Masters of Engineering: Transportation
Our program is focused on addressing transportation’s environmental, social and economic aspects, cultivating sustainable and inclusive solutionsthat will define the cities of tomorrow.
We prepare you to devise sophisticated, high-impact solutions for the safe and efficient movement of people and goods across the globe. Whether you are optimizing traffic control systems or designing resilient rail and aviation infrastructure, our program gives you the technical mastery to meet the ever-evolving needs of our global communities.
Program Objectives
- This masters of engineering program is designed to prepare students for engineering practice in modern transportation engineering.
- It will also equip students with the required knowledge, skills, methods, tools, experience, and professional communication capability to contribute to the civil engineering industry and society at large.
Learning Outcomes
- Plan, design, analyze and evaluate a wide range of transportation systems and operations.
- Understand and apply fundamentals of transportation engineering including: traffic control, demand analysis, transportation facility design, geomatic analysis, safety evaluations and pavement design.
- Understand and apply traditional and emerging concepts and goals in transportation including: accessibility, safety, efficiency, sustainability, resilience and equity.
- Communicate technical transportation engineering analyses, results and ideas to broader and nontechnical audiences.
- Conduct and oversee practice-oriented projects using learned concepts in a collaborative and team-oriented setting.
- Guide the development and operations of transportation systems toward the public good for the benefit of society.
- Apply transportation engineering knowledge across a wide range of professions and careers in the transportation field, including those beyond engineering such as technology, policy and planning.
Careers
- Transportation engineer
- Transportation planner
- Transportation program manager
- Transit planner
- Projects manager
- Traffic engineer
- Transportation modeler
- Travel demand estimator
- Systems analyst
- Traffic impact assessor
- Transportation authority
Course highlights
- CIV E 613 - Human Behaviour in Transportation
- CIV E 614 - Traffic Operation and Control
- CIV E 612 - Transportation Planning: Methodology and Techniques
- CIV E 618 - Advanced Pavement Material and Design
- CIV E 719 - Advanced Topics in Transportation Engineering (Sustainable and Resilient Transportation)
- CIV E 616 - Traffic Safety
- CIV E 900 - Directed Research Project (Capstone – Transportation section)
Connect with us
Given the large volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide updates or feedback for individual applications. Reach out to the university’s graduate and postdoctoral studies (GPS) team or use the link below for questions about the application process.
Contact the department: engg.gradadm@ualberta.ca