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Located within the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at UIC, UPP is one of the largest graduate planning programs in the nation and the only accredited planning program in the Chicago area. The Department offers Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Urban Planning and Policy. We invite you to explore these pages to learn more about our activities, teaching, research, and scholarship.
Student Profiles and Work
MUPP students create exceptional works every semester in courses, internships, and for their Masters Projects and theses. Click here to learn more about our students, what brought them to planning (and UIC's MUPP program), and where they see themselves going, as well as examples of their work.
Neoliberal Urbanism Symposium
Join us on April 27th & 28th, where visiting lecturers Neil Brenner and Jamie Peck will join Chicago scholars to discuss their own work and to reflect on a decade of research. For more info click here.
Friday Forum
Join us on Friday, February 24th when John Tolva of the City of Chicago speaks on a Data Driven Chicago. More info on Friday Forum and directions to CUPPA Hall are on the Events page.
2nd Annual Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy
The Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy (SISE) at the University of Illinois at Chicago is an intense interdisciplinary program for graduate and senior-level undergraduate students.From August 9-17, participants from diverse academic backgrounds will be immersed in a broad spectrum of sustainability and energy related topics: entrepreneurship, policy, economics, health, science, architecture, engineering, environment, urban planning, and business.The theme of the SISE2012 program will be Election 2012: Energy, Economics and Environment.Using the presidential election as the point of departure for a critical analysis of national energy and sustainability issues, students will be enveloped in discussions about national challenges such as energy security, economic recovery and growth, US competitiveness, and climate change.
Demand for Planners Projected to Increase
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects faster than average employment growth (an increase of 14 to 19 percent)for urban and regional planners. Most new jobs will be in affluent, rapidly expanding communities. Job prospects will be best for those with a master's degree; bachelor's degree holders with additional skills in GIS or mapping may find entry level positions, but advancement opportunities are limited.
John Betancur puts gentrification in a Chicago context
Dr. Betancur was one of three experts in urban gentrification research who were interviewed, telling the stories of 10 neighborhoods and enclaves that were redefined by gentrification. Read more here.
Rachel Weber makes sense of using dollars effectively
Rachel Weber, associate director of the Great Cities Institute and associate professor of Urban Planning and Policy, is the go-to person on city finance for public officials and policymakers. She was recently named to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Task Force on TIFs. Read her recent profile here.
Disability Resource Center
The Disability Resource Center (DRC) works to ensure the accessibility of UIC programs, courses and services to students with disabilities. For additional information, please contact DRC at 312-413-2183 (voice) or 312-413-0123 (TTY).
If you need information in an alternative format, please contact Ann Barnds at 312-996-2165 or abarnd1@uic.edu.