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This faculty-led program will give WSU business students the opportunity to study and live in Florence, located in Italy’s Tuscan Region. Students will spend 9 weeks studying at Apicius, The Culinary Institute of Florence. For the first four weeks, students will study traditional Italian cuisine emphasizing the importance of regional products and the seasonality of ingredients. During this session students will also take an Italian language course to prepare them for their internship placements, and a course taught by a professional sommelier. After completion of this part of the program students will be placed in internship positions throughout Florence for the remaining five weeks.

Excursions to the vineyards in the Tuscan Region, Capri, Pompeii in the south, and three beautiful Renaissance cities in the north are also incorporated into this program.

Courses: 
Traditional Italian Cuisine (3 Credits)
Wine Appreciation (3 Credits)
Internship (HBM 298 or 498
Italian Language (3 Credits)