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WHY A CUPPA DEGREE
FROM UIC?
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In CUPPA, we help students match their hopes for
the future with the skills and networks to make
real change possible. We teach students to first
understand the needs and strengths of communities,
and then work together to improve them. In Chicago
and around the world, we strive to create just, resilient,
and livable communities.
STEM OPT QUALIFIED
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FACULTY AREAS OF RESEARCH
Affordable housing
Built environment
Economic development
Environmental planning
Equitable transportation
CAREER PATHWAYS
Upon completing the PhD in Urban
Planning and Policy, graduates
are well-prepared for careers in
academia or professional research.
Our graduates have secured
research and teaching positions at
top universities, think tanks, nonprofits, and government agencies
around the world.
CORE CURRICULUM
The UPP PhD program is flexible
and tailored to the needs of the
individual student. It allows for
interdisciplinary coursework from
the wide breadth of campus options.
The specific curriculum combines
core requirements in theory and
methods with more specialized
course work in each of the following
areas:
Healthy cities
Community Development
Real estate and public finance
Economic Development
Social Justice
Environmental Planning
Spatial Planning and Design
Sustainability policies
Urban Transportation
Spatial and land use planning
Or other faculty approved
specialization
Urban design
Urban political economy
Visualization, spatial analysis, and modeling
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APPLY at apply.uic.edu
Explore more about UIC College of Urban
Planning and Public Affairs at cuppa.uic.edu.
Take advantage of CUPPA’s Academic Advising
team to navigate college life—classes,
internships, professors, schedules, and more.
We’ll get you to graduation and beyond!
E-mail cuppa_advising@uic.edu.
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Department of Urban Planning and Policy
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
University of Illinois at Chicago
412 S. Peoria St., MC 348
Chicago, IL 60607
upp@uic.edu
cuppa.uic.edu
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Teaching and research assistantships
are available and awarded through
the Urban Planning and Policy
department. The UIC Urban Planning
and Policy Scholar Award provides
four years of funding for qualified
doctoral students. University
fellowships, scholarships and
funding opportunities are available,
and select government agencies
offer placement for UIC students.
