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Transportation
(Interdepartmental Graduate Major)
Supervisory Committee: R. R. Souleyrette, Chair;
M. R. Crum, R. G. Mahayani

Work is offered for the degree master of science (thesis option only) with a major in transportation under a cooperative arrangement with various departments including Civil and Construction Engineering (CCE), Community and Regional Planning (CRP), and Logistics, Operations and Management Information Systems (LOMIS). Opportunities are afforded for research in such areas as modeling and performance of transportation systems, techniques for urban and regional transportation system planning, environmental and social policy analysis of transportation systems, transportation policy analysis, analysis of transportation technologies, commodity distribution, public administration of the transportation planning process, regional development and transportation system interrelationships, transportation economics and finance, and planning for logistics management.

Students majoring in transportation will develop a program of study under the guidance of a committee nominated by the administrative department head, approved by the departmental transportation supervisory committee representative, and appointed by the dean of the Graduate College. For administrative purposes, the student's home department will be the department originally admitting the student. A major professor may be selected from any of the three participating departments. A student must designate at least one member of the POS committee from his or her home department, and at least one member from outside the home department.

A student must complete at least 36 credit hours of acceptable work including preparation of a thesis. A structured minor requires 12 credits of approved transportation courses and a thesis on a transportation related topic.

A required core includes C E 551, Trans 691, Stat 401 and at least one course from all three cooperating departments (CRP. CCE and LOMIS). Detailed requirements are available from the chair of the supervisory committee.

Graduate students pursuing a major in any of the cooperating departments who have an interest in transportation are encouraged to consider a formal declared minor in transportation. Students considering a declared minor should consult with the chair of the supervisory committee about the requirements for it.

Students typically focus their program of study to support a career in one of four areas: regional and statewide transportation planning, transportation service operations and transportation management, transportation policy and economic analysis, and transportation planning and operation for local and state governments. Graduates will have specific knowledge in one or more of these focus areas and the skills to conduct research and analysis of transportation issues. These skills allow graduates to be productive immediately in positions related to a focus area or to continue in more advanced transportation graduate work.

Courses Primarily for Graduate Students
Trans 555. Economic Analysis of Transportation Investments. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: C E 350 or 353 or 354 or 355. Application of economic analysis methodologies to evaluate transportation projects. Multi-modal approaches to evaluate impacts of transportation investments and maximize economic efficiency while considering equity and other social issues related to investment options.

Trans 691. Seminar in Transportation Planning. Cr. 1 to 3. S. Provides an overview of current transportation issues; lecturers provide seminars on a variety of timely transportation topics.

Trans 699. Research.