Quick facts
Program location: CU Anschutz & CU Denver
Credit hours: 42
Promote health by improving the places where people live, work, and play with a Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) from CU Denver's College of Architecture and Planning and a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the Colorado School of Public Health at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. Students may choose one of many MPH concentrations including: Applied Biostatistics; Community & Behavioral Health; Environmental & Occupational Health; Epidemiology; Health Systems, Management & Policy; Leadership & Public Health Practice; Maternal and Child Health; Population Mental Health & Wellbeing; or a custom concentration. To join the MURP/MPH dual degree program, you must apply to each master's program separately and gain admission to each program. When applying to the Colorado School of Public Health, choose the MURP/MPH dual degree program option in the application system.
Graduates of this program are equipped to lead innovative efforts to keep air pollution down in sprawling cities, build cities resilient to disasters and emergencies, launch bike and walk to school programs to get children moving, and more.
Quick facts
Program location: CU Anschutz & CU Denver
Credit hours: 42
Sample careers
Urban planner
Transportation planner
Consultant
& more
Skills you'll gain
Data analysis
Planning and design
Systems thinking
& more
Course requirement | Course # | Credits |
Master of Public Health core courses | 17 total credits | |
Applied Biostatistics I | BIOS 6601 | 3 |
Epidemiology | EPID 6630 | 3 |
Social & Community Factors in Health | CBHS 6610 (except Community and Behavioral Health MPH concentration students) | 3 |
Health Systems Management Policy | HSMP 6601 | 3 |
Environmental & Occupational Health | EHOH 6614 | 3 |
Foundations in Public Health | PUBH 6600 | 2 |
Master of Public Health concentration courses | 12-15 total credits | |
Practice-based learning courses | 4 total credits | |
MPH Practicum | PUBH 6606 | 2 |
MPH Capstone Preparation | DEPT 6990 | 1 |
MPH Capstone Integration | PUBH 6991 | 1 |
Course requirement | Course # | Credits |
MURP curriculum (counts as MPH elective credits) | 6-9 total credits | |
Land Development Regulations | URPL 6200 | 3 |
Plan making | URPL 6205 | 3 |
GIS for Urban Planning | URPL 6250 | 3 |
Advanced Geo-Spatial Methods | URPL 6260 | 3 |
Parks and Public Spaces | URPL 6365 | 3 |
Introduction to Sustainable Urban Infrastructure | URPL 6399 | 3 |
Community Development | URPL 6400 | 3 |
Urban Housing | URPL 6405 | 3 |
Environmental Planning and Management | URPL 6500 | 3 |
Transportation, Land Use, and the Environment | URPL 6555 | 3 |
Regional Growth and Equity | URPL 6600 | 3 |
Small Town, Rural and Tourism Planning | URPL 6615 | 3 |
Disaster/Climate Change Planning | URPL 6645 | 3 |
International Development Planning: Theory and Practice | URPL 6650 | 3 |
CU Anschutz
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Aurora, CO 80045