MURP Urban and Regional Planning

The Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) at the University of Colorado Denver, the only accredited graduate planning degree in the state of Colorado, has evolved to become one of the strongest and most unique graduate planning programs in the United States, offering a real- world, experientially oriented program that uses the city of Denver, the metro region, and Colorado as a classroom and engages students with planning professionals and the community.

We believe that successful city-building requires expertise, breadth, interdisciplinary understanding, principles of equity and justice, and creativity. Our program looks beyond traditional professional silos and instead centers on issues at the forefront of planning practice. Our three program Pillars—Healthy Communities, Equitable Urbanism, and Regional Sustainability—form the basis of our instruction, community outreach, and research. We encourage all students to follow their passion and develop expertise in the areas that matter most to them. Our unique, self-directed curriculum allows students to understand the breadth of the planning field while gaining the technical expertise demanded by the profession.

Our program faculty includes some of the most respected researchers and educators in the planning field, as well as top local planning practitioners, all of whom bring a wealth of experience to the classroom. All our faculty make teaching a top priority.

Our presence in a College of Architecture and Planning ensures that our approach to planning education has a strong connection to design, and our location in the heart of downtown Denver presents our students with endless opportunities to learn the complexities of planning for healthy, equitable, and resilient cities.