MSc Transport Planning with Placement Year
Course Details
Course Subject
MSc Transport Planning with Placement Year
Total Credit
180
Qualification
Postgraduate Taught
Awarding Body
University of Hertfordshire
Academic Level
Level 7
Course Location
Hatfield
Course Duration
2 Years (Including Placement)
Course Fees
£ 18950 Yearly
MOI
Accepted
OIETC
Accepted
Intakes
January/September
Work Placement
Yes
About The Course
About the course
The MSc Transport Planning with Placement Year will provide you with both the theoretical grounding and practical skills that you’ll need to satisfy the requirements of employers both now and in the future.
Driven by the demand for the delivery of zero carbon interventions, poor air quality and wider social exclusion problems, there is an increasing demand for highly skilled and multi-disciplined professionals within transport planning.
The climate change imperative has shaken central and local government. It has caused authorities to declare climate emergencies and seek practical solutions to these new and important challenges.
Many have introduced transport policies and invested significant funding for transport programmes. They’re also rethinking how transport is delivered to include projects focussed specifically on achieving zero carbon and intelligent transport networks.
So, whether you have an interest in transport planning, or if you’re a professional who wants to gain a transport planning qualification, it’s an exciting time to explore transport planning and discover the impact you can have on communities for years to come.
You’ll also have the opportunity to explore a range of specialised modules, pathways and learning outcomes.
Why choose this course?
You’ll develop a broad knowledge base and understanding of transport provision in relation to planning and place making, environmental climate change and its mitigation, and designing transport systems to support sustainable economic development.
You’ll be equipped with the knowledge to address the current challenges within the field. You’ll future-proof your knowledge. The course is delivered within an overarching framework which focuses on key issues within the transport sector ensuring you are able to future-proof your knowledge and career. Current topics studied include decarbonisation, place-making, operational transport planning, transport and behavioural change, travel planning, transport data modelling and analysis.
You’ll have access to the expertise of staff based within the University’s Smart Mobility Unit (SMU). You’ll actively engage with the research activities and meetings of the SMU including engaging with the wider activities of the SMU’s industry collaborators and partners. The areas of interest of the SMU include:
- travel planning
- change Management
- transport-related behaviour change
- intelligent transport systems
- operational transport planning
- smart ticketing
- automatic number place recognition (ANPR)
- big data analysis
- spatial mapping.
Throughout the course, you’ll also have access to specialist online software, including NVivo and SPSS, and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). You will also have the opportunity to go on field trips locally and further afield. The programme includes a residential field trip as part of our Comparative Transport Planning Practice module within a different transport planning system. There are also several field trips within various modules, including Operational Transport Planning and Community Engagement in the Planning Process. Any travel and accommodation costs of field trips are included in course fees.
We are proud to have ranked 4th overall for tourism, transport and travel in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES, Advance HE, 2023). You can be confident in knowing you’re receiving an award-winning learning experience when you study this course.
English Requirement
General Requirement
Entry requirements and key information
The entry requirements for the programme are:
- an Honours degree in a cognate discipline, for instance geography, normally with a minimum classification of second-class (2.2) or higher
- graduates with an Honours degree in any discipline who have otherwise demonstrated potential to succeed at postgraduate level will be considered for admission.
All international students are required to demonstrate English Language capability of IELTs 6.5 or equivalent English language qualification. The course uses some technical terminology and requires students to write and present verbally in a variety of formats, including submitting written assignments, presentations, creation of posters and oral presentation of work. Confidence and competence in both written and spoken Engish as well as ability to use a variety of basic computer packages is necessary in order for students to engage effectively with the taught content.
The programme is subject to the University’s Principles, Policies and Regulations for the Admission of Students to Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Programmes (in UPR SA03), along with associated procedures.
These will take account of University policy and guidelines for assessing accredited prior certificated learning (APCL) and accredited prior experiential learning (APEL).