From WNEM:
Auburn University in Alabama wants to tap into that growing market with its new master's certification in brewing science. The school's board unanimously approved the program, which is awaiting the blessing of the Alabama Commission of Higher Education this summer. Competition is fierce for the inaugural class of 10 students, who could start the 18-hour, distance-learning program as soon as 2014.
Auburn would be one of only two universities in the U.S. to offer such a program – the other is the University of California, Davis. Auburn's foresight is unusual since Alabama's antiquated liquor laws have stalled the craft beer craze that started in the U.S. a little over a decade ago. Alabama and Mississippi are the only states where home brewing is still illegal, and Alabama only legalized the sale of gourmet beers with high-alcohol content in 2009.
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