College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs

The College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs
Dean Dr. Nan Ellin
Location Arlington, Texas, Texas, U.S.
32°43′51″N 97°06′58″W / 32.730927°N 97.116126°W / 32.730927; -97.116126Coordinates: 32°43′51″N 97°06′58″W / 32.730927°N 97.116126°W / 32.730927; -97.116126
Website http://www.uta.edu/cappa

The College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington is a professional school of design located in Arlington, Texas.[1] In 2015, The University of Texas at Arlington’s School of Architecture and School of Urban and Public Affairs united to form the College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs (CAPPA). The integration of the two schools strengthened the academic and research opportunities available for students and faculty at UTA and provides nationally ranked programs that are unique to the Dallas-Fort Worth region. UTA is the only university in the North Texas region to offer degree programs in architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning.

CAPPA offers internationally recognized degrees in architecture, interior design and landscape architecture. Design Intelligence, a national evaluating service based in Washington, D.C., ranked the University’s landscape architecture program No. 13 in the nation for 2013.

The college also hosts the Institute of Urban Studies, contributes to the Arlington Urban Design Center at Arlington City Hall and offers graduate degrees in city and regional planning, public administration, urban planning and public policy, and others. The Master of Public Administration was listed on U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 list of best public affairs programs,[2] while the online MPA program was number seven on GraduatePrograms.com’s Spring 2015 ranking of public administration programs by current and recent graduate students.[3]

Mission and Vision

The college's mission statement: CAPPA interweaves the unique gifts and expertise of each person and profession to co-create urban, ecological, and social fabrics that unleash the inherent potential of places and communities in the Dallas-Fort Worth region and beyond. More simply put, we work with our hands, heads, and hearts to change the world one place at a time.[4]

Academic Programs

Architecture

Interior Design

City and Regional Planning

Landscape Architecture

Public Administration

Public Policy

Research Institutes and Centers

Institute of Urban Studies

Center for Metropolitan Diversity

David Dillon Center for Texas Architecture

References

  1. ↑ "Dean's Message".
  2. ↑ "Best Public Affairs Programs | Top Public Affairs Schools | US News Best Graduate Schools - US News". US News & World Report. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  3. ↑ "Top Online MPA Programs". GraduatePrograms.com. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  4. ↑ "Vision + Mission – College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs – UT Arlington". www.uta.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
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