Ph.D. in
Global and International Studies
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CONSIDERING A GRADUATE DEGREE IN GLOBAL STUDIES? Consider UCI!
Launched in fall 2020, the UCI graduate program in global studies offers students six
years of guaranteed funding. Only the second such program within the University of
California system, the new Ph.D. program provides a critical transdisciplinary degree
that stands out from other programs for its cutting-edge curriculum, faculty, and
embracing of scholarship from across the social sciences and humanities engaging multiple
theoretical perspectives and methodologies.
QUICK FACTS
LOCATION
Campus is located less than 10 miles from Newport Beach.
FUNDING
Admitted students receive 6 years of guaranteed funding.
FOCUS
The program foregrounds global south scholarship engagement and non-western epistemologies.
DEGREE
Ph.D.; a master's degree may be earned while in pursuit of the Ph.D.
ENROLLMENT
Full-time, on-campus with housing.
METHODOLOGY
Quantitative, qualitative and multi-method approaches to understanding issues from
a truly global perspective.
RANKINGS
06
best college in the nation
- Money Magazine
01
university doing most for the American dream
- New York Times College Access Index
01
"coolest school"
- Sierra Club Magazine
08
public university in the U.S.
- U.S. News & World Report
RECENT FACULTY HIRES
Since 2017, the Department of Global and International Studies at UCI has grown its
faculty count to six professors strong with research interests spanning the globe
on topics from law, political economy and environment to media, ideology, health,
gender and sexuality.
Each year, the department hosts a mentoring conference that pairs graduate students
and young career faculty from institutions around the world with established UC scholars
who in turn advise on research strategies for publishing and new methods for teaching
in a global era.
Graduate students in the department have ample opportunity to publish alongside prolific
professors in top ranked journals.
WHAT MAKES THE PROGRAM UNIQUE?

Global studies is a fast-growing field of inquiry dedicated to understanding pressing
global issues such as conflict, inequality, migration, human rights, climate change,
health, racial formations, global cultures, diasporas, and development from an interdisciplinary
perspective. Global scholars analyze the social, cultural, political, environmental,
legal and economic consequences of these issues, understanding them as multidimensional,
multi-level and historical processes.
Developed with the inclusive aspirations of a liberal education minus Western assumptions
that prioritize American and European values, global studies explains concepts – such
as democracy – from local perspectives where the idea can take on vastly different
meanings. This foundation gives students a more nuanced understanding of taken-for-granted
ideas such as justice, human rights and development and helps open their imagination
to thinking globally.
And if that wasn’t enough, the UCI campus is located less than 10 miles from Newport
Beach, is the #1 university doing the most for the American dream (New York Times College Access Index), and the #6 ranked best college in the U.S. (Money Magazine).
"Global studies is a fast-growing field of inquiry dedicated to understanding pressing
global issues such as conflict, inequality, migration, human rights, climate change,
health, racial formations, global cultures, diasporas, and development from an interdisciplinary
perspective."

FURTHER PROGRAM INFORMATION
If full funding, opportunities to publish, and a proven track record of excellence
in the field are what you’re looking for in a graduate program, contact us today to
learn more about the UCI graduate program in global studies.
DEPARTMENT WEBSITE
www.globalstudies.uci.edu
FACULTY
meet our exciting faculty
DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Eve Darian-Smith
edarian@uci.edu
949.824.1072
GRADUATE DIRECTOR
Philip McCarty
philip.mccarty@uci.edu
949.824.6352
GRADUATE ADVISOR
Jennifer Gerson
jennifer.gerson@uci.edu
949.824.4074