Departments and Programs Directory
Our departments are home to more than 55 majors and 60 minors. Programs with an asterisk(*) are interdisciplinary.
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A
African American and African Studies
2205 Hart Hall
530-752-1548
Mark Jerng, Chair
Phone: 530-752-1696
Heather Bosworth, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0675
American Studies
2205 Hart Hall
530-752-1548
Charlotte Biltekoff, Chair
Phone: 530-341-3036
Heather Bosworth, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0675
Anthropology
330 Young Hall
530-752-0745
James Smith, Chair
Phone: 530-754-0739
Briana Desmond, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-9036
Art and Art History
Art Building (Art Studio) and Everson Hall (Art History)
530-752-0105
Darrin Martin, Co-Chair (Art Studio)
Phone: 530-752-0105
Katharine Burnett, Co-Chair (Art History)
Phone: 530-752-0285
Karen Bowman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0138
Asian American Studies
3102 Hart Hall
530-752-2069
Susette Min, Chair
Phone: 530-752-2069
Heather Bosworth, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0675
C
California Lighting Technology Center
Michael Siminovitch, Director
Phone: 530-747-3835
Jae Yong Suk, Associate Director
Karen Bowman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0138
Center for Mind and Brain
George "Ron" Mangun, Director
Phone: 530-754-4421
Amanda Guyer, Associate Director
Phone: 530-297-4445
Mary Meyerzon, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-754-6215
Center for Poverty and Inequality Research
Marianne Page, Director
Phone: 530-754-1529
Jacob Hibel, Deputy Director
Phone: 530-754-0792
Jessica Harold, Manager
Phone: 530-752-0401
Monica Fischer, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-1631
Chemistry
108 Chemistry Building
530-752-8900
David Goodin, Chair
Kate Tweddale, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-3988
Chicana/Chicano Studies
2102 Hart Hall
530-752-2421
Sergio de la Mora, Chair
Phone: 530-752-2421
Heather Bosworth, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0675
Cinema and Digital Media
105 Art Building
530-752-0105
Jaimey Fisher, Chair
Karen Bowman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0138
Classics
215 Sproul Hall
530-752-0835
Anna Uhlig, Director
Mandy Bachman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0837
Cognitive Science
101 Young Hall
530-752-8877
Zoe Drayson, Director
Phone: 530-752-5401
Mary Meyerzon, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-754-6215
Communication
469 Kerr Hall
530-752-1221
Bo Feng, Chair
Phone: 530-754-0978
Jessie Murray, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-2183
Comparative Literature
213 Sproul Hall
530-752-1219
Cheri Ross, Chair
Phone: 530-752-1219
Mandy Bachman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0837
D
Davis Language Center
Carlee Arnett, Director
Phone: 530-752-0751
Fuqiang Zhuo, Associate Director
Phone: 530-752-8791
Mandy Bachman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0837
Design
Cruess Hall
530-752-2004
Simon Sadler, Chair
Phone: 530-752-2004
Karen Bowman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0138
Design Museum and Collection
Timothy McNeil, Director
Phone: 530-752-2589
Karen Bowman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0138
E
Earth and Planetary Sciences
2119 Earth and Physical Sciences Building
530-752-0350
Kari Cooper, Chair
Phone: 530-754-8826
Jamie Brannan, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-3668
East Asian Languages and Cultures
209 Sproul Hall
530-752-4999
Mark Halperin, Chair
Phone: 530-752-0337
Mandy Bachman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0837
East Asian Studies*
1277 Social Sciences & Humanities Building
530-752-9933
Eddy U, Director
Phone: 530-754-0790
Monica Fischer, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-1631
Economics
2216 Social Sciences and Humanities
530-752-9241
Katheryn Russ, Chair
Phone: 530-754-1544
Monica Fischer, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-1631
English
Voorhies Hall
530-752-2257
Claire Waters, Chair
Phone: 530-752-9349
Michael Niles, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-2269
F
French and Italian
Sproul Hall
530-752-1219
Julia Simon, Chair
Phone: 530-752-1219
Mandy Bachman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0837
G
Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
1200 Hart Hall
530-752-1548
Elizabeth Miller, Chair
Phone: 530-752-5921
Heather Bosworth, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0675
German and Russian
209 Sproul Hall
