MMW Global Seminars

Global Seminar in Rome, Italy

MMW offers summer Global Seminars abroad, which we have taught on every continent except Antarctica.

Led by MMW faculty, Global Seminars provide enriching opportunities abroad in a small learning environment, with15-28 students in each program.

The five-week MMW Global Seminars combine two courses (8 units total) which fulfill one MMW course (MMW-014, MMW-015, or MMW-122 for transfer students), as well as other general education or graduation requirements.

Applications open in fall, and a program fee is required. To learn more, review the UC San Diego Study Abroad website or submit a question through VAC to a Study Abroad advisor.

History

MMW has been offering programs abroad since 2008, when the UCSD Global Seminars began.

MMW programs have been taught in Australia, Cambodia, Chile, the Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, and Zambia.

Global Seminar Summer 2026

MMW is offering the following five-week Global Seminars in Summer Session I 2026:

• MMW-014GS in Spain - Professor Nina Zhiri

• MMW-015GS in Berlin - Professor Frank Biess

• MMW-015GS in Japan - Professor Ivan Evans

Global Seminar Information Sessions Calendar

All Global Seminars fulfill the MMW-122 requirement for transfer students.

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