UC Davis Graduate Studies
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Communication
About the Program
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Students gain advanced knowledge of how people create, transmit, interpret, evaluate and respond to messages to inform, relate to, and influence one another interpersonally, in small groups, in organizations, in public settings and across cultures. Students graduate with the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for professional research and teaching in the strategic aspects of social interaction, mediated communication, and the development of communication theories.
Degree Type
Departmentally-Based Graduate Program
Degrees Offered
M.A. Plan I \ M.A. Plan II \ Ph.D. Plan C
Lead Dean
College of Letters and Science
Degree Requirements
Administrative ByLaws
Major Code
GCMN
Admissions and Fellowship Information
Admission Requirements
UC Davis General Admission Requirements \ Program Admissions Requirements
Admission Deadlines
Priority: Dec 1, 2025\ General: Feb 1, 2026\
Internal Fellowship Deadlines
Prospective Student Fellowship: Dec 1, 2025\ Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2026
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Program Contact Information
Primary Program Contacts
Graduate Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator\ Stephanie Fallas \ (530) 752-3464 | sfallas@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Program Chair
Graduate Program Chair\ Drew Cingel \ dcingel@ucdavis.edu
Department Chair\ Bo Feng \ (530) 754-0978 | bfeng@ucdavis.edu
Additional Contacts
Program Contacts
Advisor: Admissions and Primary Contact\ Drew Cingel \ Communication \ dcingel@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