Master of Engineering + Master of Urban and Regional Planning

College of Architecture and Planning College of Engineering, Design and Computing

Overview

Degree: MEng MURP

Classroom Type: On campus

Transportation is a key area of research and practice in both engineering and urban and regional planning. As communities become increasingly aware of the connection between the built environment and health, sustainability, and access to opportunity, the transportation-land use nexus has become more important—and more complex. Solving transportation and quality-of-life challenges requires multidisciplinary, innovative solutions. The interdisciplinary perspective of a dual degree enables graduates to bring the perspectives and tools from one profession into the other. The Master of Engineering + Master of Urban and Regional Planning dual master’s degree (MENG + MURP) prepares students for careers influencing design, public policy and investment in transportation systems such as roadways, public transit, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, parking and intermodal linkages. This program is offered in partnership with the CU Denver College of Architecture and Planning. The Master of Engineering degree is intended for students with a non-engineering undergraduate degree and is structured to give basic knowledge in engineering in an interdisciplinary manner. The Transportation Systems specialization emphasizes transportation engineering, planning, operations, and management.

Program Details

Interest Categories: Engineering & Construction Science & Technology

Campus: CU Denver

Specialty Areas:

The interdisciplinary CU Denver Construction Engineering and Management program is backed by industry and supported by accredited schools of architecture and business. Construction engineering and management concerns the design, planning and management of the construction, maintenance and disposal of structures, infrastructure, transportation systems, site work, and commercial, industrial, residential and environmental projects (for example: highways, bridges, airports, buildings, dams, reservoirs, light and high-speed rail systems, hospitals, laboratories, residential communities, utilities and environmental restoration projects). The program provides the necessary decision-making skills to support complex construction projects and subsequent management throughout their useful life.

The Geomatics Engineering and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) graduate program provides broad-based expertise and cutting-edge skills that span the growing geospatial field. All courses are entirely online, however, master’s degree students have the option of taking some courses on campus from other programs such as geography or computer science.

Our curriculum covers a wide range of geospatial principles. Students learn from industry professionals in areas of surveying, geodesy, mapping science and cartography, GNSS and GPS, photogrammetry, remote sensing, high-definition surveying, and relational GIS databases.

The graduate track in hydrologic, environmental, and sustainability engineering (HESE) brings together the hydrologic cycle, environmental processes, and sustainability—the powerful notion that everything we engineer should support economic prosperity, environmental health, and social justice. Graduate coursework in the HESE track requires breadth and depth. Students are required to take at least one graduate course in each of the three areas of hydrologic engineering, environmental engineering, and sustainability engineering, plus at least two additional courses in one of those three areas. The program also includes graduate-level electives, allowing students to customize their program to match their professional needs and intellectual curiosity.

     
    Transportation engineering is dedicated to creating a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient transportation system, particularly in terms of road safety, active transportation, and transit. Our research activities combine empirical data and analysis with advanced computational and theoretical methods. Looking beyond what we think we know about transportation in order to uncover more fundamental knowledge requires both a more comprehensive viewpoint than is customary and the ability to embrace the fact that transportation is more complex than our current design approaches dictate. Our work is highly multi-disciplinary with a goal to not only advance the academic literature but policy and practice as well.

    Required Credits for Completion:30

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