Master of Science in Transportation
Master of Science in Transportation Program Description
| Core Subjects | ||
| 1.200[J] | Transportation: Foundations and Methods | 12 |
| 11.251 | Frontier of Transportation Research | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 12 | |
| Demand Modeling | ||
| Resilient Networks | ||
| Logistics Systems | ||
| Behavioral Science, AI, and Urban Mobility | ||
| Computation/Analytics | ||
| Select one of the following: | 12 | |
| Statistics, Computation and Applications | ||
| Machine Learning | ||
| Statistical Learning Theory and Applications | ||
| Modeling with Machine Learning: from Algorithms to Applications 1 | ||
| The Analytics Edge | ||
| Advanced Analytics Edge | ||
| Policy, Technology, and Society 2, 3 | ||
| Select one subject from the list below. | 6-12 | |
| Transportation Subject Electives | ||
| Select a minimum of 24 units of transportation related electives in consultation with advisor. | 24 | |
| Thesis | ||
| Students must complete a research-based thesis on a topic of their choice that has been approved by the thesis advisor. | ||
| 1.THG | Graduate Thesis | 24 |
| Total Units | 93-99 | |
| 1 | Credit cannot be earned unless 6.C51 and 1.C51 are completed at the same time. |
| 2 | Special subjects offered by the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (Course 11) may satisfy this requirement if content satisfies MST criteria. Contact program office for available offerings. |
| 3 | Requests to waive this requirement based on prior coursework must be submitted in writing to the Transportation Education Committee (TEC) executive director. |
Policy, Technology, and Society Subjects
| 2.65[J] | Sustainable Energy | 12 |
| 2.810 | Manufacturing Processes and Systems | 12 |
| 6.7260 | Network Science and Models | 12 |
| 10.805[J] | Technology, Law, and the Working Environment | 9 |
| 11.255 | Negotiation and Dispute Resolution in the Public Sector | 12 |
| 11.478 | Behavioral Science, AI, and Urban Mobility | 12 |
| 11.526[J] | Comparative Land Use and Transportation Planning | 12 |
| 11.540 | Urban Transportation Planning and Policy | 12 |
| 15.020 | Economics of Energy, Innovation, and Sustainability | 12 |
| 15.038[J] | Energy Economics and Policy | 12 |
| 15.230 | Public Policy and the Private Sector | 9 |
| 15.655[J] | Law, Technology, and Public Policy | 12 |
| 16.422 | Human Supervisory Control of Automated Systems | 12 |
| 16.453[J] | Human Systems Engineering | 12 |
| 16.71[J] | The Airline Industry | 12 |
| 16.72 | Air Traffic Control | 12 |
| 16.89[J] | Space Systems Engineering | 12 |
| MAS.552[J] | City Science | 12 |
| MAS.750 | Human-Robot Interaction | 9 |
| MAS.836 | Sensor Technologies for Interactive Environments | 12 |
| MAS.859[J] | Space Technology for the Development Leader | 6 |
| IDS.333[J] | System Design and Management for a Changing World: Tools | 6 |
| IDS.410 | Modeling and Assessment for Policy | 9 |
| IDS.411 | Concepts and Research in Technology and Policy | 9 |
| IDS.412[J] | Science, Technology, and Public Policy | 12 |
| IDS.521[J] | Energy Systems for Climate Change Mitigation | 12 |
| IDS.522 | Mapping and Evaluating New Energy Technologies | 12 |
| IDS.526[J] | Sustainability Science and Engineering | 9 |
| STS.477[J] | Writing: Science, Technology, and Society | 12 |
| STS.487 | Foundations of Information Policy | 12 |

