Academics / Master's Program / Transportation Systems Analysis and Planning SpecializationCurriculum and Requirements
The total course requirements for a MS degree is 12 course units: seven core courses (listed below) and five electives. In addition, enrolled students are expected to register and attend the transportation systems analysis and planning seminar each quarter. Finally, to complete the MS degree students are required to write a research analysis paper on some aspect of transportation that demonstrates the student's domain knowledge, investigative and/or analytic ability, and writing skills.
The seven core courses required for an MS degree in transportation systems analysis and planning are as follows:
- Civ_Env 479 - Transportation Systems Planning and Management
- Civ_Env 480-1 - Travel Demand Modeling
- Civ_Env 482 - Evaluation and Decision Making for Infrastructure Systems
- Civ_Env 483 - Infrastructure Systems Analysis
- Civ_Env 508 - Research paper (zero credit)
Choose two of the following:
- Civ_Env 376 - Introduction to Transportation Engineering
- Civ_Env 471-1 - Transportation Systems Analysis I
- Civ_Env 471-2 - Transportation Systems Analysis II
Choose one of the following:
- Civ_Env 472-1 - Transportation Operations and Control: Scheduled Modes and Real Time Systems
- Civ_Env 472-2 - Transportation Systems Operations and Control: Urban Networks
- Civ_Env 480-2 - Travel Demand Analysis and Forecasting 2
- Civ_Env 484 - Advanced Theories of Traffic Flow
The five electives can be selected to fulfill the requirements of one of the following tracks: transportation science and logistics, operation research, travel demand analysis, and urban planning and policy. See curriculum plan for detail.