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Students gain advanced knowledge of the literatures of particular religious traditions and the intersections of these with contemporary thematic and regional phenomena including values, ethics and human rights; modernity, science and secularism; visual culture, media and technology; language, rhetoric and performance; body and praxis; and theory and method. Students graduate with the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for professional research and teaching in religious studies.
Ph.D. Plan C
College of Letters and Science
Admissions and Fellowship Information
Space Available: May 1, 2023
Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2023
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Program Contact Information
Primary Program Contacts
Program Coordinator
Maria Ruby
(530) 752-2239 | mruby@ucdavis.edu
Department Chair
Flagg Miller
(530) 752-5799 | fmiller@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Program Chair
Archana Venkatesan
(530) 754-2821 | avenkatesan@ucdavis.edu
Additional Contacts
Advisor: Admissions and Primary Contact
Archana Venkatesan
Comparative Literature
(530) 754-2821 | avenkatesan@ucdavis.edu
Internal Fellowship Analyst
Heidi West
(530) 754-9473 | hewest@ucdavis.edu
External Fellowship Analyst
Yvette Garcia
ycgarcia@ucdavis.edu