2014/15 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MSc Transport Planning
Programme code: | MSC-TRN-FT | UCAS code: | |
---|---|---|---|
Duration: | 12 Months | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Dr Astrid Guehnemann | Contact address: | A.Guehnemann@its.leeds.ac.uk |
For further information please email: courses@its.leeds.ac.uk or telephone (+44) (0) 113 343 5353.
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
Good honours degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
Institute for Transport Studies
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Institute for Transport Studies Exam Boards
Programme specification:
The programme will:
- aim to give students from a wide range of backgrounds a firm grounding in the principles, techniques, issues and practice of transport planning, thus equipping them for a professional career;
- enable students to specialise in selected aspects of the subject and so gain deeper knowledge and advanced skills which they can apply in practice when they take up employment in the transport sector or undertake further study or research.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment, Learning Context]
Compulsory modules:
Students study the following compulsory modules:
TRAN5013M | Understanding Travel Behaviour | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
TRAN5020M | Principles of Transport Modelling | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
TRAN5031M | Transport Data Collection and Analysis | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
TRAN5043M | Transport Planning and Policy | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
TRAN5112M | Sustainable Land-Use and Transport Planning | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
TRAN5911M | Transport Dissertation | 60 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students study three optional modules in total, with at least two taken from the following list:
CIVE5231M | Funding for Projects | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
TRAN5162M | Green Logistics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
TRAN5171M | Analysing Transport and Society | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
TRAN5180M | Public Transport Planning and Management | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
TRAN5191M | System Dynamics: Modelling Policy | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
TRAN5210M | Traffic Management | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
TRAN5231M | Global Issues in Transport | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
TRAN5282M | Choice Modelling and Stated Preference Survey Design | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
TRAN5291M | Traffic Network Modelling | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
TRAN5630M | Transport Investment Appraisal | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
TRAN5691M | Transport and Urban Pollution | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
TRAN5750M | Transport in Development | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
TRAN5761M | Safety of Road Transport | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Elective modules:
Exceptionally, students may study one elective module in place of one optional module, subject to a number of criteria including the prior approval of the Programme Leader/Manager.
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.
Last updated: 07/10/2014
Browse Other Catalogues
- Undergraduate module catalogue
- Taught Postgraduate module catalogue
- Undergraduate programme catalogue
- Taught Postgraduate programme catalogue
Errors, omissions, failed links etc should be notified to the Catalogue Team.PROD