Master of Urban and Regional Planning / M.S. in Information

The M.U.R.P./M.S.I. Dual Degree is a student-initiated dual degree in the programs of the School of Information and Urban and Regional Planning. The Master of Science in Information (MSI) is a professional, interdisciplinary degree that prepares students for a range of information-related careers. The residential program’s curricular strengths are in digital archives and library science, human computer interaction (HCI) and user experience (UX), and data science and analytics, but the program is flexible and allows students to customize their coursework to have other focuses as well.

Course of Study

Students admitted to the combined program are required to complete the first year courses in one school during the first year and to complete the first year courses at the other school in the second year. Students may begin at either school. During the third year of the program, students are permitted to elect courses in either school and are generally not restricted in their choices beyond fulfilling the required course work.

Degree Requirements

The M.U.R.P./M.S.I. degree is an 80-credit-hour program that can likely be completed within three years (this is dependent on when UMSI and Taubman College offer courses). The M.S.I. and the M.U.R.P. each require 48 credits; 16 credits may be double-counted, according to the Rackham guidelines, but students should check with the School of Information before assuming that a given course may be double-counted toward the M.S.I. Students must meet the specific requirements of both degrees.