A minimum of 30 credits consisting of 12 required credits given in list I, plus either a zero credit report, a 3-credit project or a 6-credit thesis from list II. The remainder credits should be taken from the list III: Electives. However, other graduate engineering courses in the Department, and graduate courses from other departments, may be allowed for elective credit with approval from the Transportation Master’s Program Advisor.
I. Required Courses
Choose a minimum of four courses [12-18 credits] from the list:
1. CE H0200 Transportation Economics (3 credits)
The basic economics of transportation and the tools of economic analysis used to analyze transportation activities, firms and government policies.
2. CE H1100 Advanced Data Analysis (3 credits)
Exploratory data analysis including locating hot spots, quantiles, and proportions. Analysis and modeling of engineering data, including detection of trends, seasonality, and distributional properties; spatio-temporal variability in data; dependence measures; building generalized linear and non-linear cross-validated predictive models; and introductory hierarchical Bayesian modeling.
3. CE H2000 Traffic Engineering (3 credits)
Traffic flow theory, including fundamental diagrams, microscopic models, and macroscopic models. Analysis of traffic data, including capacity and performance assessment. Network models and simulation. Advanced technology applications for data collection, traffic control, and real-time system management. Graduate standing is required. This course is cross-listed with CE 52000 Traffic Engineering, and therefore is not available to students who have already completed CE 52000.
4. CE I2400 Analytical Techniques in Transportation (3 credits)
A survey of quantitative methods useful in transportation and traffic engineering. Network analysis. Decision theory. Data analysis and statistical inference. Computer simulation.
5. CE I2600 Urban Transportation Planning (3 credits)
Historical development of urban surface transportation systems. Stakeholders, user and operating characteristics, and infrastructure elements for passenger motor vehicle, transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and freight modes. Safety, environmental, and financial considerations. Regulations and technology applications. This course is cross-listed with CE 54500 Urban Transportation, and therefore is not available to students who have already completed CE 54500.
6. CE I4900 Transportation Network Analysis (3 credits)
Transportation network analysis.
II. Master's Report
Choose one (0 to 6 credits):
1. CE I9700 Master's Report (0 credit)
Examinations, exploration, analysis, and chronicle of an engineering design, project, or system, from its inception through its development, consummation and consequent impacts. Written final report.
2. CE I9800 Master's Project (3 credits)
Analytical or experimental project, preferably of student's own choice. Under direction of a faculty advisor, student submits written proposal, performs the required task, and submits a written final report.
3. CE I9900 Master Thesis (6 credits)
Master Thesis
III. Electives
Choose two to six courses [6-18 credits] from the list:
1. CE H2600 Rail System Design (3 credits)
Design of light and heavy rail facilities for passenger and freight operations. Track structure. Alternative technologies for construction, guidance and communications. Maintenance of way. This course is cross-listed with CE 52600 Rail System Design, and therefore is not available to students who have already completed CE 52600
2. CE H4000 Highway Engineering (3 credits)
The design of highway alignment and route location. Basic elements of highway design, including pavement type, earthwork and drainage. Importance and consequences of maintenance and engineering economics; life-cycle cost analysis. This course is cross-listed with CE 54000 Highway Engineering, and therefore is not available to students who have already completed CE 54000.
3. CE H4100 Highway & Airport Construction (3 credits)
Overview of highway and airport engineering and construction; highways vs. airports; urban vs. rural highways. Construction planning, organization and cost estimating; construction scheduling using computer packages, e.g., Primavera; construction tracking. Construction operations: mobilization, removal, disposal, placement; management of equipment, material, labor, money; cash flow accounting. Construction specifications: quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC); investigation of environmental impacts and mitigation measures. Site investigation and project preparation. This course is cross-listed with CE 54100 Highway and Airport Construction, and therefore is not available to students who have already completed CE 54100.
4. CE H4500 Urban Transportation (3 credits)
Historical development of urban surface transportation systems. Stakeholders, user and operating characteristics, and infrastructure elements for passenger motor vehicle, transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and freight modes. Safety, environmental, and financial considerations. Regulations and technology applications. This course is cross-listed with CE 54500 Urban Transportation, and therefore is not available to students who have already completed CE 54500.
5. CE H4700 Urban Freight and City Logistics (3 credits)
Core concepts, challenges and methods of urban freight and city logistics. Fundamentals of urban spatial structure, drivers of urban changes. Freight distribution methods and stakeholders. Externalities of freight operations. Urban freight data sources and data collection strategies. Policies and mitigation strategies, and analytical methodologies supporting decision-making. Illustrative case studies. This course is cross-listed with CE 54700 Urban Freight and City Logistics, and therefore is not available to students who have already completed CE 54700.
6. CE H4800 Transit Systems: Planning and Operations (3 credits)
Basic techniques of service area analysis, route development, scheduling, revenue estimation, and service improvements for fixed route bus and rail transit. Integration of fixed route transit with paratransit, matching mode with service area, relationship of transportation department with other departments, budgeting, and policy setting also will be discussed. This course is cross-listed with CE 54800 Transit Systems: Planning and Operation, and therefore is not available to students who have already completed CE 54800.
7. CE H6600 Engineering Hydrology (3 credits)
Elements of hydrometeorology including climate tele-connections. Analysis of precipitation and use of statistical methods. Design storm determination. Basin characteristics, runoffs and losses. Stream flow data, extension of data, overland flow, and design floods. Routing and unit hydrograph method. Sediments, their transport and deposition. Application of hydrologic design. Estimating evaporation. Groundwater flow modeling. This course is cross-listed with CE 56600 Engineering Hydrology, and therefore is not available to students who have already completed CE 56600.
8. CE H9000 Foundation Engineering (3 credits)
Soil exploration and sampling. Engineering properties of soils. Bearing capacity and settlement of foundations. Beams on elastic foundation. Design of footings and mats. Bearing capacity and settlement of piles and pile groups. Analysis of pile-raft foundations. Design of retaining structures. Slope stability. This course is cross-listed with CE 59000 Foundation Engineering, and therefore is not available to students who have already completed CE 59000.
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