While an M.A. degree may be obtained while pursuing a Ph.D. degree, only Ph.D. applications will be accepted.

The Graduate Group in Cultural Studies at UC Davis emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to research that includes intersectional analyses of class, gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, nationality, transnationalism, postcolonialism, and related areas of inquiry. The program cuts across the humanities, social sciences, and agricultural and environmental studies and draws faculty from a wide range of disciplines and interests. Students may pursue research in the following areas: 1) gender and masculinity, 2) sexualities, 3) comparative race studies, 4) media and popular cultural representation, 5) science, technology and society, 6) transnational and global studies, 7) religions and communities, 8) rhetoric and critical theory, and 9) disability studies. Or, with the close guidance and supervision of a faculty committee, students may create unique emphasis areas.

This program is an interdisciplinary Graduate Group.

For more information, visit the Cultural Studies Web site.

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