Opportunities for Student Community Involvement
UC San Diego Social Sciences students are engaged in numerous activities in the San Diego region and beyond. These opportunities can at times be life-changing, not only for the students, but also for the community members with whom they interact. Visit the links below to learn more about where our students are having an impact and consider how you too can get involved!
Academic Internship Program (AIP)
Anthropology
- The Cultural Design Practicum: Using Anthropology to Solve Human Problems - ANSC 138
- Human Rights Advocacy Seminar - ANSC 196
Center for Comparative Immigration Studies (CCIS)
Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence (CREATE)
Climate Action Lab
Communication
- Practicum in New Media and Community Life - COMM 102C
- Practicum in Child Development - COMM 102D
- Community Fieldwork - COMM 114K
Education Studies
- Explorations in Education - EDS 38
- Explorations in Secondary STEM Education - EDS 39
- Introduction to Design-Based Educational Research: A Field Experience for Improving San Diego Schools - EDS 120
- Partners at Learning (PAL) Program - EDS 130, 131, 133, 135, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141
- Hands-On Seminar - EDS 132
Ethnic Studies
- Community Labor Project
- Social Justice Praxis - ETHN 100C
- Race and Oral History in San Diego - ETHN 120D
- Refugee San Diego - ETHN 140A
- Practicum in Tribal Law and Journalism - ETHN 162
Global Health Program
- The Indigenous Futures Lab (IFL) Field School: Enhancing Ethical Genomic Research with Indigenous Communities - GLBH 108S
- Clinic on the Border: Health Frontiers in Tijuana - GLBH 111