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About the University
Located in the center of Chicago, the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) offers students a unique opportunity to experience the benefits of learning from top-ranked faculty and staff while providing positive, educational adventures in the city. A few minutes from campus students can enjoy such diverse attractions as Millenium Park, Navy Pier, the Museum of Contemporary Art and Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, Michigan Avenue shopping, the lakeshore trail and beaches. Even closer are the ethnic shopping and entertainment spots in Greektown and Little Italy. Chinatown and the Latino neighborhood of Pilsen are also nearby.
The UIC Communication Department faculty includes internationally renowned authors, internet pioneers, and leading scholars with media experience, obtaining a degree from UIC is much more affordable than it is from other institutions of its size and quality. Ranked a Research I university by the Carnegie-Mellon Foundation, UIC is the largest public institution of higher education in the Chicago area, serving approximately 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students. UIC ranks seventh in the nation for faculty recipients of National Endowment for the Humanities funding.
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago
1007 W Harrison Street, Behavioral Sciences Building 1140, MC132
Chicago IL 60607 | Phone: 312-996-3187 | Fax: 312-413-2125
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