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Concurrent Masters Program in Civil Engineering and Planning
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 (CEE)
and the Department of Planning, Policy, and Design (PPD) to earn both a Masters
in Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE) and a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning
(MURP). This concurrent degree program requires 72 credits and it can be completed
in two years, although the normal 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:
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.
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