The MS program has a strong foundation in traffic engineering, transportation planning, transportation economics, public transportation systems and intelligent transportation systems. Students are exposed to a learning atmosphere that provides a meaningful combination of theoretical and practical approaches. Courses include a mix of presentations, workshop and project exercises and practical problem solutions.
Courses in the MS program are primarily organized by application area, so students see a variety of techniques (functional design, control, operations, economics, etc.) applied to solve focused problems. In traffic engineering, for example, courses are organized along facility lines: intersections, freeways and arterials and networks. In each case, intervention techniques are applied to optimize total efficiency and safety.
The program includes a strong focus on the rapidly emerging field of intelligent transportation systems. This field applies telecommunications and information technology to the solution of a variety of transportation functions, from route guidance systems to automated toll collection systems to the automated highway.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES (TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND ENGINEERING)
The primary goal of the MS in Transportation Planning and Engineering is to prepare transportation professionals to plan, functionally design, control and operate facilities, systems and services that satisfy the demand for both passenger and freight transportation. Specific objectives of the program are to provide the skills necessary to:
Fundamentally understand the nature and generation of transportation demands
Understand the political, policy and economic forces that affect transportation demands and the public framework in which they are addressed
Functionally design transportation systems and components
Control and operate traffic and other transportation facilities
Apply information technologies to intelligent transportation systems
Requirements for the Degree in Transportation Planning and Engineering 
