Teaching Programs

The International and Area Studies Teaching Program provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of international and global issues. Comprised of six undergraduate majors and three graduate degree programs. IASTP is a unique intellectual domain.  It is committed to undergraduate teaching and is an integral part of the Division of Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies (UGIS) in the College of Letters Sciences (L&S).

Berkeley Programs for Study Abroad is the UC Berkeley resource center for the University of California Education Abroad Program (EAP). For 47 years, EAP has been sending students abroad for the challenge and adventure of a lifetime. In the 2008-2009 academic year, UC Berkeley sent over 750 students on programs that provided the skills and awareness necessary for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world.

Publications

The UC International and Area Studies Electronic Publications Program is a collaboration of internationally oriented research units on eight UC campuses. The UCIAS electronic publications program is a two-tiered system that utilizes new information technologies to make digital versions of works by UC researchers available to a global network of scholars and to encourage international intellectual exchange and research collaboration.

The Sanford S. Elberg Lecture in International Studies

Established in 1987 by the Institute of International Studies in honor of Sanford S. Elberg, Emeritus Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology and Emeritus Dean of the Graduate Division, this lectureship was endowed with contributions primarily from Dean Elberg's Berkeley colleagues. It honors his tireless efforts and substantial achievements in building the excellence of graduate education at Berkeley, including his support for international studies.