UC Davis Graduate Studies
Source: https://grad.ucdavis.edu/programs/gsoc Parent: https://grad.ucdavis.edu/graduate-programs
Sociology
About the Program
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The Ph.D. program in Sociology at UC Davis emphasizes rigorous preparation in sociological theory and research methodologies as the basis of sound scholarship. Sociology graduate students are encouraged to begin active research early in their academic careers. Students gain advanced knowledge of collective behavior and social movements; comparative/ historical culture; gender; development; economic sociology; law, deviance and social control; political sociology; social psychology; race and ethnicity, and immigration; and community and urban sociology. Students graduate with the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for professional research and teaching in sociology.
Degree Type
Departmentally-Based Graduate Program
Degrees Offered
M.A. Plan II \ Ph.D. Plan B
Lead Dean
College of Letters and Science
Degree Requirements
Administrative ByLaws
Major Code
GSOC
Admissions and Fellowship Information
Admission Requirements
UC Davis General Admission Requirements \ Program Admissions Requirements
Admission Deadlines
Priority: Dec 15, 2025\
Internal Fellowship Deadlines
Prospective Student Fellowship: Dec 15, 2025\ Continuing Student Fellowship: Dec 15, 2025
Admissions Actions
Program Contact Information
Primary Program Contacts
Graduate Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator\ Jacqueline Leaver \ 530-752-5015 | jjleaver@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Program Chair
Department Chair\ Robert Faris \ rwfaris@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Program Chair\ Erin Hamilton \ (530) 754-0786 | erhamilton@ucdavis.edu
Additional Contacts
Program Contacts
Advisor: Admissions and General\ Thomas Beamish \ Sociology \ (530) 574-1036 | tdbeamish@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: Admissions and Primary Contact\ Robert Faris \ Sociology \ rwfaris@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: Admissions and General\ Erin Hamilton \ Sociology \ (530) 754-0786 | erhamilton@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General\ Eddy U \ Sociology \ (530) 754-0790 | eu@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Studies Contacts
Internal Fellowship Analyst\ Heidi West \ (530) 754-9473 | hewest@ucdavis.edu
Senior Academic Advisor\ Sarah Hamid \ (530) 754-2355 | shamid@ucdavis.edu