College of Urban and Public Affairs

Jeremy Youde, PhD., Dean

Laura J. Hickman, Ph.D., Interim Associate Dean

Gil Miller, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration
 
750 Urban Center, 503-725-4043
www.pdx.edu/urban-public-affairs/

 

The College of Urban and Public Affairs joins the disciplines of urban studies and planning, public administration, criminology & criminal justice, economics, and politics and global affairs under one roof. Just outside the doors of the Urban Center—in one of the nation’s most innovative urban regions—our students and faculty fuse theory and practice into solutions for the common good. Our students and faculty collaborate with community organizations, imagine original solutions, and implement them in real-time. Upon graduation, our students are equipped to improve the livability of their communities.

 

In a state where land-use planning, transportation, environmental aspects of urban growth, community policing, low-income housing, solid waste recycling, and community engagement are a model for the nation, our urban location provides the perfect applied laboratory for the college's groundbreaking work.

 

Mark O. Hatfield School of Government

 

The Mark O. Hatfield School of Government is one of the well-known public policy schools in the country. It includes the Department of Politics and Global Affairs and Public Administration. Our programs in nonprofit management, political science, international and global studies, and nationally-ranked programs in public administration help prepare students to improve the way we govern and lead. Faculty and students of the Hatfield School are involved in an impressive range of community collaborations around public policy and administration, and civic leadership.

 

Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning

 

The Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning is the nation's oldest continuously operating instructional program in urban studies. Graduates can be found in public, private, and nonprofit planning offices throughout North America and around the globe. The mission of the school is to assist in the development of healthy communities through an interdisciplinary program of teaching, research, and public service.

 

Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice

 

The gals of the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice are to improve policy and decision making through research and analysis of important criminal justice policy issues and by equipping students with high quality analytic, creative problem-solving, and critical thinking skills. The department offers a bachelor’s degree, minor, post baccalaureate certificate and master’s degree. The

CCJ Department also houses the Criminal Justice Policy Research Institute. It serves as a mechanism to facilitate the development and dissemination of policy research conducted by CCJ faculty. 

Department of Economics

 

The mission of the Department of Economics is to provide high-quality graduate and undergraduate education while generating top-notch applied and theoretical research that garners national recognition within a supportive academic community. The department offers a wide range of courses and a variety of academic degrees, including bachelor’s degrees, a master’s degree, and a Graduate Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics. The department also sponsors year-round seminars for students that address crucial policy-oriented and theoretical topics.

 

Department of Politics and Global Affairs

The Department of Politics and Global Affairs is dedicated to understanding the nature of power and governance, and to addressing global concerns such as social justice, human rights, war and peace, development, environmental protection, inequality, health, labor rights and poverty alleviation. Our BA/BS and MS degrees in Political Science offer students the opportunity to learn more about American politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Theory, and to specialize in several subfields such as law, public service, international development, campaign management, and women’s leadership. Our BA/BS in International and Global Studies enables students to gain expertise about the politics, economics, culture, history and societies across many of the world’s countries and regions, and offers specializations in International Development Studies and Global Studies. All of our programs emphasize experiential learning, internships, and interdisciplinary collaboration, and seek to foster innovation and societal impact through research, teaching, and community engagement.

Department of Public Administration

The Public Administration Department is home to multidisciplinary programs designed to equip current and future leaders in addressing contemporary social issues in the public sector, nonprofit sphere, and beyond. Our faculty and community of instructors offer decades of wisdom gleaned from both studying and applying theory. This wisdom is continuously being practiced and refined, as faculty members and instructors remain actively engaged in scholarship, service, and practice. Our Department provides education and professional development, engages in applied research and consulting with public sector partners, and leverages the scope of these activities through publication.

 

Minors

• Minor in Civic Leadership
• Minor in Community, Urban Studies, and Planning
• Minor in Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Minor in Law and Legal Studies
• Minor in Political Science
• Minor in International & Global Studies
• Minor in Economics
• Minor in International Economics
• Minor in Political Economy
• Minor in Sustainable Urban Development
• Minor in Real Estate Development

Undergraduate Certificates

• Campaigning to Win a U.S. Political Campaign
• Criminal Behavior and Justice
• Criminal Law and Justice
• Criminology & Criminal Justice (Post-Baccalaureate)
• Global Studies Certificate
• Institutional Economics
• International Development Certificate
• Middle East Studies Certificate
• Women's Leadership

 

Bachelor Degrees

• B.A., B.S.—Business Economics
• B.A., B.S.—Criminology and Criminal Justice
• B.A., B.S.—Community, Urban Studies, and Planning
• B.A., B.S.—Economics
• B.A., B.S.—International & Global Studies- Asia (not accepting new admission to this concentration)
• B.A., B.S.—International & Global Studies- International Development Studies
• B.A., B.S.—International & Global Studies-Global Studies
• B.A., B.S.—Political Science
• B.A., B.S.—Political Science: International Development
• B.A., B.S.—Political Science: Public Service
• B.S.—Quantitative Economics
• B.A., B.S.—Urban and Public Affairs

 

Graduate Certificates

• Applied Social Demography
• Affordable Housing Development
• Collaborative Governance
• Econometrics and Data Analysis (not accepting new applications)
• Emergency Management and Community Resilience
• Energy Policy and Management
• Environmental and Resource Economics
• Gerontology (not accepting new applications)
• Nonprofit and Public Management
• Real Estate Development
• Sustainability
• Sustainable Food Systems
• Transportation
• Urban Design

 

Graduate Degrees

• M.S. — Applied Economics and Data Analytics
• M.S.— Criminology and Criminal Justice
• M.A., M.S.—Economics (Not accepting new students)
• M.S.—Emergency Management and Community Resilience
• E.M.P.A.—Executive Master of Public Administration
• M.P.A.—Master of Public Administration
• M.N.L. — Master of Nonprofit Leadership 
• M.P.A.—Health Administration (Not accepting new students)
• M.P.P.—Master of Public Policy
• M.R.E.D.—Master of Real Estate Development
• M.S.—Political Science
• M.U.R.P.—Master of Urban and Regional Planning
• M.U.S.—Master of Urban Studies (Not accepting new students)
• Ph.D.—Public Affairs and Policy
• Ph.D.—Urban Studies, Urban Studies: Regional Science (Not accepting new students)

 

Non-Credit Certificates

• Nonprofit Fundraising
• Nonprofit Program Evaluation
• Tribal Relations