Connect yourself and your students to peers abroad!
UC Santa Cruz faculty members can expand a currently offered course to include a virtual exchange element.
Class-to-class International Course Development
Global Classrooms are derived from existing courses at UCSC, revised by a UCSC faculty member together with their teaching partner abroad to incorporate the course design methodologies and pedagogical approaches of Virtual Exchange (VE), also known as Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL). Learn more about the COIL course design model.
Global Classrooms create opportunities for faculty to strengthen ties with colleagues and peers abroad, through joint teaching and course development, in support of future scholarly collaborations and potential graduate student recruitment. Additionally, they offer an innovative and accessible opportunity for UCSC students to gain international experience by leveraging online learning technologies and collaborative, project-based learning.
Read the recent Global Classrooms article in TLC Spotlight on Teaching to learn more about the initiative and the faculty experience.
The Division of Global Engagement’s Global Classrooms initiative endeavors to increase opportunity and access to global learning as outlined in our Strategic Plan for Internationalization, through supporting faculty in the creation or modification of globally-focused courses in every major.
Upcoming Courses
Learn more about upcoming courses below.
Winter 2025
| Course | Details |
|---|---|
| BIOL 117 – Neglected Tropical Diseases | Guido Bordignon, Teaching Professor; Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology. In collaboration with Ousman Tamgue, Senior Lecturer; Department of Biochemistry, University of Douala – Cameroon |
| ECON 114 – Advanced Quantitative Methods | Julian Martinez-Iriarte, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics. In collaboration with Gabriel Montes-Rojas, Professor; Department of Economics, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) – Argentina |
Anticipated 2025
| Course | Details |
|---|---|
| JAPN 109– Japanese Language, Society, and Culture | Saori Hoshi, Assistant Professor, Department of Languages and Applied Linguistics. In collaboration with Naoko Hosokawa, Project Lecturer; Centre for Global Education, University of Tokyo – Japan |
| SOCY/LGST 128J – World Jury on Trial | Hiroshi Fukurai, Professor of Sociology & Legal Studies. In collaboration with Denis De Castro Halis, Associate Professor of Law, University Estacio de Sa (UNESA) – Brazil |
Awardees
Below are the UCSC faculty Global Classrooms awardees. They work with teaching partners at institutions abroad to re-design their UCSC courses as Global Classrooms.
2023 Awardees
The following faculty members were selected in spring 2023 to develop their Global Classroom courses and deliver them in winter or spring 2024, or AY 2024-25.
Guido Bordignon, Teaching Professor; Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology
Teaching partner: Ousman Tamgue, Senior Lecturer; Department of Biochemistry, University of Douala – Cameroon
UCSC Course: BIOL 117 – Neglected Tropical Diseases
Hiroshi Fukurai, Professor of Sociology & Legal Studies
Teaching partner: Denis De Castro Halis, Associate Professor of Law, University Estacio de Sa (UNESA) – Brazil
UCSC Course: SOCY/LGST 128J – “World Jury on Trial”
Mark Baker, Continuing Lecturer in the Writing Program, Oakes
Teaching partner: Angelica Carvalho de Maio, Professor; Department of Geography, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) – Brazil
UCSC Course: WRIT 2 – Mapping the Neighborhood: Writing about Communities, Social Justice, Social Change
2022 Awardees
Hiroshi Fukurai, Professor of Sociology and Legal Studies
Teaching partner: Denis De Castro Halis, Associate Professor of Law, University Estacio de Sa (UNESA) – Brazil
UCSC Course: SOCY 128M – International Law & Global Justice (Contemporary Legal Issues in Asia – Innovation and Challenges – Corporate Legal Responsibilities: Global and National Trends)
Carolina González Riaño, Lecturer, Crown College
Teaching partner: From Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas – Colombia
- Jose Assad Cuellar, Professor, Faculty of Arts
- Luisa Fernanda Vargas Téllez, Faculty of Arts
- César Luis Morales Figueroa, Magíster, Faculty of Arts
UCSC Course: CRWN 1 – Ethical and Societal Implications of Emerging Technologies
Tiffany Lynn Wong, Continuing Lecturer, Writing Program
Teaching partner: María de Lourdes Pérez Cesari, Professor of Theater Arts, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) – Mexico
UCSC Course: WRIT 2 – Rhetoric & Inquiry (Mindfulness of the Creative Experience) (Spring 2023 – Class Search)
2021 Awardees
Jin Zhang, Distinguished Professor in Chemistry & Biochemistry
Teaching partner: Dr. Tzarara López Luke, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (Mexico)
UCSC Course: Molecular Spectroscopy and Applications in Chemistry
Edith Leni, Lecturer, Department of Languages and Applied Linguistics
Teaching partner: Michelle Espinoza Lobos, Associate Professor, Department of Humanities, Universidad Arturo Prat, Iquique, Chile.
