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Food & Health in Switzerland
FST + HNFE - FOOD, NUTRITION AND HEALTH SEMESTER ABROAD
INCLUDES YOUR CORE CLASSES - DON'T LOSE TIME IN YOUR PROGRESS TO DEGREE!
Travel with FST and HNFE students to Ticino, Switzerland. Complete your required FST and HNFE courses as well as general curriculum requirements. The program will be based at the VT Steger Center for International Scholarship Villa in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland. This is a beautiful place to learn, and students will participate in Place-Based learning opportunities at local places such as Sustainable Farms, Cheese Production, Wineries and more. Click on the button below to get more information!
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COURSES OFFERED:
Courses will vary according to the cohort's make up and may include the following:
Base Program (Varies According to Cohort):
FST 2014 Intro Food Science (2Cr)
HNFE 2014 Nutrition Across the Lifespan (3Cr)
FST 2244 Topics in Food Science: Green Food Lab (1Cr)
ITAL 2984B: European Food Practices & Culture (3 Cr)
ITAL 1105 Italian 1 (3Cr) REQUIRED
Electives (On-site):
Approved Asynchronous FST or HNFE Bbg Campus Course (Variable Cr)
Independent Study/Experiential Learning (Variable Cr)
Approved Equivalent: Organic Chemistry Lecture + Lab (4cr)
HNFE 2484 Evidence-based Practice in Health Science (1cr)
IS 2964 Pathways: Florence + Machiavelli (1cr)
CHEM 2535/45 Organic Chemistry plus lab (Taught at Franklin in English) (3+1cr)
PHYS 2205/15 General Physics + Lab (Taught at Franklin in English) (3+1cr)
HNFE 2984 – SS: Public Speaking (Substitution for COMM 2004) (3cr)
HNFE 2974/4974 - Independent Study (Var cr)
HNFE 2964/4964 - Field Work/Practicum (Var cr)
FST 2974/4974 – Independent Study (Var cr)
FST 2984/4984 – Special Study (Var cr)
Program Contact Information:
HNFE: Renee Eaton | rselberg@vt.edu
FST: Brian Wiersema | wiersema@vt.edu
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Interest Meeting Dates:
November 16 @ 4:30-5:30 PM
Location: Room 108, HABB1 Building: 1230 Washington St. SW, Blacksburg, VA
December 5 @ 4:45-5:45 PM
Location: Room 108, HABB1 Building: 1230 Washington St. SW, Blacksburg, VA
February 1 @ 7-8 PM
Location: Room 328 Wallace Hall
Steger Center Pre-Orientation Zoom Meeting (2023)
