# UC Davis Graduate Studies

**Source**: https://grad.ucdavis.edu/programs/gger
**Parent**: https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/departments-programs-degrees/german-russian/german-phd/

# German

## About the Program

### Learn More About the Program

[Visit the Program](https://german.ucdavis.edu/graduate-program)

[Email the Program](mailto:robhether@ucdavis.edu)

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

[2016](https://programs.gs.ucdavis.edu/api/doc/3024)

[2014](https://programs.gs.ucdavis.edu/api/doc/3023)

[2009](https://programs.gs.ucdavis.edu/api/doc/3025)

Administrative ByLaws

[2004](https://programs.gs.ucdavis.edu/api/doc/3026)

Major Code

GGER

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## Admissions and Fellowship Information

Admission Requirements

[UC Davis General Admission Requirements](https://grad.ucdavis.edu/applying-uc-davis)
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[Program Admissions Requirements](https://german.ucdavis.edu/admissions)

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

### Admissions Actions

[Request Admissions Info](https://apply.grad.ucdavis.edu/register/?id=9c9a7154-1f83-4dfa-a1c8-e60f719b1b81)

[Apply for Admission](https://grad.ucdavis.edu/node/841)

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## Program Contact Information

### Primary Program Contacts

Graduate Program Coordinator

**Program Coordinator**\
 Rob Hether
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[robhether@ucdavis.edu](mailto:robhether@ucdavis.edu)

Graduate Program Chair

**Department Chair**\
 Julia Simon
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(530) 754-1759 | [jsimon@ucdavis.edu](mailto:jsimon@ucdavis.edu)

### Additional Contacts

Program Contacts

**Advisor: General**\
 Elisabeth Krimmer
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German \
[emkrimmer@ucdavis.edu](mailto:emkrimmer@ucdavis.edu)

Graduate Studies Contacts

**Internal Fellowship Analyst**\
 Heidi West
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(530) 754-9473 | [hewest@ucdavis.edu](mailto:hewest@ucdavis.edu)

**Senior Academic Advisor**\
 Brittney Solar
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[bsolar@ucdavis.edu](mailto:bsolar@ucdavis.edu)