71 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Spanish Graduate Program at University of California, Davis offers comprehensive knowledge of the history of the Spanish language, literary or linguistic scholarship, and competence in two other foreign languages. 

Epidemiology at University of California, Davis combines concepts and methods in biology, economics, mathematics, and statistics with the goals of understanding the distribution and determinants of disease, injury, and impaired productivity in populations, and recommending actions for prevention or control.

The School of Law at University of California, Davis offers a superior educational experience for foreign lawyers, judges, prosecutors, and other legal professionals. Classes are taught by outstanding faculty scholars and is designed around individual student needs.

The graduate program in Ethnomusicology at University of California, Davis offers rigorous training in the intellectual history of the field, theory, fieldwork, ethnography, transcription/analysis, and area studies.

Our Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry graduates at University of California, Davis go on to careers in academia, state and federal government, industry, consulting, and more.

The graduate program in Philosophy at University of California, Davis is a small, collegial, and supportive program with a largely analytic orientation.

The Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (BMCDB) Graduate Group at University of California, Davis comprises students and faculty who share an interest in studying fundamental biological problems at the organismal, cellular, and molecular levels.

The Biological Systems Engineering Graduate Program at University of California, Davis  aims to enhance the capacity for teaching and research in biological systems engineering, and train the future generation of professionals to address challenges associated with the sustainable production, management, and use of biological materials.

Biomedical Engineering graduate students at University of California, Davis engage in a rich spectrum of advanced research at the molecular, cellular, tissue, systems, and organism levels, as well as in clinical practice.

The program at University of California, Davis offers advanced opportunities in the Study of Religion. Students receive classical training in the literatures of particular religious traditions, and they are encouraged to understand these traditions at the intersection of contemporary thematic and regional phenomena. 

The Applied Mathematics Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis is an interdisciplinary group of over 90 faculty and is recognized for the mathematical rigor of its programs and its dynamic research atmosphere. 

The Mathematics program at University of California, Davis is small enough to provide students with the personal attention necessary to meet their desired goal. 

The History program at University of California, Davis offers advanced study in the fields of United States; medieval, early modern, and modern Europe; China and Japan; Middle East and/or South Asia; Latin America; and Africa. 

Students at University of California, Davis graduate with the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for professional research and teaching in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

The graduate group in Ecology at University of California, Davis is an interdisciplinary graduate program that offers students a combination of both basic and applied ecology. 

The Comparative Literature Graduate Program at University of California, Davis enables students to gain an advanced knowledge of several literatures in their original languages in a theoretically and historically informed context, and from an interdisciplinary and multicultural perspective. 

The Pharmacology and Toxicology Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis is an interdisciplinary program that combines coursework and experimental training in modern approaches to pharmacological and toxicological problems. 

The Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Program at University of California, Davis offers both Ph.D. and M.S. degrees. Research within the department advances design in diverse fields such as manufacturing, micro- and nano-technology, vehicles, biomechanics, aerostructures, sensors, controls, mechatronics, combustion, and energy systems.

The Interdisciplinary Energy Systems program at University of California, Davis offers M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs focused on energy technologies and policy, planning, systems analysis, management, and design.

A national reputation for life-changing biomedical discoveries, a passion for clinical care, and a commitment to caring for underserved communities – these are the hallmarks of the School of Medicine from University of California, Davis.