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IR at UCLA

To help undergraduate and graduate students enhance their experience at UCLA and gain further exposure to International Relations, the Burkle Center has kept a catalog of IR related organizations and opportunities at UCLA.

Study at UCLA

• International, Regional and Comparative Policy and Practice Initiative at the UCLA School of Public Affairs
  • minor, UCLA School of Public Affairs
  • M.P.P./joint degrees with Law, Social Welfare, Medicine, or Management, UCLA Department of Public Policy
  • M.S.W./Ph.D./joint degrees with Public Policy, Law, or Asian American Studies, UCLA Department of Social Welfare
  • M.A./Ph.D./joint degerees with Law, Management, Latin American Studies, and Architecture, UCLA Department of Urban Planning
• M.B.A., UCLA Anderson School of Business - Global Executive MBA Program partners with NUS: earn 2 degrees from 2 universities while traveling to 4 cities
• Ph.D., UCLA Department of Political Science
• UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine: Program in Global Health partners with institutitions in developing countries to solve widespread diseases
• M.P.H./M.A., UCLA School of Public Health: Concurrent or Articulated Degree Programs in African Studies, Asian American Studies, Islamic Studies or Latin American Studies
• J.D., UCLA Law School
  • Specializations in International and Comparative Law
  • Specialization in International Human Rights
    • Additional research program in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
    • Additional research program in Foreign Legal Study and Exchange

Student Groups at UCLA

• Amnesty International Club at UCLA
• Annual Mighty Mic concert
• BruinHope
• Bruins for World Peace
• Dance Marathon at UCLA
• FACE AIDS
• Fellowship for International Service and Health
• Global Business Brigades at UCLA
• Global Law Brigades
• Global Public Health Brigades
• Global Medical Brigades at UCLA
• Global Water Brigades at UCLA
• International Relations Association at UCLA
• International Exchange Club
• International Graduate Students Association
• International Institute Student Association
• International Students Association at UCLA
• Model United Nations at UCLA
• Nourish International - UCLA Chapter on Facebook
• UCLA International Law Society
• Polaris Project - UCLA Chapter Email
• World Vision Campus Initiative at UCLA
• For more listings visit: http://international.ucla.edu/studentgroups.asp
• If an above link isn't current, try searching for the group in Facebook -- email the Burkle Center with any updates!

Departmental Centers & Organizations

• Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars
• Burkle Center for International Relations at UCLA
• International Institute at UCLA
• Interdepartmental Academic Programs at UCLA
• International Education Office at UCLA
• UCLA Education Abroad Program
• UCLA Travel Student Programs
• UCLA Quarter Abroad

Internships at UCLA

• UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
• UCLA Fowler Museum
• UCLA LA Language World Online Magazine Internship: Interested in languages? Get journalism experience and learn about “foreign” languages in Los Angeles.

Volunteer Opportunities

• UCLA Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars: each quarter the Dashew Center accepts native English volunteers to teach informal English conversation classes. No experience required.
• UCLA Fowler Museum
• UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
• Occasionally departments within the International Institute require volunteers for events, check with the various departments to see if your help could be used or if any work study positions may become available .

 Research Opportunities

• The Globalization Research Center: Africa
• Check with the Global Studies Department, their offices maintain a list of IDP and Global Studies professors who are need of research assistance

 Publications

• JUSUR: UCLA Journal of Middle Eastern Studies
• Sandesha: South Asian newsletter sponsored by Indian Student Union at UCLA: E-mail uclaisu@gmail.com
• LA Language World

 Cultural International Groups

• Aavaa: Middle Eastern Dance and Performance Group
• African Activist Association – E-mail aaaucla@yahoo.com
• African Arts Ensemble
• African Student Union at UCLA
• Asian American and Pacific Islander Undergraduate Association (APIUA)
• Bataaka Nu Shaak Raas/Garba Team at UCLA
• Bruin Bhangra at UCLA
• Bruins for Israel
• Chinese Cultural Dance Club at UCLA
• Chinese Music Ensemble at UCLA
• Indian Student Union at UCLA
• Nashaa Hindi Film Dance Team at UCLA
• Samahang Modern Pilipino at UCLA
• South Asian Performing Arts
• Students for Justice in Palestine
• Law Students for Justice in Palestine
• For up to date contact information on the above groups try visiting the Center for Student Programming in Kerckoff or visiting their website.
• If you are a member of a student group not represented here please email the Burkle Center and we will gladly add your group's link.

Published: Thursday, October 08, 2009