Concurrent MSCE/MURP Degree Program
The concurrent MSCE/MURP degree program allows students to jointly enroll in graduate programs in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Planning, Policy, and Design, to earn both a Master's in Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE) and a Master's in Urban and Regional Planning (MURP). This concurrent degree program requires 72 credits, and can be completed in two years, although the normative time-to-degree is two years and two quarters. Pursuing each degree separately requires three years and two quarters on average.
Program Tracks
The concurrent MSCE/MURP degree program is organized around two tracks:
Transportation Systems (comprising 15 graduate courses)
Environmental Hydrology and Water Resources (comprising 13 graduate and 2 undergraduate courses)
Program Options
Students enrolled in the concurrent MSCE/MURP degree program choose between a thesis option and a comprehensive exam option.
The thesis option requires completing:
72 units of study (eight of which may be taken in conjunction with the thesis research);
the completion of an original research project and the writing of a thesis to describe it;
required core courses; and
enough units of approved electives to meet the total requirement of 72 units
The comprehensive exam option requires completing:
72 units of study;
a professional report, which represents a substantial piece of planning practice, as the capstone event;
required core courses; and
enough units of approved electives to meet the total requirement of 72 units
Electives may include as many as eight units of independent studies or approved undergraduate courses, but no redundancy is allowed with core classes in either CEE or PPD.
Program Admission
Applicants seeking admission to the concurrent MSCE/MURP degree should have a strong record of coursework in disciplines related to civil engineering and urban planning, and they must meet the requirements for admission in both departments. For more information about these requirements, see the program-specific requirements for Civil and Environmental Engineering and for Planning, Policy, and Design.
