Urban Transport MSc

The Masters in Urban Transport offers a comprehensive academic approach to a career in one of the most salient and pressing issues in contemporary urban areas; how to provide safe, inclusive, environmentally friendly and efficient transport systems. The degree is designed to ensure that you become familiar with multiple approaches to planning and managing urban transport systems. It will provide you with the theory and methods as well as practical knowledge to be employed in governmental organisations and private sector consultancies.<br/><br/><strong>WHY THIS PROGRAMME</strong><br/>• The programme will help you understand the broad range of stakeholders in city planning and urban transport systems and the connections to other vital sectors in cities such as energy, environment, housing, land use, economic development, and labour markets.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• By the end of the programme you will have a comprehensive understanding of the policies and planning processes to reduce congestion, air pollution, road fatalities and lack of access.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• The programme will provide you with the theory and methods, as well as practical knowledge to be employed in governmental organisations and private sector consultancies.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• You will gain skills increasingly required by transport professionals, and acquire specialist knowledge and methods to analyse cities and transport using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), statistical and visualisation approaches and other planning software and tools. Through optional courses, you can choose to develop your skills in Artificial Intelligence (AI) or in planning and placemaking. <br/><br/><br/><br/>• These skills will allow you to develop city and transport plans and policies, conduct environmental and other impact evaluation, and to undertake a wide variety of geographical and market analysis.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• You will benefit from the programme’s strong connection with the Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC), which many academic staff on the MSc are involved with. The centre undertakes world-leading research on a variety of topics which are integral to cities, including transport, housing and employment.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• An optional field trip to London will provide you with an insight into the complex socio-economic dynamics of city building and design through visits to high profile real estate, planning and regeneration projects. You will have the opportunity to both meet and speak with senior industry professionals and policy-makers involved in the delivery of major urban developments. Past trips have included visits to The Shard, Olympic Park, Crossrail, Battersea Power Station. <br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>PROGRAMME STRUCTURE</strong><br/>You will take five core courses and two or three optional courses.<br/><br/>Key courses on transport will be followed by lab sessions where practical lessons on the use of highly specialised software will be given in the form of either independent or group projects. This approach will help you to not only acquire theoretical knowledge but also to apply their knowledge to real world problems with actual data. Optional courses will provide you with the opportunity to pursue personal interests, enhancing particular skills or domain-specific knowledge such as urban analytics or spatial planning.<br/><br/><strong>Core courses</strong><br/>Fundamentals of Transport Studies<br/>Principles and Applications of GIS<br/>Quantitative Data Analysis (Semester 1)<br/>Statistical Methods for Transport Planning<br/>Understanding Transport Choices<br/><br/><strong>Optional courses</strong><br/>Advanced Topics for Urban Analytics<br/>Big Data, AI & Urban Analytics<br/>Digital Planning Systems and Tools<br/>Place Adaptation and Green Infrastructure<br/>Programming Tools for Urban Analytics<br/>Smart Cities and Infrastructure<br/>Sustainable Spatial Strategies Lab<br/>Sustainable Urban Futures (10)<br/>Understanding Transport Choices<br/>Urban Analytics Group Project<br/><br/><strong>Dissertation</strong><br/>Dissertation: Urban Studies