About the Program
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The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis offers graduate training in the economics of agriculture, international development, and the environment and natural resources. Our program is rigorous and demanding, but tempered with humanity.
M.S. Plan II
M.S. Plan II / M.B.A. Integrated with Graduate School of Management
Ph.D. Plan B
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Admissions and Fellowship Information
General: Apr 15, 2025
Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2025
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Program Contact Information
Primary Program Contacts
Program Coordinator
Cathy Harrison
(530) 752-6185 | crharrison@ucdavis.edu
Department Chair
Timothy Beatty
tbeatty@ucdavis.edu
Vice Chair
Travis Lybbert
(530) 752-1393 | tlybbert@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Program Chair
Kevin Novan
knovan@ucdavis.edu
Additional Contacts
Advisor: General
Dalia Ghanem
Agricultural and Resource Economics
(530) 564-5230 | dghanem@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Jens Hilscher
Agricultural and Resource Economics
jhilscher@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Kevin Novan
Agricultural and Resource Economics
knovan@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Matthew Reimer
Agricultural and Resource Economics
mnreimer@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Ashish Shenoy
Agricultural and Resource Economics
shenoy@ucdavis.edu
Senior Academic Advisor
Samantha Duesdieker
(530) 752-4928 | samdues@ucdavis.edu