Italy

CAMPUS FOCUS

CLINTON

SCOTT

MUSCATINE

Course Number and Title:
Food: The Law, its Science, and its Cultural Pleasures

Language of Instruction:
English and Italian

Semester Hours:
6 Credits Hrs.

Instructor:
TBA

Program Dates:
June 22, 2012 – July 14, 2012

Application Deadline:
May 15, 2012

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges are partnering with ISEP to offer this program. You will need to fill out EICC's application form as well as an application for IESP. Return all forms to Program Coordinator Jeremy Pickard (jpickard@eicc.edu).

Prerequisites:
Undergraduate and graduate students who have completed at least two years of undergraduate business studies and have a minimum 3.0 GPA are eligible. Non-native speakers of English must submit a minimum TOEFL score of 80 iBT or an IELTS score of 6.

Campus:
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
http://www.unicattolica.it
International Student Exchange Program (ISEP)
ISEP is a partner of Eastern Iowa Community Colleges

Italian excellence in the agriculture and food business is recognized worldwide. Piacenza, the city where the program will be held, is in the heart of Italian agricultural and food production area, also known as the Italian Food Valley. Università Cattolica's Faculty of Agriculture has very strong ties to other food industry giants such as Ferrero and to smaller local artisan food producers. Studying in Piacenza will give you the opportunity to combine access to such production with the economic and managerial approach delivered by our faculty and by distinguished agri-business company managers.

The Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, founded in 1921 by Father Agostino Gemelli, is one of the most comprehensive and complete higher education institutions in Italy. Università Cattolica excels in the diverse study opportunities that it offers in the humanities as well as scientific fields. It values and promotes an interdisciplinary approach that helps students gain scientific knowledge in a responsible and autonomous fashion through courses and strong research programs.

Program Overview:
This program is ideal for business students interested in acquiring direct knowledge of Italian business expertise and exploring the Italian entrepreneurial system. Particular attention is paid to fashion and design, tourism, agribusiness, art, small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), industrial clusters, and entrepreneurship.

The summer program offers 75 contact hours (10 ECTS, 6 US credits). All courses are taught in English. The program is divided as follows:

Week 1 (25 hours): Food Law
Week 2 (25 hours): Food Tradition and Innovation
Week 3 (25 hours): Wine and Place Marketing

Visits to Como (to experience the fashion and design industry) and Portofino (to experience the tourism industry) are planned for 2 – 3 Fridays of the course. For an additional charge, students have the option of spending the weekend in these places of interest.

Program Cost: $5,600

Included: