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MMW California Seminar
MMW California (CA) Seminar is an experiential program embedded within the Making of the Modern World program with an on-site experience in the mountains of California in Summer Session I.
This program fulfills the UCSD Climate Change requirement and for ERC students, fulfills MMW15 or MWW122 (for transfer students).
The MMW CA Seminar will be taught remotely in Weeks 1, 2, and 5, with the on-site experiential component in Weeks 3 and 4.
To learn more about the program, contact Prof. Matthew Herbst, at mtherbst@ucsd.edu or visit the program website.
MMW CA Seminar 2026
The 2026 MMW CA Seminar has two experiential options. The California Mountains program is limited to 12 students and the Baja California (Mexico) program is limited to 8 students.
On-site component: Summer Session I 2026 Week 3 - 4 (Sunday, July 12 to Friday, July 24)
Application priority deadline: November 25, 2025
Enrollment is very limited. Program details and applications can be found here.
