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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.
MMW California Seminar 2026
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. The 2026 MMW CA Seminar has two experiential options: the California Mountains program and the Baja California (Mexico) program. Space is very limited.
MMW Global Seminar Summer 2026
MMW is offering the following five-week Global Seminars in Summer Session I 2026:
• MMW14GS in Spain - Professor Nina Zhiri
• MMW15GS in Berlin - Professor Frank Biess
• MMW 15GS in Japan - Professor Ivan Evans
Global Seminar Information Sessions Calendar
All Global Seminars fulfill the MMW122 requirement for transfer students.
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.
Other MMW Programs
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.
Contact Us
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Contact Us:
Email: ercmmw@ucsd.edu
Phone: 858.534.4935
Fax: 858.534.4791
Hours:
Monday through Friday
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm