Course summary
Study the design, engineering and operation of land transport systems, with our MSc Transportation Planning and Engineering: Operations. With a focus on transport operations, you'll study topics such as transport management and safety, and freight transport and logistics. The Operations pathway allows you to focus on the operation and management of land transport systems. This course is ideal if you want a career in the transport industry or you're an experienced transport professional interested in enhancing your skills. You can study this master's on a full-time, part-time or distance-learning basis.
Modules
Compulsory modules include: Transport Economics; Transport Data Analysis and Techniques; Transport Planning: Policy and Governance; Transport Planning: Practice; Transport Modelling; MSc Research Project; Logistics Systems Operations; Transport Management and Safety. You must study one module from: Highway and Traffic Engineering; Transport, Energy and the Environment; Railway Engineering and Operations; Human Factors in Engineering. For a full list of modules please visit the website.
Assessment method
Examinations, presentations, coursework and dissertation
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Accreditation of European Engineering Programmes (EUR-ACE)
- Civil Engineers, Institution of
- Structural Engineers, Institution of
- The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation
- Highway Engineers, Institute of (IHE)
- Logistics and Transport, Chartered Institute of
How to apply
International applicants
English language: Band C, IELTS 6.5 overall, with a minimum of 6.0 in all components.
Entry requirements
A UK bachelor’s degree with upper second-class honours or higher in engineering, mathematics, geography, planning or a physical science
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Sponsorship information
A variety of scholarships, grants and bursaries may be available to help you fund your master’s study, both from the University and from other organisations. Please check the website for more information - https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/funding/postgraduate.page
Provider information
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