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Our Degrees

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Major

Are you intrigued by the different ways different cultures tell their stories? Do you like learning languages and using them to connect to a culture’s arts and history?

Graduate Program

Comparative Literature

The Comparative Literature Graduate Program enables students to gain an advanced knowledge of several literatures in their original languages in a theoretically and historically informed context, a

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Minor

Construction Engineering and Management

California's construction industry continues to experience high growth as it continues to accommodate increasing population and as it faces renewal of much of the infrastructure built by previous generations. At the same time, the construction industry faces challenges of scarce materials, a need for decreased environmental impact in terms of the construction process itself and operation of the completed project, and a more complex operational, regulatory and social context in which it must do its work. The purpose of this minor is to better prepare professional civil and environmental engineers to thrive in this challenging industry, and to improve the efficiency of delivery and sustainability of the civil infrastructure in the state through their future efforts. It is expected that engineering students will enroll in this minor program, including civil, mechanical, chemical and materials science majors. Students from other colleges can also complete this minor, but it is recommended that they review the requirements with one of the advisors before enrolling. Students who are interested in construction of infrastructure in their discipline can make use of the skills that will be learned through completion of this minor.

Graduate Program

Creative Writing

The UC Davis graduate creative writing program is a two-year master of fine arts degree rooted in the study and creation of literature that reaches toward the other arts with the goal of presenting

Graduate Program

Cultural Studies

Cultural studies offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of culture and society that highlights how sexuality, race, ability, citizenship, gender, nationality, class, and language organiz

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Minor

Data in Society

The Data in Society minor provides students with skills to work with and think critically about data in a variety of academic, administrative, and industrial domains.

Major

Design

UC Davis offers the University of California’s only comprehensive Department of Design in which students engage in multiple areas of design practice, rather than pursuing a single path. Why?

Graduate Program

Earth and Planetary Sciences (Formerly Geology)

Earth and planetary sciences provides a dynamic interdisciplinary environment for studies of the Earth and planets, as well as the history of life on Earth, and applied and environmental geosc

Major

East Asian Studies

Firecrackers. TikTok. Anime. K-pop. Two of the largest world economies. Some of the longest-lasting civilizations. A quarter of the world population.

Minor

East Asian Studies

East Asian countries play important roles in today's global culture and economy. As the U.S.