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MURP & MPH Dual Degree Program

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. To join this program, you must apply to each master's program separately, gain admission to each program, and then apply for the dual degree.

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Quick facts, careers, and skills

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: 69 (33 MPH; 36 MURP)

Sample careers

Urban planner
Transportation planner
Consultant
& more

Skills you'll gain

Data analysis
Planning and design
Systems thinking
& more

Curriculum


Students in this dual degree program may earn both degrees upon completion of 69 credits (33 in the MPH program and 36 in the MURP program). Students may choose one of many MPH concentrations including: Applied Biostatistics; Epidemiology; Environmental & Occupational Health; Community & Behavioral Health; Health Systems, Management & Policy; or Maternal & Child Health; among others. Dual degree students also have the option to complete a custom concentration. 

Course requirement
 Course #
 Credits
Applied Biostatistics I​  BIOS 66013
Epidemiology  EPID 66303
Social & Community Factors in HealthCBHS 66103
Health Systems Management PolicyHSMP 66013
Environmental & Occupational HealthEHOH 66143
Foundations in Public HealthPUBH 6600 2
  17

Course requirement
 Course ID
 Credits
4 MPH required concentration courses
(required courses vary by MPH concentration)
MPH PracticumPUBH 69552
Planning History & TheoryURPL 50003
Planning MethodsURPL 50103
Planning Law & InstitutionsURPL 50203
The Planning ProfessionURPL 50303
Urban SustainabilityURPL 50403
Urban DevelopmentURPL 50503
Planning WorkshopURPL 50606
Planning Project StudioURPL 60006
  12

 

Course requirement
 Course ID
 Credits
Approved courses from the MPH concentration 9

 

Total program credits: 69

Competencies


IdentifierCompetencies
D-MURP/MPH 1Int​​egrate public health skills into urban planning
D-MURP/MPH 2Consider social and behavioral aspects of urban design that promote or hinder population health when designing urban space.
D-MURP/MPH 3Apply biostatistical and epidemiological methods to understand the health implications of urban planning.

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