Quick facts
Program location: CU Anschutz & CU DenverCredit hours: 69 (33 MPH; 36 MURP)
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.
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.
Credit hours: 69 (33 MPH; 36 MURP)
Sample careers
Urban plannerTransportation planner
Consultant
& more
Skills you'll gain
Data analysisPlanning 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.
Total program credits: 69
Competencies
| Identifier | Competencies |
| D-MURP/MPH 1 | Integrate public health skills into urban planning |
| D-MURP/MPH 2 | Consider social and behavioral aspects of urban design that promote or hinder population health when designing urban space. |
| D-MURP/MPH 3 | Apply biostatistical and epidemiological methods to understand the health implications of urban planning. |
Colorado School of Public Health
CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building
13001 East 17th Place
3rd Floor
Mail Stop B119
Aurora, CO 80045
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