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Making of the Modern World

Welcome to the Making of the Modern World (MMW)! MMW is the General Education core program of Eleanor Roosevelt College (ERC), one of eight undergraduate colleges at the University of California San Diego. MMW has an interdisciplinary approach that is broadly grounded in world history and provides instruction in research and writing. Since 1988, when the program and college were founded, MMW has been a foundational experience for all ERC students, serving as an academic manifestation of a central aspect of ERC’s mission for international connection and global understanding. MMW promotes our global diversity and equips students with a broad understanding of the past and its relationship to the present.

MMW is taught on campus and abroad in Global Seminars, which have been offered on every inhabited continent. In addition, the program offers MMW Serves, which combines MMW with spring break or summer service experiences in CA and beyond. MMW can help you find other opportunities on campus and beyond, such as the UC Education Abroad programs, which have summer, semester, and year-long programs abroad in more than 40 countries. 

MMW Serves 2026

The MMW Serves 2026 takes place over Spring Break (Sunday, March 22 to Friday, March 27, 2026) and is based in Borrego Springs in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, with activities ranging far and wide across the desert landscape. Photos from MMW Serves 2024 are available here.

PROGRAM DETAILS

MMW Global Seminar Summer 2025

MMW is offering the following five-week Global Seminars in Summer 2025:

  • MMW14GS in Ancient Greece -
    Professor Babak Rahimi
  • MMW15GS in Berlin -
    Professor Frank Biess
  • MMW 15GS in Cape Town -
    Professor Ivan Evans
  • MMW 15GS in London -
    Professor Patrick H. Patterson

All Global Seminars fulfill the MMW122 requirement for transfer students.

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Global Seminar 2025 Information Sessions


Scholarship Opportunities

MMW Courses

MMW is a five-course, lower-division sequence for students entering as freshmen (MMW11 – MMW15) and a two-course, upper-division sequence for transfer students (MMW121 – MMW122) that is taught during the academic year and in summer, at home and abroad. 

MMW Course Offerings

Other MMW Programs

Summer Global Seminars

Experiential Service-Learning

Co-Curricular Opportunities

MMW Recruitment

Teaching Assistant
UCSD Graduate students can apply through the IA system. Non-UCSD Graduate students can contact ercmmw@ucsd.edu
Lecturer
Contact ercmmw@ucsd.edu for details and indicate which course(s) you are applying for in your cover letter.   

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Contact Us

Email: ercmmw@ucsd.edu

Phone: (858) 534-4935

Fax: (858) 534-4791                                               

Location: ERC Admin. Building 2nd Floor

Mailing Address:

Eleanor Roosevelt College
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, Mailcode: 0546
La Jolla, CA 92093