58 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Psychological Science - Clinical Psychology area will lead the search for new knowledge in assessment, understanding, prevention, and treatment of psychological disorders and mental health concerns from an inclusive perspective that is psychologically, ecologically, socially, and biologically informed. This program is offered at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).

The Doctor of Nursing Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner degree at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) is the first and only program of its kind currently offered by a University of California campus. 

The Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) was designed to provide a broad background for students. Core courses focus on four major areas of modern neuroscience: Molecular, Cellular, Systems, and Behavioral.

The Department of Drama at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and the Department of Theatre and Dance at UCSD offer a Joint Doctoral Program in Drama and Theatre, the only one of its kind in the UC system and indeed in the entire US.

The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) offers a Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a concentration in Electrical Engineering.

The Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) is a professional degree leading to pharmacist careers in hospitals, outpatient ambulatory care settings, community pharmacies, nursing homes, managed care, academia, research, industry, government agencies, and other pharmacy practice settings.

The field of Computer Science is concerned with the design, analysis and implementation of computer systems as well as the use of computation as it is applied to virtually every field of study and use in the everyday world. This PhD is offered at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) offers Ph.D. degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering. It aims to provide a superb educational experience that stimulates knowledge, discovery, creativity and technology development.

Faculty in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) study questions pertinent at a variety of levels of biological organization, from molecular aspects of evolution to organismal physiology and the ecology of terrestrial, freshwater and ocean ecosystems.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Management from University of California, Irvine (UCI) prepares you for a career in teaching and scholarly research at the university level. This full-time program emphasizes a strong foundation in both methodological and theoretical training.

From early incarnations as just an idea or set of requirements to when software is actually built, deployed and customized in the field, many challenges exist across the lifecycle that make creating software still a non-trivial endeavor today. This Software Engineering program is offered at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).

The Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science program at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) is designed to prepare nurse scientists with expertise in clinical-translational research methods to advance the scholarly discipline and to contribute to the growing body of knowledge in the field of nursing.

Through the Program in Law & Graduate Studies (PLGS), students at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) can pursue a J.D. from the Law School concurrently with a master’s or Ph.D. in virtually any UCI graduate program.

Cognitive Science is a multidisciplinary field integrating behavioral research, computational models, and neuroscience. This Cognitive Sciences PhD program is offered at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).

The Networked Systems program at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) provides education and research opportunities to Ph.D. students in the areas of computer and telecommunication networks.

The Department of Anthropology Ph.D. program at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) focuses on social and cultural anthropology.

The Ph.D. Program in Culture and Theory at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) is dedicated to theory-driven research on race, gender, and sexuality. The Program is shared by the Departments of African American Studies and Asian American Studies, and works closely with faculty across the School of Humanities with expertise in critical theory.

Innovation combined with a solid foundation in traditional approaches characterizes the program of study leading to the Ph.D. degrees in German at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).

The Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) is answering the demand for a doctoral level degree for advanced nursing practice with our new Doctor of Nursing Practice (Post-Master's) program.

The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics offers a course of study and academic research leading to a PhD degree in Epidemiology at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).