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Summer 2027 | Siena, Italy

Apply Now - Applications are due by January 30
  • Program Fee: $8,550 (Final program cost may be lower based on enrollment, includes 8-credits, a $7,664 value!)
  • Includes: 8-credit tuition, accommodations, some meals, local transportation, cultural activities, and excursions.
  • Excludes: Airfare, passport and/or visa fees, additional meals, and other miscellaneous costs not covered by the program provider.
  • Tentative Program Dates: May 24 – June 21, 2027
  • Courses (Register for Both Courses Below)
    • ITAL 399 / ENGH 399
    • BST 399 / ESS 399
  • Applies as an elective in the following majors/minors:
    • ITAL – Italian Major/Minor
    • ENGH – English Major/Minor
    • BUS – Business Major/Minor
    • ESS – Environmental Studies and Sustainability Major/Minor
  • Fulfills the following GenEd Requirement(s):
    • IMMX – CLA-Immersive Experience
    • BHUM – CLA-Breadth/Humanities
    • BINT – CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary
    • GLC – CLA-Global Challenges

Information Session: Food, Culture, and Sustainability in Tuscany

Date: Tuesday, October 20
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Brothers College, BC-117

Date: Thursday, November 19th
Time: 7:00 PM
Google Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/kxc-ouuu-mac

RSVP Here!

Big Experiences Lead to Bold Futures

At Drew, all students graduate with at least two experiential learning opportunities on their transcripts. Guaranteed.

This shortTREC program fulfills the Gen Ed-Immersive Experience requirement.

Travel

Journey to centuries-old Siena in the heart of Tuscany, where cultural traditions are tied to the rich bounty of the natural environment and the foods grown and produced. Venture across the Tuscan hills to learn how regional food cultures reflect a long tradition of skills, knowledge, and sustainable practice. Plus: day trips to Chianti and San Gimignano and a three-day foray into Bologna, Italy’s food capital.

Rethink

Food in Social Contexts

What are the characteristics of Italy’s food culture? How did they inspire the Mediterranean diet and Slow Food movement? How do these traditions intersect with sustainability and sustainable agribusiness? With food justice? How do American and Italian attitudes toward the social contexts of food differ?

Explore

Find Italy in its Food Traditions

Engage with the Italian people, using site-based experiences to learn from growers, preparers, and consumers of traditional foods. Explore the interplay among food, culture, and sustainability through readings, lectures, and workshops. Synthesize your learning in written reflections and a final project.

Connect

Complete an eight-credit immersive experience while applying transferable skills like critical and ethical thinking. This interdisciplinary program is particularly relevant to students studying English, Italian, food studies, business, as well as environmental studies and sustainability, or planning careers in tourism, food studies, agribusiness, and natural resources management.