MSc Transport Planning

Course Details

Course Subject

Total Credit

180

Qualification

Postgraduate Taught

Awarding Body

University of Hertfordshire

Academic Level

Level 7

Course Location

Hatfield

Course Duration

1 Year

Course Fees

£ 16450 Yearly

MOI

Accepted

OIETC

Accepted

Intakes

January/September

Work Placement

About The Course

About the course

The MSc Transport Planning provides students with a broad knowledge base and understanding of transport provision in relation to planning and placemaking, environmental climate change and its mitigation and transport systems to support mobility and sustainable economic development.

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. 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 which the course addresses include:

decarbonisation
place-making
operational transport planning
transport and behavioural change
travel planning
transport data modelling and analysis.

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

You have to get at least 6.5 band socre of IELTS

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 English 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).