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University of California, Davis, USA

University of California's campuses boast large numbers of distinguished faculty in almost every field and it is widely regarded as one of the top university systems in the world. The University of California, Davis (UCD), is a public research university and one of the 10 campuses of the University of California system. It is located in Davis, California, just west of Sacramento, and has the third-largest enrolment in the UC System after UCLA and UC Berkeley.

The city of Davis is a college town, with the ratio of students to long term residents estimated at 1:4. Also contributing to the college-town environment is the close proximity of downtown Davis to the campus' main quad—a matter of a few blocks, and 5- to 10-minute walk or bike ride. Davis' 15 minute distance from Sacramento provides it with both the isolation critical to fostering a college-town environment while also providing a lively and large metropolitan area nearby. Though the campus itself is vast, the entire community of Davis is relatively small and is easily traversable on its bicycle trails.

Network partner

UC Davis and the University of Glasgow are both members of the U21 network.

Mobility partner

>> Follow this link if you are an incoming student

Estimated number of mobility places: 20 full-year places or 40 semester places for California's campuses (not per campus)

Available Subject Areas

Please ensure that you research the courses available to you as an exchange student, and check with your subject coordinator(s) that these courses are suitable for your Glasgow degree programme. Please note that partner course offerings may change on a yearly basis.

Please research course level; content and assessment structures; partner academic pre-requisites for exchange students; whether enough courses / credits are available in your degree subject(s) to meet your Glasgow degree credit requirements; language of teaching and for Joint Honours students, whether the partner has any restrictions on taking courses from different Schools/Faculties.

Accounting & Finance
Aerospace Engineering/Sciences
Archaeology
Biomedical Engineering
Business & Management
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Classics
Comparative Literature
Computing Science
Digital Media & Information Studies
Earth Science and Geology
Economic & Social History
Economics
Education
Electronics/Electrical Engineering
English Language
English Literature
Film & TV
Geography
History
History of Art
Life Sciences
Maths
Mechanical Engineering
Music
Philosophy
Physics
Politics and International Relations
Product Design Engineering
Psychology
School of Interdisciplinary subjects Dumfries
Scottish Literature
Sociology
Statistics
Theatre Studies
Theology & Religious Studies
University Wide
Urban Studies/Public & Social Policy

Key facts

Application process: this is a very competitive destination and places here are always in high demand
Calendar
Grading system
Credit guidance: typical full course load per semester = 15 (credit range/semester 15-17)
Accommodation

Travel and costs

University of Glasgow Financial Support
Cost of living
Travel
USA Immigration: protocol states that students applying to a US partner usually in March/April must provide evidence that they have sufficient funds to cover all expenses while in the United States. Full information of the financial sum required will be found on the US partner webpages and on the US Embassy webpages for their home country.

Useful weblinks

Connect with Go Abroad Students

Applying to the University of California (UC)

UC counts as 1 option on your Go Abroad programme application; you can select 2 additional partners.

Note that you should select 3 campuses at UC and include a learning agreement and a budget for each of the 3 in your application. If offered a place, UC will decide which of your 3 options you will be placed at.