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The UC Davis German Department provides its graduate students with a solid basis of erudition while encouraging innovative and multidisciplinary pursuits. Our students often combine the doctoral program in German Literature with interdisciplinary Designated Emphases in Classics and Classical Receptions, Critical Theory, Feminist Theory and Research, and Second Language Acquisition. The rigorous yet flexible M.A. and Ph.D. programs offer in-depth specialization in theoretical and historical problems pertaining to German literature and thought, as well as a track designed for those interested primarily in linguistics. The approximate time to degree is 2 years for M.A. students and 5 for Ph.D. students.
M.A. Plan II
Ph.D. Plan B
College of Letters and Science
Admissions and Fellowship Information
General: Apr 1, 2025
Space Available: May 1, 2025
Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2025
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Program Contact Information
Primary Program Contacts
Program Coordinator
Rob Hether
robhether@ucdavis.edu
Department Chair
Julia Simon
(530) 754-1759 | jsimon@ucdavis.edu
Additional Contacts
Advisor: General
Elisabeth Krimmer
German
emkrimmer@ucdavis.edu
Internal Fellowship Analyst
Heidi West
(530) 754-9473 | hewest@ucdavis.edu
Senior Academic Advisor
Brittney Solar
bsolar@ucdavis.edu