CRITICAL STUDIES ON FOOD IN ITALY SUMMER 2016 PROGRAM

Program Description

The summer 2016 CRITICAL STUDIES ON FOOD IN ITALY program is a 5- week program that takes place from May 23 to June 25, 2016 in Rome, Italy
The program is open to all majors, and all students, degree-seeking or not.

Why take part in the program?
You will receive a once in a lifetime training in the food culture field while acquiring learning and scientific tools and collaborating with experts. You will receive a humanistic comprehension, a sensorial approach and knowledge of traditional and industrial processes in addition to becoming familiar with food cultures gastronomic cuisines and communication tools.

Highlights

The Critical Studies on Food in Italy Summer Program in Rome combines a multicultural exchange with educational, full immersion trips.
Enrolling in this program means you will be participating in courses with a focus on the Italian food culture from a historical, political, economic and social perspective,such as the history of agriculture and food; food production such as wine, including exclusive visits to vineyards; nutritional lessons; and a study of Italian cultural anthropology and philosophy.

What`s Included

COURSES OFFERED:
Critical Studies on Food Culture (3 credits)
Food media, communication and trends (3 credits)
Food, Nutrition and Culture in Italy (3 credits)
Italian Lexicon for Food Studies (3 credits)
Elementary Italian Language UMASS ITAL 110 (3 credits) COURSE and Intensive Elementary Italian Language UMASS ITAL 126 (6 credits)