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Take the College Tour Heading link Copy link Explore the beauty of our UIC campus in the heart of downtown Chicago and meet 11 inspiring students who are taking full advantage of all that UIC has to offer as Chicago’s ground-breaking public research university. Meet CUPPA Public Policy Minor Maxxwell Guffey and see where you belong at UIC. Watch The College Tour Now The CUPPA 2024 Strategic Planning Process Get To Know Us Heading link Copy link Visit Campus CUPPA Undergraduate Degrees CUPPA Graduate Degrees UIC Urban Planning & Public Affairs We are the University of Illinois System’s home for the study of public policy and contemporary urban challenges. tiles Stroll Around CUPPA Hall in a Virtual Tour See The Campus Request Information Read about CUPPA degrees CUPPA Careers Blog CUPPA Alumni Explore majors and minors designed to help you make the places we live better. CUPPA’s two undergraduate majors, public policy and urban studies, will give you tangible skills when you graduate. Majors Public Policy Urban Studies In CUPPA, we offer degrees in fields of study that can change your life and change the world. It’s more than just a graduate degree. It’s a new way to see the world. links Master of City Design (MCD) Accelerated Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration (MPA) Master of Public Policy (MPP) Master of Science in Civic Analytics (MSCA) Master of Urban Planning and Policy (MUPP) Joint MPA/MPP/MUPP+ Law MUPP/MPH Dual Degree PhD in Public Administration PhD in Urban Planning and Policy Urban Planning & Policy Department Celebrates 50 Better Together. Heading link Copy link Key resources at UIC to help you help our communities! Mental Health at UIC Black Lives Matter News Events Meet our dean, Dr. Stacey Swearingen White Heading link Copy link CUPPA Faculty and Staff welcomed the seventh dean of the college, Stacey Swearingen White, on July 1, 2022. Watch MUPP Alum Annie Howard interview Dean Swearingen White. We are CUPPA. Heading link Copy link Research productivity Our Public Administration department faculty’s research productivity ranked #5 nationally. National leader We are one of the nation’s largest graduate programs in urban planning. Accredited Masters programs Our MPA and MUPP programs have been accredited every year for over four decades. Research value CUPPA plays a leading role in research to benefit our students, our scholarship, and our communities. Apply to the degree program that fits you Heading link Copy link NASPAA Accredited MPA Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration PAB Accredited MUPP Planning Accreditation Board Urban Affairs Association Institution Institutional Member of the Urban Affairs Association CUPPA News and Events Heading link Copy link Weber Discusses New Chicago Bond Issue Inclusion of Green Social Housing Revolving Fund Posted on May 13, 2024 UPP Prof on Chicago Transit Ridership Posted on May 13, 2024 UPP’s Kate Lowe Featured in WGN Article on CTA Pandemic Recovery Posted on May 09, 2024 IRRPP’s Report on Black Homelessness Released at Press Conference with JB Pritzker Posted on April 30, 2024 Congratulations to Our Award Winning CUPPA Students Posted on April 30, 2024 More news May 16 2024 Envisioning Equitable Transitions to Sustainable Transportation Systems Thursday 16th, 12:00 am–Friday 17th, 11:00 pm Student Center East Jun 4 2024 Public Policy, Management, & Analytics Graduate Degree Information Session Tuesday, 6:00 pm–7:00 pm Zoom Jun 10 2024 The IRRPP Summer Education Workshop Monday 10th, 8:00 am–Thursday 13th, 5:00 pm More events Resources Richard J. 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