College of Urban and Public Affairs

Jeremy Youde, PhD., Dean

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

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

 

The College of Urban and Public Affairs houses 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 building, our students and faculty combine theory and practice into solutions for the common good. They collaborate with community organizations, governments, and private corporations to imagine original solutions and implement them in real-time. In a state where land-use planning, transportation, affordable housing, waste management, and community engagement are models for the nation, our location and collaborative partnerships with the community provide the perfect laboratory for the college's groundbreaking work.

 

Mark O. Hatfield School of Government

 

The Mark O. Hatfield School of Government is one of the leading schools of public administration and policy in the country. It comprises the Departments of Public Administration and Politics and Global Affairs and is home to four centers: the Center for Public Service, the National Policy Consensus Center, the Center for Women's Leadership, and the Mark O. Hatfield Center for Cybersecurity and Cyber Defense.Our academic programs in nonprofit management, political science, international and global studies, and our nationally ranked public administration programs—along with the practitioner-focused initiatives of our centers—prepare students to improve the way we govern and lead. Faculty and students at the Hatfield School engage in a wide range of community collaborations focused on public administration, policy processes, 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

 

Criminology & Criminal Justice blends rigorous social science with real-world impact, preparing you to make a difference where it matters most. We focus on improving practice, policy, and decision-making by equipping students with high-quality analytic, creative problem-solving, and critical thinking skills. The department offers a bachelor’s degree, a minor, and a master’s degree. The 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 our 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 and a master’s degree. The department also sponsors 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, 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 graduate professional education and development, engages in applied research, public policy analysis, consulting with public sector partners, and leverages the scope of these activities through publication and community application.

 

Minors

• Minor in Civic Leadership (not accepting new admission)
• 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 (not accepting new students)
• Minor in Political Economy (not accepting new students)
• Minor in Sustainable Urban Development
• Minor in Real Estate Development

Undergraduate Certificates

• Campaigning to Win a U.S. Political Campaign (not accepting new students)
• Criminal Behavior and Justice
• Criminal Law and Justice
• Criminology & Criminal Justice (Post-Baccalaureate) (not accepting new students)
• Global Studies Certificate (not accepting new students)
• Institutional Economics (not accepting new students)
• International Development Certificate (not accepting new students)
• 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 students 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 Honors
• 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 (not accepting new students)
• Affordable Housing Development
• Collaborative Governance
• Econometrics and Data Analysis (not accepting new students)
• Energy Policy and Management (not accepting new students)
• Environmental and Resource Economics (not accepting new students)
• Nonprofit and Public Management
• Real Estate Development
• Sustainability (not accepting new students)
• 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)
• E.M.P.A.—Executive Master of Public Administration
• M.P.A.—Master of Public Administration
• M.N.L. — Master of Nonprofit Leadership (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 (not accepting new students)
• Ph.D.—Urban Studies, Urban Studies: Regional Science (not accepting new students)

 

Non-Credit Certificates

• Nonprofit Fundraising
• Nonprofit Program Evaluation
• Tribal Relations