Mission

The Department of Urban Affairs and Planning provides interdisciplinary teaching and learning, research and scholarship, and outreach and service in planning, public policy, and public and non-profit management, to serve students, the University and society. The Department's diverse programs and interdisciplinary faculty provide a wide range of professional specializations, including urban development, environment protection, economic and community development, international development, community health, housing and information technology and society. To understand the dimensions and dynamics of societal problems and to apply this understanding in creative problems solving, all UAP program emphasize three themes in principal and in practice: collaboration, globalization, and sustainability.