Master of Urban and Regional Planning/Master of Urban Design in Ann Arbor United States | University of Michigan Ann Arbor

The MURP/MUD Dual Degree offers an interdisciplinary graduate program bridging Architecture with Urban and Regional Planning. This innovative curriculum transcends conventional academic boundaries, encouraging creative design and planning methods to examine modern urban challenges. Throughout the program, students acquire diverse competencies through coursework that blends real estate finance, municipal governance, design theory, ecological sustainability, and liberal arts. The studio sequence cultivates analytical and visionary design capabilities to tackle intricate urban systems worldwide. This combined program merges the two-year, 48-credit MURP professional degree with the three-semester, 45-credit MUD advanced degree, creating a condensed five-term curriculum totaling 78 credits (with 15 shared credits). Dual degree holders emerge as exceptional practitioners prepared for academic, governmental, private sector, and philanthropic career paths.





This integrated program unites the four-term MURP professional track (48 credits) with the three-term MUD post-professional program (45 credits), yielding a comprehensive 78-credit curriculum completed in five terms (including 15 overlapping credits). Alumni become versatile experts equipped for positions in higher education, various government entities, corporate firms, and mission-driven organizations.