Transportation Systems Management (MS)

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Transportation is a dynamic field with many aspects. The Master of Science in Transportation Management prepares students from any sufficiently analytical undergraduate background for advanced positions in the private, public, or non-profit sector as well as for advanced graduate study. Students complete the program core, subject to options indicated there, plus a specialization for a total of 35 units.

The program core provides students with a broad, interdisciplinary basis for understanding transportation systems and needs. A required specialization of the student’s choosing provides depth in a focused aspect of transportation systems relating to a particular set of methods or problem domain. Students learn:

the design, provision, operation, and effectiveness of transportation services in the larger context of economic and social systems;
how organizations can best adapt to changes affecting the transportation environment in which services are demanded and provided, including the relationships between transportation, technology, information services, and regulatory requirements; and
to characterize, analyze and address complex transportation problems at the system level by relying on both theory and applied analytical methods.

Program Core - 23 units

The core consists of seven courses for a total of 23 units. Students should complete all core courses, subject to the options indicated below.

SAE 515 Sustainable Infrastructure Systems Units: 3
or
SAE 541 Systems Engineering Theory and Practice Units: 3
or
SAE 549 Systems Architecting Units: 3
CE 501 Functions of the Constructor Units: 3
CE 582 Transportation System Security and Emergency Management Units: 4
CE 584 Intelligent Transportation Systems Units: 3
CE 585 Traffic Engineering and Control Units: 3
CE 589 Port Engineering: Planning and Operations Units: 3
SSCI 581 Concepts for Spatial Thinking Units: 4

Specialization in Transportation Infrastructure Systems - 12 units

This specialization consists of four courses for a total of 12 units, and is for students with an undergraduate background in science or engineering.

CE 471 Principles of Transportation Engineering Units: 3
CE 583 Design of Transportation Facilities Units: 3
CE 588 Railroad Engineering Units: 3
One additional course of at least 3 units selected subject to adviser approval.

Specialization in Geographic Information Systems - 12 units

This specialization consists of three courses for a total of 12 units. SSCI 582 and SSCI 583 may be taken in any order after SSCI 581 , but SSCI 584 should be taken after SSCI 583 .

SSCI 582 Spatial Databases Units: 4
SSCI 583 Spatial Analysis Units: 4
SSCI 584 Spatial Modeling Units: 4
or
SSCI 593 Geospatial Data Integration Units: 4

Specialization in Data Informatics - 12 units

This specialization consists of three courses for a total of 12 units. INF 510 and INF 549 may be completed in any order, but both should be completed before INF 550 .

Specialization in Systems Architecting - 12 units

This specialization consists of four courses for a total of 12 units, and is for students with an undergraduate background in science or engineering. A single course may not be used to satisfy both a core requirement and a specialization requirement.

SAE 560 Economic Considerations for Systems Engineering Units: 3
and any 3 of the following 5 courses:
SAE 515 Sustainable Infrastructure Systems Units: 3
SAE 541 Systems Engineering Theory and Practice Units: 3
SAE 547 Model-Based Systems Architecting and Engineering Units: 3
SAE 548 Systems/System-of-Systems Integration and Communication Units: 3
SAE 549 Systems Architecting Units: 3