UC Davis Graduate Studies
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German
About the Program
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The UC Davis German Department provides its graduate students with a solid basis of erudition while encouraging innovative and multidisciplinary pursuits. Our students often combine the doctoral program in German Literature with interdisciplinary Designated Emphases in Classics and Classical Receptions, Critical Theory, Feminist Theory and Research, and Second Language Acquisition. The rigorous yet flexible M.A. and Ph.D. programs offer in-depth specialization in theoretical and historical problems pertaining to German literature and thought, as well as a track designed for those interested primarily in linguistics. The approximate time to degree is 2 years for M.A. students and 5 for Ph.D. students.
Degree Type
Departmentally-Based Graduate Program
Degrees Offered
M.A. Plan I \ M.A. Plan II \ Ph.D. Plan B
Lead Dean
College of Letters and Science
Degree Requirements
Administrative ByLaws
Major Code
GGER
Admissions and Fellowship Information
Admission Requirements
UC Davis General Admission Requirements \ Program Admissions Requirements
Admission Deadlines
Priority: Jan 15, 2026\ General: Apr 1, 2026\ Space Available: May 1, 2026\
Internal Fellowship Deadlines
Prospective Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2026\ Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2026
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Program Contact Information
Primary Program Contacts
Graduate Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator\ Rob Hether \ robhether@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Program Chair
Department Chair\ Julia Simon \ (530) 754-1759 | jsimon@ucdavis.edu
Additional Contacts
Program Contacts
Advisor: General\ Elisabeth Krimmer \ German \ emkrimmer@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Studies Contacts
Internal Fellowship Analyst\ Heidi West \ (530) 754-9473 | hewest@ucdavis.edu
Senior Academic Advisor\ Brittney Solar \ bsolar@ucdavis.edu