Master of Science in Transportation

Master of Science in Transportation Program Description 

Core Subjects
1.200[J]Transportation: Foundations and Methods12
11.251Frontier of Transportation Research3
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.THGGraduate Thesis24
Total Units93-99
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 Energy12
2.810Manufacturing Processes and Systems12
6.7260Network Science and Models12
10.805[J]Technology, Law, and the Working Environment9
11.255Negotiation and Dispute Resolution in the Public Sector12
11.478Behavioral Science, AI, and Urban Mobility12
11.526[J]Comparative Land Use and Transportation Planning12
11.540Urban Transportation Planning and Policy12
15.020Economics of Energy, Innovation, and Sustainability12
15.038[J]Energy Economics and Policy12
15.230Public Policy and the Private Sector9
15.655[J]Law, Technology, and Public Policy12
16.422Human Supervisory Control of Automated Systems12
16.453[J]Human Systems Engineering12
16.71[J]The Airline Industry12
16.72Air Traffic Control12
16.89[J]Space Systems Engineering12
MAS.552[J]City Science12
MAS.750Human-Robot Interaction9
MAS.836Sensor Technologies for Interactive Environments12
MAS.859Space Technology for the Development Leader6
IDS.333[J]Risk and Decision Analysis6
IDS.410Modeling and Assessment for Policy9
IDS.411Concepts and Research in Technology and Policy9
IDS.412[J]Science, Technology, and Public Policy12
IDS.521[J]Energy Systems for Climate Change Mitigation12
IDS.522Mapping and Evaluating New Energy Technologies12
IDS.526[J]Sustainability Science and Engineering9
STS.477[J]Writing: Science, Technology, and Society12
STS.487Foundations of Information Policy12