2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MSc Sustainability in Transport

Total credits: 180

Entry requirements:

Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

Institute for Transport Studies

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Professional Body Offering Accreditation:

IEMA

Programme specification:

This section will be published on the programme catalogue and is intended to provide an outward facing overview of the programme for a student audience, it should therefore be written with this in mind.

Throughout this course, you'll learn a range of modules that address key issues in sustainable transport. You will first learn important fundamentals through a selection of core modules – these provide you with a holistic overview of challenges for sustainability in transport and approaches to policy formulation.
You'll then be able to specialise in your preferred interests by choosing from a wide range of optional modules. This allows you to tailor your degree towards your career interests. You will also study our Transport Integrated Project module, which gives you experience of a typical real-world transport project.
You'll gain specialist knowledge and advanced research skills. In your dissertation, you'll apply these to a project chosen from a wide range of topics. Some topics are suggested and supported by industry, giving you the chance to address a real-world problem and gain experience of working with industry. Your supervisor will support you throughout the process of developing your dissertation topic.
Project work
In the second semester, you will study our Transport Integrated Project module. This project lets you experience what it is like to be part of a multi-disciplined team working within the transport sector. You'll work alongside students from our other Masters degrees, using your different specialisms to solve a real-world transport problem posed by Leeds City Council.
The Transport Integrated Project module helps you develop a real-world experience of working in the industry. You'll gain insights into how planning, economics, environmental science, modelling and engineering can work together to develop sustainable solutions to global challenges.
Throughout the project, you'll be advised by industry experts and will be required to write both group and individual reports. At the end of the module, you will present your final work as a group.
Previous projects have included:
• Designing a new park and ride site
• Designing a new train station
• Redesigning Leeds' City Square
Learning and teaching
Postgraduate study involves a range of teaching methods, supported by independent learning. You will learn through lectures, seminars, workshops, computer exercises, practical sessions, directed reading, reflective journals, student-led discussions, fieldwork and tutorials. You will also learn through independent study, allowing you to develop critical problem-solving and research skills that are relevant to a career in transport.
Throughout your degree, you will be supported by a personal tutor who you can meet regularly to discuss any study or career questions you might have. There is also the opportunity to apply to the Institute for Transport Studies mentorship programme, where you will be assigned an alumni mentor who currently works in the industry. The mentorship programme is a great opportunity to receive personalised career advice and develop a relationship with someone who is successful in the transport industry.
Fieldwork
At the Institute for Transport Studies, we want you to graduate with hands-on, real-world skills you can take into your career. Fieldwork gives you the chance to build those professional skills and put theory into practice – experiencing transport systems in action and meeting transport professionals who are actively working in the field.
Leeds provides a great base for our students, with opportunities for on-site visits to Headingley and the City Square. You can also take part in our Metropoly game where you will work in teams travelling around West Yorkshire using a variety of transport systems to visit various places of interest.
The field trip to Sheffield will build on the teachings you've learned from the first semester, showing you the reality of planning and managing transport in a practical setting. You will also independently explore the city's main urban and transport features, whilst learning about recent or ongoing transport-related projects from local practitioners.
In addition, we offer an optional residential trip to the Peak District after the Sheffield visit – a fantastic way to get to know your fellow course mates better.
We also offer a longer field trip in June. For many students, this trip is the highlight of the course – offering the chance to experience first-hand some truly innovative transport solutions within the UK or possibly within Europe.
Activities could include a cycle tour, a planning walk around areas of redevelopment and a review of the design of railway station or other public transport facilities. You might also get chance to explore a integrated city neighbourhood and hear from local transport experts and ITS alumni at various talks.
Itineraries may vary from year to year.
Active research environments
The Institute for Transport Studies was established as the UK's first multidisciplinary transport department, and we continue to lead the field with our research. Our reputation allows us to invest in world-class facilities and a variety of specialist software tools including SATURN, DRACULA, the Propensity to Cycle Tool (PCT) and specialist open-source analysis packages such as AQEval for tracking the impact of Air Quality policies using R and the stplanr package for sustainable transport planning with R.
Other study options
This programme is also available part-time, over 24 or 36 months. We are flexible as to how you choose to study this course so that you can combine it with other commitments, such as an existing job. Please get in touch with our admissions team to discuss part-time study options.
Programme team
The Programme Leader, Dr Caroline Mullen, is an Associate Professor whose research primarily focuses on transport's relations with social and environmental sustainability, and on the governance, politics and practices that shape transport. Dr Mullen's research has been used to inform policy and planning, to contribute to work of non-governmental organisations and in public engagement.
The wider programme team is made up of researchers and academics from the Institute for Transport Studies who have extensive expertise across a variety of transport disciplines.
On this course you will be taught by our expert academics, from lecturers through to professors. You may also be taught by industry professionals with years of experience, as well as trained postgraduate researchers, connecting you to some of the brightest minds on campus.
Assessment
Assessment is equally varied and can include coursework essays, case-study reports, group assignments, posters, presentations and exams.

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[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

PLEASE NOTE: All modules are offered subject to a minimum level of demand and thus not all modules (particularly optional modules) may run in any given year. Please contact ITS for further details.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 45 credits from the following optional modules:

The recommended period for part-time study is 3 years. Students attending part-time need to have flexibility in their attendance pattern. For further information please email: courses@its.leeds.ac.uk.
PLEASE NOTE: All modules are offered subject to a minimum level of demand and thus not all modules (particularly optional modules) may run in any given year. Please contact ITS for further details.

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