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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.

UPP Open Houses

UPP will host Open Houses for prospective students on:

Wednesday, January 25
Wednesday, February 29

Open Houses are held in Room 110 at CUPPA Hall, 412 S. Peoria St. Registration and refreshments is at 6:00, with the Open House program from 6:30-8:00. Interested students should review the Prospective Students page on the UPP website for information on the program. Please RSVP to upp@uic.edu if you plan to attend. Here's more information about travel.

Important message for applicants

Application materials submitted electronically and received before the deadline will not be acknowledged; the date and time of submission is contained in the email and it will be noted in your application file that the deadline was met. Directions for completing your application are on this page

Applicants will be updated regarding the status of credentials received by February 1, 2012.

Updates for PhD applicants

PhD Application Deadline Has Changed

Please check the Application Deadlines page for details.

Four years of full support for PhD

The department is offering 4 years of full support to a select group of candidates to be admitted for Fall 2012. Please see this page for more information.

Important information for applicants
We are changing to a system of electronic submission of applications. Please follow the detailed instructions on the subpages for the program to which you are applying.

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 3th when Johannes Rehner of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile speaks on Urban Sustainability and Climate Change – reflections on plans and projects in selected Latin American and Asian Cities. This week's Friday Forum is Located in Room 110 of CUPPA. More info on Friday Forum and directions to CUPPA Hall are on the Events page.

UPP 205: Cinema and the City

In the past century, perhaps nothing has exerted a more powerful influence on perceptions of the city than the cinema. This exciting General Education (Individual & Society) course will span the globe to explore a range of contested spaces and dynamics of social belonging in different urban settings. Learn more on the course website.

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.

Urban Planning Makes Top 50 Job Rankings for 2010

U.S. News & World Report has ranked urban planning as one of the top 50
jobs for 2010 with expected strong growth over the following decade. The
article notes that expanding population requires investment in
transportation, affordable housing, and schools-all of which require
planning. It is projected that the field will grow by 19 percent from
38,400 to 45,700 jobs. Read more...

Urban Planner: As one of the 50 best careers of 2010, this should have strong growth over the next decade

Click here to read more from usnews.com.

Be sure to check out Ahead of the Curve as well; your MUPP degree can prepare you for some of those careers.

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.