Fulbright award winner Amanda Eke, a senior with B.A. in gender, sexuality and women's studies.

Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs in the College of Letters and Science

Our more than 1,500 graduate students at the College of Letters and Science are an essential driver for the college's strengths, conducting innovative research, leading creative programs and activities, and teaching undergraduates. Master's and doctoral degrees can be obtained in over 30 programs in the college. 

Graduate Student Success Stories

Combining Biology and Anthropology: Claudio Monteza-Moreno

Claudio Monteza

The story of how Claudio Monteza-Moreno came to UC Davis illustrates how research today often crosses boundaries — reaching across disciplines and around the globe to explore complex problems.

Mellon Fellowship for Oral History Research in Peru

Renzo Aroni

History graduate student Renzo Aroni has been awarded a Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship to document a 1992 massacre of 18 peasants by the Maoist Shining Path in Peru. Read more about Aroni's award and his research.