CSUSB Model United Nations (CSUSB-MUN)
Want to sharpen your critical thinking, network globally, and boost your resume while tackling real-world issues? Join the Model United Nations Program at CSUSB and step into the shoes of global leaders! The CSUSB-MUN program teaches students about international issues, the United Nations and its subsidiary organizations, and how the global community responds to challenges.
This class offers personal growth opportunities such as public speaking, conflict resolution, and diplomatic writing, as well as the chance to make unforgettable connections and lifelong friendships, be in unique places, and have a life-changing experience. The alumni of this program have gone on to success in various fields, including graduate programs, law schools, diplomatic and foreign services, law enforcement, national security, academia, and the private sector.
Academically, this class teaches students about international issues, the numerous and incredible ways the United Nations works to address those issues, and how the global community is responding to the challenges of the next decade, century, and millennia. We do this by assuming the role of diplomats representing one or more countries. The team chooses a country to represent each year at one of the National Model UN (NMUN.org) conferences. The assigned countries have specific policies and hold specific positions in the United Nations system. Students learn about those positions and how to think, behave, and speak like a diplomat.
The work is divided into two categories: inside-class and outside-class work.
Inside class work includes practicing the conference's working sessions, learning about the rules of procedure, and practicing public speaking.
Outside class, work is doing high-level, scientific, and diplomatic research and writing policy documents.
The MUN practicum practice time is every Friday from 2 PM to 6 PM. (More than one absence may result in dismissal from the team.)
The application for the 2025 CSUSB - MUN New York team is now open and available here. For more information on joining the team, visit our How to Join page.