UCSC Course: Second-Year Spanish (SPAN 4)
Emily Murai, Lecturer, Environmental Studies Department
Teaching partner: Geoffrey Gathii, Lecturer, Cooperative University of Kenya (CUK)
UCSC Course: Academic Literacy and Ethos: Global and International Affairs (CLNI 1)
Rob Sean Wilson, Professor of transnational/ post-colonial literatures
Teaching partner: Dr. Serena Chou, Associate Research Fellow/Professor, Academia Sinica, Institute of European and American Studies (Taiwan)
Global Classroom: Pacific Rim Discourse (LIT 133F)
2020 Awardees
Elizabeth Abrams, Provost of Merrill College and Senior Teaching Professor
Teaching partner: Joseph Akuma Misati, Professor, Community Development, Cooperative University of Kenya
UCSC Course: Reading Ourselves, Reading the World (MERR 1)
Alvaro A. Cardenas, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Teaching partner: Sandra Rueda – Associate Professor, Information Technology, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)
UCSC Course: Information Security (CSE 132)
Melvin Cox, Lecturer
Teaching partner: Denis Kamau Muthoni, Lecturer, Department of Entrepreneurship and Economics and Director, Directorate of Alumni, Career Services and International Students, Cooperative University of Kenya
UCSC Course: Focus on Africa (MERR 1)
Jess H.K. Law, Assistant Professor in the Linguistics Department
Teaching partner: Haoze Li, Assistant Professor, English Language & Culture, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (China)
UCSC Course: Structure of Chinese Languages (LING 188 – 1)
Annapurna Pandey, Professor in the Anthropology department
Teaching partner: Jyortimayee Acharya – Professor, Gender Studies, Rama Devi Women’s University (India)
UCSC Course: Women in Politics: A Third World Perspective (ANTH 194X)
Jennifer Parker, Professor of Digital Art & New Media
Teaching partner: José Carlos Espinel Velasco, Associate Professor, Sculpture & Artistic Training, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain)
UCSC Course: 3D Art + Design Studio 2 (ART 185)
Kirsten Rudestam, PhD candidate in the Sociology Department
Abigail Brown, Sociology PhD student
Teaching partner: Sarah Elizabeth Wolfe – Associate Professor, Environment and Sustainability, Royal Roads University (Canada)
UCSC Course: Water and Sanitation Justice (SOCY 173X)
Matt Sparke, Director of Global and Community Health, and Professor of Politics
David Shaw, Coordinator of the Right Livelihood College at UCSC
Teaching partner: Swati Banerjee, Associate Professor, Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Studies (TISS)
UCSC Course: Global Health Problems and Political-Ecology Responses (POLI 190U)
Beth Stephens, Professor, Art Department
Teaching partner: Sheila Atala, Teacher, Art, Annecy Alpes Art School (France)
UCSC Course: Environmental Art in the Expanded World (ART 80E)
Questions?
Contact Colin Cole, Partnership and Program Manager, globalclassrooms@ucsc.edu.
Past Courses
These are Global Classrooms that were developed and offered in past quarters. They may be offered again in a future quarter. Please be sure to check back at this Schedule page before each quarter to see which Global Classrooms will be offered again.
Fall 2023
| Course | Details |
|---|---|
| CRWN 1 – Ethical and Societal Implications of Emerging Technologies – CRWN 1 – 14 | Class Search – CRWN 1 – 15 | Class Search | In collaboration with: Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas – Colombia – Jose Assad Cuellar, Professor, Faculty of Arts – Luisa Fernanda Vargas Téllez, Faculty of Arts – César Luis Morales Figueroa, Magíster, Faculty of Arts |
Spring 2023
| Course | Details |
|---|---|
| WRIT 2 – Rhetoric & Inquiry (Mindfulness of the Creative Experience) Class Search | In collaboration with María de Lourdes Pérez Cesari, Professor of Theater Arts, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) – Mexico |
Fall 2022
| Course | Details |
|---|---|
| GCH 10 – COVID, Culture and Community Health – Class Search | In collaboration with Queen Mary University of London (UK-England) Developed with support from the UK Fulbright Commission Global Challenges Teaching Award |
| CSE 132 – Information Security – Class Search | In collaboration with Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) |
| LIT 133F – Pacific Rim Discourse – Class Search | In collaboration with Academia Sinica, Institute of European and American Studies (Taiwan) |
| CHEM 261 – Foundations of Spectroscopy – Class Search | In collaboration with the Department of Ceramic and Advanced Materials, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (Mexico) |
| SPAN 4 – Second-Year Spanish (Section 1) – Class Search | In collaboration with Universidad Arturo Prat (Chile) |
| MERR 1 (Section 18) – Reading Ourselves, Reading the World – Class Search | In collaboration with the Co-operative University of Kenya |
| DANM/FILM/HISC 250F – Film, Moving Image Installation, and Curatorial Lab – Class Search | In collaboration with IUAV University of Venice (Italy) |
Spring 2022
| Course | Details |
|---|---|
| ART 185 – 3D Art + Design Studio 2 – Class Search | In collaboration with Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain) |
Winter 2022
| Course | Details |
|---|---|
| ANTH 194X – Women in Politics: A Third World Perspective – Class Search | In collaboration with Rama Devi Women’s University (India) |
| ART 189 – Special Topics in Sculpture – Class Search | In collaboration with Annecy Alpes Art School (France) |
| POLI 189B – Global & Community Health Policy in Practice – Class Search | In collaboration with Tata Institute of Social Studies – TISS (India) |
Fall 2021
| Course | Details |
|---|---|
| CSE 132 – Information Security | Class Search | In collaboration with Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) |
| LING 188 – Structure of Chinese Languages | Class Search | In collaboration with Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (China) |
| MERR 1 (Section 1) – Reading Ourselves, Reading the World | Class Search | In collaboration with the Co-operative University of Kenya |
| MERR 183F – Focus on Africa | Class Search | In collaboration with the Co-operative University of Kenya |