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UC Davis Graduate Studies
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UC Davis Graduate Studies

Source: https://grad.ucdavis.edu/programs/gclt Parent: https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/departments-programs-degrees/cultural-studies/cultural-studies-phd/

Cultural Studies

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Students gain advanced knowledge of the study of culture and society that highlights how sexuality, race, ability, citizenship, gender, nationality, class and language organize embodied identities, social relations and cultural objects, and emphasizes the linked analyses of these factors in relation to local community formations, transnationalism, (post)(neo)colonialism, and globalization. Students graduate with the interdisciplinary research skills necessary to carry out research and teaching within an individualized specialization.

Degree Type

Interdisciplinary Graduate Group

Degrees Offered

M.A. Plan I \ Ph.D. Plan B

Lead Dean

College of Letters and Science

Degree Requirements

2025

2012

2009

2006

Administrative ByLaws

2006

Major Code

GCLT

Exceptions

QE Exception: No outside member needed


Admissions and Fellowship Information

Admission Requirements

UC Davis General Admission Requirements \ Program Admissions Requirements

Admission Deadlines

General: Dec 15, 2025\

Internal Fellowship Deadlines

Prospective Student Fellowship: Dec 15, 2025\ Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2026

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Program Contact Information

Primary Program Contacts

Graduate Program Coordinator

Program Coordinator\ Kaitlin Dabdoub \ kndabdoub@ucdavis.edu

Graduate Program Chair

Graduate Group Chair\ Rana Jaleel \ rmjaleel@ucdavis.edu

Additional Contacts

Program Contacts

Advisor: General\ Kristopher Fallon \ Cultural Studies \ (530) 754-2599 | kfallon@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: Admissions and Primary Contact\ Rana Jaleel \ Cultural Studies \ rmjaleel@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General\ Richard Kim \ Cultural Studies \ (530) 752-2069 | rskim@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General\ Susy Zepeda \ Cultural Studies \ sjzepeda@ucdavis.edu

Graduate Studies Contacts

Internal Fellowship Analyst\ Heidi West \ (530) 754-9473 | hewest@ucdavis.edu

Senior Academic Advisor\ Brittney Solar \ bsolar@ucdavis.edu