MSc Transport Planning
Course Overview
This MSc Transport Planning equips students with the expertise to design and manage transport systems that address critical modern challenges, including climate change mitigation, sustainable economic development, and effective placemaking. The program offers flexible pathways, including a standard track and an option with an extended professional placement, to build a robust foundation for a successful career.
Key Program Highlights
- Comprehensive curriculum covering planning, environmental sustainability, and mobility systems
- Flexible block teaching format with September and January start dates
- Option to undertake a 30-week professional work placement
- Concludes with an individual research project (dissertation)
- Designed to build the practical skills required for transport planning careers
Course Overview
This MSc Transport Planning equips students with the expertise to design and manage transport systems that address critical modern challenges, including climate change mitigation, sustainable economic development, and effective placemaking. The program offers flexible pathways, including a standard track and an option with an extended professional placement, to build a robust foundation for a successful career.
Key Program Highlights
- Comprehensive curriculum covering planning, environmental sustainability, and mobility systems
- Flexible block teaching format with September and January start dates
- Option to undertake a 30-week professional work placement
- Concludes with an individual research project (dissertation)
- Designed to build the practical skills required for transport planning careers
Requirements
Modules
- Research Methods
- Operational Transport Planning
- Transport Policy, Strategy and Law
- Transport, Development and Viability
- Research Project Transport Planning
- Transport Data Collection and Analysis
- Comparative Planning and Transport Practice
- Understanding & Managing Change
- Study Skills
- Sustainable Energy
- Community Engagement and the Planning Process
