Current Graduate Students

M.S. Textiles

The M.S. in Textiles degree gives students (1) an in-depth knowledge of textiles including either social or physical sciences in relation to textile usage, and (2) the ability to design and conduct research in textiles and to interpret and communicate the results and conclusions. The members of the graduate program include the faculty of the Division of Textiles and Clothing as well as faculty from other departments representing related fields such as cultural studies, design, psychology, consumer science, chemistry, engineering, and materials science.

M.S. & Ph.D Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry

The Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry Graduate Group is a campus-wide program in applied chemistry. One option for students in this program is to apply fundamental chemical principles to the study of natural and synthetic fibers and other polymeric materials. Graduates are prepared to pursue research and development, as well as technical marketing and management positions in the fiber, polymer, and related industries, as well as university teaching and research careers.

M.A. & Ph.D. Cultural Studies

The graduate program in Cultural Studies at UC Davis emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to cultural inquiry that includes analyses of intersecting categories such as class, gender race, ethnicity, sexuality, nationality, and the like. The program involves more than 60 faculty members. Some work within traditional disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and agricultural and environmental sciences and come from departments such as anthropology, comparative literature, English, theatre and dance, language and literature programs, sociology, and textiles and clothing. Some faculty work within interdisciplinary programs such as African American and African studies, American studies, Asian American studies, Chicana/Chicano studies, critical theory, environmental design, human and community development, Native American studies, religious studies, science and society, and women and gender studies. Students entering the program will use and develop methodologies from many fields to suit their objects of study. Students may pursue research in the following emphasis areas:

Gender
Sexualities
Comparative race studies
Media and popular cultural representation
Science and society
Transnational and global studies
Religions, communities, and politics
Rhetoric and critical theory

With close guidance and supervision of a faculty committee, students may also create unique areas of emphasis.

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