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The Master of Urban Design (MUD) at CU Denver is a STEM-designated post-professional degree program for individuals who seek a career in urban design practice or for current planning and design professionals who want to enhance and expand their existing practice with urban design knowledge and expertise.

Using Colorado’s diverse urban landscapes as a laboratory for real-world learning, CU Denver’s MUD program will prepare you to become an exceptional urban design thinker, practitioner, and leader.

Our students and faculty collaborate closely with urban design professionals and local communities to explore innovative urban design solutions for project sites throughout the region and, in partnership with our Urban Design Advisory Council, promote urban design as the best approach for shaping communities that are sustainable, inclusive, healthy, and inspiring.

The MUD program consists of nine courses totaling 36 credits: one studio and three lecture courses in the fall, one studio and three lecture courses in the spring, and our global travel studio in the summer. You can complete the program in a single calendar year as a full-time immersive experience, or you can pursue the degree on a part-time basis over a longer timeframe.

To apply to the MUD program, you must already hold a master’s degree in architecture, urban planning, or landscape architecture, or a professional bachelor's degree in architecture, urban planning, or landscape architecture.

Students in CU Denver’s M.Arch, MLA, and MURP programs can apply to the MUD program and begin earning MUD credits before they have completed their M.Arch, MLA, or MURP program requirements through our MUD Dual Degree options.

Our MUD program will expand your perspectives and your career prospects! With a Master of Urban Design degree, you can…

• Pursue a career in urban design practice where your primary work focuses on producing urban design solutions that holistically integrate buildings, parks and public spaces, streets and bike/ped/transit infrastructure, and a diversity of uses and activities into sustainable places that prioritize people over cars
• Incorporate urban design knowledge, concepts, and skills into your existing architecture, urban planning, or landscape architecture practice, making you a better architect, urban planner, or landscape architect and giving you a competitive career advantage over your peers