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GlobaLinks Learning Abroad: Italian Food and Wine (Outgoing Program) Print  Save  Share
  • Locations: Milan, Italy
  • Program Terms: IOP Summer
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  • Program Sponsor: International Studies Abroad 
  • This program is currently not accepting applications.
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There are currently no active application cycles for this program.
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Language of instruction: English Housing options: Private apartments
Program: Direct enrollment Class standing required at departure: 2-Sophomore, 3-Junior, 4-Senior
Areas of study: Agricultural sciences, Business administration Minimum GPA from application until departure: 3
Program type: Study abroad
Program Description:
GlobaLinks Learning Abroad

GlobaLinks Learning Abroad: Italian Food and Wine

The excellence of Italian food and wine is recognized worldwide. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the industry, including the business, law, science, production, and cultural pleasures that come from the food and wine of Italy. Delivered by Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC) agriculture faculty and distinguished food and wine company managers, learn about how food and wine is produced, distributed, and the operations side in various businesses and organizations. Located in Piacenza, the heart of the Italian Food Valley, the program includes lectures, industry speakers, seminars, and field trips with plenty of opportunities to sample and taste the food and wine of the region. The program is taught completely in English and no previous Italian language experience is necessary.

Location

This program is based in Piacenza, Italy, about 40 miles from Milan. Piacenza is a typical town of ancient Central-Northern Italy. The Italian excellence in the agriculture and food business is recognized worldwide. Piacenza, the city where the the program will be held, is in the heart of the Italian agricultural and food production area, also know as the Italian Food Valley, where many leading companies (such as Parmalat and Barilla) are based. In addition to its immediate proximity to Parma (Parma ham), Modena (balsamic vinegar), and Bologna (Mortadella, also known as bologna ham), Università Cattolica’s Faculty of Agriculture has very strong ties to other food industry giants and to smaller local artisan food producers. Studying in Piacenza will give you the precious opportunity to combine access to such production with the economic and managerial approach delivered by our faculty and by distinguished agri-business company managers.


Academic Highlights

This summer program is for students interested in food science, the law and business principles behind different national and international systems, and at the same time, enjoying local food goods. You will acquire knowledge about and experience three dimensions of the Italian food industry. The program, taught by both academic and professional experts, offers interaction and upclose exposure to the best practices of the Italian food industry. The program is taught completely in English and no previous Italian language experience is necessary. The program is worth 3-4 US credits.

The program will include:

  • Classroom lectures
  • Professional testimonials
  • Field visits to businesses and research labs
  • Seminars with experts and professionals involved in food safety or the food industry
 
The program will introduce you to the agro-food system, the national and international laws dictating its production and distribution worldwide, and how it operates in the various functional areas of businesses and organizations. And all of this while enjoying the food and wine of the local region.

Lecture Topics

  • Law and culture: how law is built by culture
  • Food safety
  • Consumers’ information
  • Law of torts in food field
  • Italian food tradition
  • Technology within tradition & innovation
  • Safety and food processing
  • Food chain
  • Sensorial analysis
  • The global market competitive scenario
  • Case study: Champagne Rioja and Colli Piacentini wine regions
  • New strategies in the wine industry
  • The new consumer and the experience economy
  • Terroir and place identity
  • The role of communicators and wine operators in the consumer buying decision process
  • Wine tasting: different ways of communicating wine through wine tasting. 

Excursions

Included Excursions

Field trips will be offered in conjunction with specific topic areas of the course. All trips and tastings are included in the program fee:
  • Franciacorta wine region, the excellence of Italian sparkling wine
  • Barolo and the Langhe wine region, Blue Chip Barolo wine producers and the WiMu, the
    museum of wine in Barolo.
 

Other Tours and Travel Available

Beyond our included orientation and excursions, you will be able to pre-book a wide variety of day, weekend, and week-long tours at a discounted price through our travel partner, STA Travel. These trips provide the ultimate flexibility for you to travel where you want to go, when you want to go, and with whom you want to go. Most trips have open dates, so you can pre-book the trip(s) that interest you, yet choose your dates later on once you’re abroad. This flexibility also means friends that you make from other countries/programs or even your friends and family who are visiting you abroad can also participate. Learn more>

Contact Us

Email us: studyabroad@globalinksabroad.org
Call us toll free: 1-800-980-0033
Learn more about this program on our website.  



This program is currently not accepting applications.