CA 288 - Olympic Competition Attendance

Credits: 5
Contact Hours: 12.5

Prerequisites: CA 287

Corequisites: TRL 730

College Level Prerequisites: None

Description: This is the final class of four designed for students who wish to follow a competition finishing school track at the S.I.C.E., which culminates in participating as a member of an American regional team at the The Internationale Kochkunst Ausstellung or “Culinary Olympics.” As a member of a regional team, students will travel to Erfurt, Germany to compete at the Culinary Olympics. Using templates from the previous three classes, the students will train for, design, construct, and display a regional table of cold food and participate in the hot food competition. They will organize the shipment of product to the event and arrange air travel, ground transportation, and lodging. They will create practice timetables and procure practice facilities. The students will complete a portfolio of the Olympic competition experience and a cultural and cuisine study of Germany and its food regions. This course requires a valid passport and working visas. This course is offered every four years in the fall and students will be responsible for all international travel costs associated with this course.

Department Consent: No Consent

General Education Distribution Category Met: None