MSc Transport Planning and the Environment

Year 1

(Award available for year: Master of Science)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the programme students should have shown evidence of being able to:
- understand the links between transport and the environment;
- demonstrate in-depth knowledge and the ability to apply and critique a range of core transport planning skills to different practical problems;
- recognise and be able to overcome the specific challenges of integrating environmental and transport related data;
- demonstrate a comprehensive understanding and mastery of techniques related to the design and analysis of solutions to environmentally focussed transport problems;
- take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and to develop professional relationships with others;
- critically and creatively evaluate current issues, research and advanced scholarship in the discipline;
- design and conduct an independent research study on a topic related to transport and the environment.

Transferable (key) skills

The key skills that students will develop through the programme are highly relevant to a range of employment opportunities:
- being able to translate policy principles into practice;
- being able to understand the limitations and constraints of policies;
- being able to access up to date resources in an area and process them;
- to understand key data requirements and collection processes;
- to be able to communicate confidently through written work and in oral presentations;
- to recognise and become familiar with key modelling/computing advances which support environmental analysis.

Assessment

The learning outcomes for the programme have been designed in conjunction with the learning outcomes of the modules. Each module comprises a balance of assessment of understanding of core principles, critique of practice and demonstration of the ability to conduct key tasks. Importantly, the process of assessment takes a balanced approach to assessing both the learning outcomes and the achievement of the key skills portfolio outlined.

Learning context

The programme requires students to develop skills in the analysis of complex and unpredictable situations and to formulate and evaluate potential policy options. The programme provides a balance of instructed learning from academia and practice and opportunities for real learning and student-led debate and discussion.

Students will increasingly work towards autonomous learning such that their learning experiences can be taken out into the workplace.