UC Davis Graduate Studies
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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
Administrative ByLaws
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