As graduate education at UC Davis has developed since our first graduate degree was awarded in June of 1949, our degree offerings have changed names, split into different programs or transformed to meet current disciplinary directions. This rich history can be tracked by noting the evolutions below.
Note: Capital letters in parentheses denote each program's campus Banner code.
Split Programs
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Original Program |
Split Programs |
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Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (GECM) |
Chemical Engineering (GECH) and Materials Science (GEMS) |
| Dramatic Art (GDRA) (Split into two programs in 2006) |
Dramatic Art (GDRA) continued to offer an MFA degree and Performance Studies (GPFS) offering a doctoral degree |
Merged Programs
| Original Programs | Merged Program |
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Agronomy (GAGR), Horticulture (GHRT), and Vegetable Crops (GVCR) |
Merged into Horticulture and Agronomy (GHAG) |
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBMB) and Cell and Developmental Biology (BCDB) |
Merged into Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (GBCB) |
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Botany (GBOT) and Plant Physiology (GPPH) |
Merged into Plant Biology (GPBI) |
Programs with Name Changes
| Old Name | New Name |
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Agricultural Chemistry (GAGC) |
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Agricultural Economics (GAGE) |
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Animal Science (GANS) |
Animal Biology (GABG) |
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Agricultural Engineering (GENA) |
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Biochemistry (GBCH) |
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Biological and Agricultural Engineering (GEBA) |
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Comparative Pathology (GCOP) |
Integrative Pathobiology (GIPB) |
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Civil Engineering (GCIV) |
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Earth Science and Resources (GESR) |
Hydrologic Science (GHYS) |
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Electrical Engineering (GELE) |
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English (Master's degree) (GENL) |
Creative Writing (MFA degree) (GECW) |
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French (GFRE) |
French and Francophone Studies (GFFS) |
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Genetics (GGEN) |
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| Geology (GGEL) | Earth and Planetary Sciences (GEPS) |
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History of Art (GHIA) |
Art History (GAHI) |
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Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering (GEMA) |
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Mechanical Engineering (GMEC) |
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Medical Informatics (GMDI) |
Health Informatics (GMHI) |
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Neurobiology (GNEB) |
Neuroscience (GNES) |
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Nutrition (GNUT) |
Nutritional Biology (GNUB) |
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Physical Education (GPHE) |
Exercise Science (GEXS) |
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Physiology (GPHS) |
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Plant Protection and Pest Management (GPPP) |
Integrated Pest Management (GIPM) |
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Soil Science (GSSC) |
Soils and Biogeochemistry (GSBG)` |
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Textile Arts and Costume Design (GTCD) |
Design (GDES) |
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Water Science (GWSC) |
Hydrologic Sciences (GHYS) |
Closed or Inactive Programs
| Program | Status |
|---|---|
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Agricultural Education (GAEC) |
closed in 2000 |
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Agricultural Education – M.Ed (GAED) |
closed 1995 |
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Agricultural Science and Management (GASM) |
closed 1974 |
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Applied Science Engineering (GEAC) |
closed 2012 |
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Classics (GCLA) |
closed 1970 |
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Education-M.Ed (GEDM) |
closed 1996 |
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Educational Leadership (Joint Doctorate with Fresno, Program in Educational Leadership) |
closed 2014 |
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Endocrinology (GEDO) |
closed 1988 |
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Engineering (GENG) |
closed 1993 |
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Exercise Science (GEXS) |
closed 2011 |
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Integrated Pest Management (GIPM) |
closed 2011 |
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Joint Program with CSUS Education Credential (GEJC) |
inactive |
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Rhetoric and Communication (GRCM) |
closed 1996, reopened as Communication (GCMN) 2006 |
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Special Program (GSPC) |
inactive |
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Textile Arts and Costume Design (GTCD) |
closed 2005 |
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Zoology (GZOO) |
closed 1994 |