技术以及文化和经济一体化的力量正在缩小社会之间的距离。同时，种族，宗教和经济冲突继续在社会内部和社会之间爆发。其他社会的距离以及它们之间以及它们之间的剩余鸿沟都需要对它们的文化和制度有更好的了解。不能孤立地或在一个时间点上理解社会，但是，它们是由全球和区域环境（包括其政治，军事，经济和文化利益）及其过去所塑造的。个人和社会在重新解释其历史时反过来塑造了这些环境。<br> <br>国际研究计划是多学科的，并基于圣地亚哥大学加州分校现有国际专业的优势。国际关系和比较政治是政治学的公认领域。经济理论和方法论对于
Technology and the forces of cultural and economic integration are reducing the distances between societies. At the same time, ethnic, religious, and economic conflicts continue to erupt within and among societies. Both the proximity of other societies and the remaining divides within and among them demand a better understanding of their cultures and institutions. Societies cannot be understood in isolation or at a single point in time, however, they are shaped by global and regional environments-including their political, military, economic, and cultural interests-and their pasts. Individuals and societies in turn shape those environments as they reinterpret their histories. The International Studies Program is multidisciplinary and builds on the strengths of existing international specializations at UC San Diego. International relations and comparative politics are established and distinguished fields of political science. Economic theory and methodologies are critical to an understanding of the global world. The comparative study of societies and their economies, markets, and cultures lies at the core of sociology, business, and anthropology. Literature and linguistics offer a rich array of courses concerned with languages and traditions outside English-speaking societies. And area studies programs provide comprehensive understanding of particular countries and regions.