing Grapes and Making Wines Laboratoryopens 7 courses (5 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate VIEN work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 50 VIEN and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 25 more VIEN courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in VIEN. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 5 courses deep, ending at VIEN 4510

  1. FDSC 1104Introduction to Wines and Vines
  2. FDSC 2204Principles and Practices of Growing Grapes and Making Wines
  3. VIEN 2205Growing Grapes and Making Wines Laboratory
  4. FDSC 4500Winemaking Theory and Practice I
  5. VIEN 4510Winemaking Theory and Practice I Laboratory

• 5 courses deep, ending at VIEN 4710

  1. FDSC 1104Introduction to Wines and Vines
  2. FDSC 2204Principles and Practices of Growing Grapes and Making Wines
  3. FDSC 2205Growing Grapes and Making Wines Laboratory

• 5 courses deep, ending at VIEN 5510

  1. FDSC 1104Introduction to Wines and Vines
  2. FDSC 2204Principles and Practices of Growing Grapes and Making Wines
  3. VIEN 2205Growing Grapes and Making Wines Laboratory

• 3 courses deep, ending at VIEN 3610

  1. FDSC 1104Introduction to Wines and Vines
  2. VIEN 2204Principles and Practices of Growing Grapes and Making Wines
  3. VIEN 3610Vineyard Management I

Grade medians

Teaching in Fall 2026

Instructors on VIEN sections in Fall 2026, from the registrar's schedule.

• Dwayne Bershaw
• Gavin Sacks
• Kathy Arnink
• Patrick Gibney
• Ria D'Aversa

Cornell professor board

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under VIEN yet.

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Department events

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