PhD in Native American Studies in Davis United States | University of California Davis

The Graduate Group in Native American Studies takes an interdisciplinary, hemispheric perspective, examining the growing diaspora of Indigenous communities across the Americas while centering Indigenous knowledge systems to tackle issues affecting Native populations. Areas of academic focus encompass history, religious studies, philosophy, governance, political systems, social structures, linguistics, and language preservation, alongside Indigenous-led initiatives for self-governance, sovereignty, decolonization, racial justice, and self-determination, plus ethnohistorical research. Both master's and doctoral candidates gain teaching experience through assistantships and instructor roles. The doctoral program specifically highlights Hemispheric American Studies, allowing graduate scholars to specialize within their dissertation research. Students are expected to collaborate closely with their primary advisor to design their academic trajectory and monitor their advancement.