The departments at UC Davis vary from academic to service.
Academic Departments
College of Letters and Science
Division of Humanities Arts and Cultural Studies
- African American and African Studies
- American Studies
- Art History
- Art Studio
- Asian American Studies
- Chicana/Chicano Studies
- Classics
- Comparative Literature
- Critical Theory
- Design
- East Asian Languages and Cultures — Chinese, Japanese
- English
- Film Studies
- French
- German
- Italian
- Medieval Studies
- Music
- Native American Studies
- Nature and Culture
- Religious Studies
- Russian
- Spanish
- Technocultural Studies
- Theatre and Dance
- Women and Gender Studies
- University Writing Program
Division of Social Sciences
- Anthropology
- Communication
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- History
- International Relations
- Linguistics
- Jewish Studies
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Science and Technology Studies
- Sociology
Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Applied Science
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Agronomy and Range Culture
- Animal Science
- Entomology
- Environmental Design
- Environmental Horticulture
- Environmental Science and Policy
- Environmental Toxicology
- Food Science & Technology
- Human and Community Development
- Land, Air, and Water Resources
- Landscape Architecture
- Nematology
- Nutrition
- Plant Pathology
- Plant Sciences
- Pomology
- Textiles and Clothing
- Vegetable Crops
- Viticulture and Enology
- Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology
College of Biological Sciences
- Evolution and Ecology
- Microbiology
- Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
- Plant Biology
Service Departments
Administrative and Resource Management
- UC Davis Fire Department
- UC Davis Police Department
- Design and Construction Management
- Facilities Management
- Campus Planning and Community Resources
- Transportation and Parking Services
- Shared Service Center
- UCD Bookstore
- Student Housing
- Student Recruitment and Retention Center
- Student Programs & Activities Center
- African Americans and Africans Cultivating Education
- Bridge
- Graduate Academic Achievement and Advocacy Program
- Natives Empowering Through Unity and Education
- Southeast Asians Furthering Education
- Yik'al Kuyum
- Club Finance Council
- Financial Aid Office
- Office of the University Registrar
- Educational Opportunity Program
- ASUCD (technically)
- Graduate Student Association (less technically)
a more complete list is available on UCD Student Affairs
Other Service Units
see also UCD Administrative Officers
As an alternative to the traditional department structure, graduate students may also study in one of UCD's graduate groups.