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 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 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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