Davis offers comprehensive advanced study in the fields of United States, ancient, medieval, early modern and modern European, Russian, East Asian, Indian, Islamic, and Latin American history, and the history of science and medicine. UC Irvine's Graduate Program in History combines a distinctive approach to graduate study with an outstanding faculty. The program is designed to provide students with both advanced historical skills and a rigorous grounding in historical theory. This combination of theoretical study with training in historical method reflects the Department's conviction that scholars should be encouraged to deal with significant questions about the past and to approach these questions in a methodologically sophisticated way. The Department is small enough to offer close attention to students' specific needs and to function as an intellectual community.
Students play a large role in departmental life.
Maritime Archaeology and History Program integrates hands-on experience with interdisciplinary studies in archaeology, ocean and earth sciences, history and social sciences, natural sciences and engineering, and maritime research techniques. The Graduate Ocean Policy Certificate Program combines studies in ocean policy with the sciences of the sea. The Department of History at the University of San Diego offers graduate-level preparation for careers in teaching, public history, and historic preservation. The graduate program combines the humanistic tradition with specific professional training and practice in the art of problem solving. The aim of the program is to provide advanced training in the methods and techniques of historical research and writing.