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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. 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.

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MURP program

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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: 42

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 72 credits (33 in the MPH program and 39 in the MURP program).

Course requirement
 Course #
 Credits
Master of Public Health core courses
 17 total credits
Applied Biostatistics I​  BIOS 66013
Epidemiology  EPID 66303
Social & Community Factors in HealthCBHS 6610
(except Community and Behavioral Health MPH concentration students)
3
Health Systems Management PolicyHSMP 66013
Environmental & Occupational HealthEHOH 66143
Foundations in Public HealthPUBH 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 IntegrationPUBH 6991
1

Course requirement  Course # Credits
MURP curriculum (counts as MPH elective credits)

 6-9 total credits
Land Development Regulations
URPL 62003
Plan making
URPL 6205 3
GIS for Urban Planning
URPL 6250
3
Advanced Geo-Spatial Methods
URPL 62603
Parks and Public Spaces
URPL 6365
3
Introduction to Sustainable Urban Infrastructure
URPL 6399
3
Community Development
URPL 6400
3
Urban Housing
URPL 64053
Environmental Planning and Management
URPL 6500
3
Transportation, Land Use, and the Environment
URPL 6555
3
Transit, Pedestrian, and Bicycle Planning
URPL 6560
3
Regional Growth and Equity
URPL 6600
3
Small Town, Rural and Tourism Planning
URPL 6615
3
Disaster/Climate Change Planning
URPL 66453
International Development Planning: Theory and Practice
URPL 66503

Total credits: 42

Colorado School of Public Health

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Mail Stop B119

Aurora, CO 80045


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