MSc Transport Planning & MSc Sustainability (Transport)
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Institute for Transport StudiesFACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT
MSc Transport PlanningMSc Sustainability (Transport)
Dr. Astrid Gühnemann
Senior Lecturer in Transport Policy
Programme Leader
http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/a.gühnemann
Institute for Transport StudiesFACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT
Compulsory modulesModule Title Credits MSc TP MSc Sus (T)Semester OneTransport Planning and Policy 15 *C* CUnderstanding Travel Behaviour 15 C CTransport Data Collection and Analysis
Stream:15 C
PlanningC
EnvironmentPrinciples of Transport Modelling 15 C -Introduction to Sustainability 15 - CSemester TwoSustainable Land Use and Transport Planning
15 C
Global Issues in Transport 15 C
*C* Pass for Award
Title TP Sus (T)Sustainable Land-Use and Transport Planning C XGlobal Issues in Transport X CAnalysing Transport & Society X XGreen Logistics X XPublic Transport Planning And Management X XTraffic Management X XTransport Investment Appraisal X XSafety of Road Transport X XChoice Modelling and Stated Preference Survey Design X XTransport in Development X XTransport & Urban Pollution X XTraffic Network Modelling XFunding for Projects XStandards & tools for Business, Environment & Corporate Social Responsibility
X
Critical Perspectives in Environment and Development XClimate Change: Impacts & Adaption XClimate Change Mitigation X
Choose 3 options, 15 credits eachSemester 2 – Optional Modules
Institute for Transport StudiesFACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT
Transport Dissertation60 credits
Development and application of research skills
Wide variety of possible topics: • Suggestions from ITS academics and industrial partners
(~ 200 topics 2013/14)
• Self suggested topics
Examples:• The driving mechanisms behind the focus on CO2 reduction in the UK
• Eco-driving: Who does it and why? Identifying the motivational factors
• Car dependency, the impact of infrastructure and culture
• Understanding the impact of free bus travel using West Yorkshire smartcard data
• A GIS analysis of PT accessibility in Merseyside
• Speed limits: rationale and user acceptance
• System analysis of barriers towards freight transport in landlocked developing countries
Institute for Transport StudiesFACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT
ExtrasSkills courses (Computing, GIS, ...)
Field Trips: Leeds, Sheffield
European Trip
Social Activities
Institute for Transport StudiesFACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT
Quality Training in a Stimulating Environment – Student Quotes• “…a first class learning experience in a very stimulating environment. The
quality of teaching, resources and support was the best that I have experienced…”
Value of the Course – Alumni Quotes• “My personal advice to students interested in this course would be that
combining the sustainability element with a transport masters is surely the only way forward... it was a great course and I would definitely recommend it.”
• “Not only did ITS provide me with the broad technical knowledge I needed to start a career in transport planning, it also helped me to develop a range of ‘core’ skills which prepared me for the workplace - skills such as team working, project management, presenting, undertaking public consultation and reporting.”
Employability: 97% of ITS Masters students said their future prospects were improved by
having completed the course (of respondents to 09/10 survey) 95% of the 2012 Masters graduates were employed or in further training in
the transport sector within 6 months of completing their course (70% response rate)
Institute for Transport StudiesFACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT
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