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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 fulfills MMW 15 or MWW 122 (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 Professor Matthew Herbst at mtherbst@ucsd.edu or visit the program website.
The 2026 MMW California Mountains program is limited to 12 students.
On-site component: Summer Session I 2026 Week 3 - 4 (Sunday, July 12 to Friday, July 24)
Application priority deadline: February 13, 2026
Enrollment is very limited. Program details and applications can be found here.