9 PhD programmes in Area & Cultural Studies in California, United States
Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
The Department of Near Eastern Studies at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) currently offers degree programs in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures.
Religious Studies and Theology
The flagship Religious Studies and Theology degree that the Graduate Theological Union offers is the PhD in Religious Studies. It is an advanced academic degree intended to prepare students for careers in teaching, writing, and scholarship, as well as for leadership opportunities with religious organizations, social service agencies, museums, libraries, publishing, and in educational institutions.
Chicana and Chicano Studies
The Ph.D. Program in Chicana and Chicano Studies at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) prepares students for careers in academia, arts, and beyond.
Cultural Studies
Cultural Studies at University of California, Davis offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of culture and society that highlights how sexuality, race, ability, citizenship, gender, nationality, class, and language organize embodied identities, social relations, and cultural objects.
Culture and Theory
The Ph.D. Program in Culture and Theory at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) is dedicated to theory-driven research on race, gender, and sexuality. The Program is shared by the Departments of African American Studies and Asian American Studies, and works closely with faculty across the School of Humanities with expertise in critical theory.
Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures
At the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), we offer a degree in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures.
Computational Social Science
The Computational Social Science program at the University of California, San Diego brings together classes and community across the Division of Social Sciences.
Culture and Performance
Our Culture and Performance programs at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) are devoted to academic and artistic excellence, diversity, freedom of expression, activism, and social transformation through the arts.
Native American Studies
At the University of California, Davis, the Native American Studies Graduate Group’s interdisciplinary and hemispheric approach includes attention to the increasing diaspora of indigenous peoples throughout the Americas, and calls upon the authority of native intelligence to address the issues that concern native peoples.