Introduction
Department Information | Additional Information
Our Department
Our department is one of the top Spanish departments in the nation. We offer comprehensive training in Spanish and Latin American Literatures and Cultures, as well as Hispanic Linguistics. Our intellectual and teaching philosophy is geared toward incorporating new theoretical and scholarly models, especially cross-disciplinary methods, without ceasing to pay attention to national literatures.
Our faculty members bring a strong interdisciplinary focus to scholarship and teaching and participate actively in a variety of other programs at UC Davis, including: Critical Theory, Comparative Literature, Hemispheric Institute on the Americas (HIA), Humanities Program, and Davis Humanities Institute.
Some of our faculty are also affiliated with the Designated Emphases in: Feminist Theory and Research, Critical Theory, and Second Language Acquisition.
Degrees
The Department of Spanish offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Spanish with
an emphasis in:
1. Hispanic Linguistics
2. Spanish or Latin American Literatures and Cultures
M.A. and Ph.D. programs at UC Davis offer in-depth specialization in literary and cultural studies, as well as a track designed for those interested primarily in language study. The programs may be supplemented with offerings from other departments and programs, such as Comparative Literature, Linguistics, Critical Theory, Native American Studies and Chicana/o Studies. See the Graduate Student Handbook (doc) for more information.
Time to Degree and Placement Record
The approximate time to degree is 2 years for M.A. students and 5 for Ph.D.
students. The Department's placement record is excellent. Our recent graduates
have accepted tenure track appointments at outstanding colleges and universities around the United States.
Graduate Program Contact Information
Kay Green
Phone: (530)752-5799 E-Mail: skgreen@ucdavis.edu
Department of Spanish, Graduate Coordinator
611 Sproul Hall
UC Davis
One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616