530-752-1219
Jenny Kaminer, Chair
Mandy Bachman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0837
Gorman Museum of Native American Art
Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie, Director
Phone: 530-752-0568
Heather Bosworth, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0675
H
Hemispheric Institute on the Americas*
1277 Social Sciences & Humanities Building
530-752-3046
Juan Diego Díaz, Director
Phone: 530-754-2618
Monica Fischer, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-1631
History
2216 Social Sciences and Humanities
530-752-9241
Gregory Downs, Chair
Phone: 646-522-5109
Monica Fischer, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-1631
Human Rights Studies*
213 Sproul Hall
530-752-1219
Keith David Watenbaugh, Director
Phone: 530-574-0815
Mandy Bachman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0837
UC Davis Humanities Institute
Archana Venkatesan, Director
Phone: 530-754-2821
Humanities Program*
211 Sproul Hall
530-752-8702
Claire Goldstein, Director
Mandy Bachman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0837
J
Jewish Studies*
2216 Social Sciences & Humanities Building
530-754-7007
Sven-Erik Rose, Director
Monica Fischer, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-1631
L
Linguistics
469 Kerr Hall
530-752-9933
Kenji Sagae, Chair
Phone: 530-752-0966
Jessie Murray, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-2183
M
Mathematics
1130 Mathematical Sciences Building
530-752-0827
Bruno Nachtergaele, Chair
Phone: 530-752-0827
Tina Denena, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-754-0820
Medieval and Early Modern Studies*
215 Sproul Hall
530-752-4541
Tiffany Werth, Director
Michael Niles, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-2269
Middle East/South Asia Studies
1272 Social Sciences & Humanities Building
530-754-4926
Mairaj Uddin Syed, Chair
Briana Desmond, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-9036
Military Science*
127 A Hickey Gym
530-752-5211
Lt. Col. Justin Ottenwalter, Chair
Monica Fischer, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-1631
Music
Music Building
530-752-5537
Sam Nichols, Chair
Phone: 530-754-2919
Karen Bowman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0138
N
Native American Language Center
Lewis Lawyer, Director
Heather Bosworth, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0675
Native American Studies
2407 Hart Hall
530-752-3237
Liza Grandia, Chair
Phone: 530-752-0357
Karen Bowman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
P
Philosophy
1240 Social Sciences & Humanities
530-752-0607
Elaine Landry, Chair
Phone: 530-752-0703
Mary Meyerzon, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-754-6215
Physics and Astronomy
175 Physics Building
530-752-1500
Richard Scalettar, Chair
Phone: 530-752-9706
Tracy Lade, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-5891
Political Science
469 Kerr Hall
530-752-0966
Benjamin Highton, Chair
Phone: 530-754-0958
Jessie Murray, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-2183
Psychology
141 Young Hall
530-752-1880
Kristin Lagattuta, Chair
Phone: 530-754-9438
Mary Meyerzon, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-754-6215
R
Religious Studies
213 Sproul Hall
530-752-1219
Flagg Miller, Chair
Mandy Bachman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0837
S
Science and Technology Studies
Social Sciences & Humanities Building
530-752-9621
Colin Milburn, Chair
Phone: 530-752-1696
Mary Meyerzon, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-754-6215
Sociology
1283 Social Sciences & Humanities
530-752-0782
Laura Grindstaff, Chair
Phone: 530-754-0778
Briana Desmond, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-9036
Spanish and Portuguese
215 Sproul Hall
530-752-0835
Ana Peluffo, Chair
Mandy Bachman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0837
Statistics
4118 Mathematical Sciences Building
530-752-2361
Jiming Jiang, Chair
Phone: 530-564-0639
Pete Scully, Management Services Officer (MSO)
Phone: 530-692-5194
T
Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer (TANA)
José Arenas, Director
Heather Bosworth, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0675
Theatre and Dance
222 Wright Hall
530-752-0888
Margaret Laurena Kemp, Chair
Phone: 530-754-2621
Karen Bowman, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-0138
U
University Writing Program
109 Voorhies Hall
530-752-6283
John Marx, Director
Phone: 530-752-1696
Carl Whithaus, Associate Director
Phone: 530-752-0369
Michael Niles, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Phone: 530-752-2269