MSc Transportation Planning & Engineering

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University of Southampton, Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics, School of Civil Engineering and the Enviroment

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• Objectives
  Students on the MSc in Transportation Planning and Engineering will gain a sound knowledge of the theory and concepts involved in transportation planning and engineering.
• Academic title
  MSc Transportation Planning & Engineering
• Course description
  Students on the MSc in Transportation Planning and Engineering will gain a sound knowledge of the theory and concepts involved in transportation planning and engineering.
  
  They benefit from the expertise available within our 25-strong Transportation Research Group, as well as from some 20 Transport professionals from external organisations who contribute to the programme. Our MSc Transport is taught at Southampton and also at our partner Institution in China, Beijing Jiaotong University.
  
  The MSc in Transportation Planning and Engineering is recognised by the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institute of Logistics and Transport.
  
  The Transport MSc course offers excellent career prospects, particularly in transport consultancies, public authorities and a range of other transport organisations.
  
  The planning and engineering of effective transportation systems continues to present exciting challenges, both in developed and developing countries. Issues include:
  
  -The widespread use of private cars
  -The effects of transport on all aspects of the environment
  -Congestion on roads
  -New towns and industrial estates: Old towns and urban renewal
  -The economics of transport
  -The movement of freight
  -The difficulties of public transport
  -The potential of new systems and operations on transport
  -National and international interaction
  
  These issues have led to an increasing demand for transportation professionals across the world. In the UK, the recent Government White Paper on Transport and the ‘Ten Year Plan’ have generated new and exciting initiatives as well as an unprecedented demand for highly qualified staff. Our MSc in Transport, which has been running since 1969, is designed to help meet this demand.
  
  Core Modules
  
  -TRANSPORTATION PLANNING: PRACTICE
  -TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
  -TRANSPORT ECONOMICS
  -RESEARCH PROJECT : MSC TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND ENGINEERING
  -TRANSPORTATION PLANNING: POLICIES AND METHODS
  -TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING: TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
  -TRANSPORT DATA ANALYSIS AND TECHNIQUES
  
  Optional Modules
  
  -HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
  -PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRANSPORT
  -TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT
  
  MSc Transportation Planning & Engineering: Programme Structure
  
  The structure of the programme and the interaction between the different modules is illustrated in the following figure. There are 6 compulsory modules of 15 credits each, and 3 optional modules of 15 credits each from which 2 have to be selected. Modules are taught in the first two semesters, whilst the final part of the programme (3 months for full-time students) involves an individual project leading to the production of a Dissertation.
  

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