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Transportation Studies Director: Paul F. Hanley
Affiliated faculty: Marc P. Armstrong (Geography), M. Asghar Bhatti (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Linda N. Boyle (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering), Robert Ettema (Civil and Environmental Engineering), David J. Forkenbrock (Civil and Environmental Engineering), John W. Fuller (Urban and Regional Planning/Economics), Paul F. Hanley (Urban and Regional Planning), Jon G. Kuhl (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Hosin David Lee (Civil and Environmental Engineering), John D. Lee (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering), Wilfrid A. Nixon (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Gerard Rushton (Geography/Health Management and Policy), Thomas Schnell (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering), James W. Stoner (Civil and Environmental Engineering/Urban and Regional Planning)
Graduate nondegree program: Certificate in Transportation Studies
Web site: http://ppc.uiowa.edu Transportation is vital to modern society. The United States, like other nations, faces many critical transportation problems and issues. The highway system is reaching an advanced stage of its life cycle, public transit operating deficits are growing, the quality of transportation available to many citizens is unacceptably low, serious inequities exist between transportation modes, and extensive changes are called for in traditional transportation institutions. New approaches to financing the nation's road system are badly needed. Transportation engineers and planners draw on a number of skills to respond to the challenges they face. They must analyze and forecast the movement of people and goods within and between cities; identify effective and efficient means for providing desired transportation services; price these services properly; and evaluate the impact that transportation changes have on land use, environmental quality, the local or regional economy, and various subgroups within society. Certificate No single academic discipline can supply all of the theories, principles, or methods needed to address the varied and complex problems in transportation. Recognizing this, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Urban and Regional Planning Program participate in the interdisciplinary Transportation Studies Program, through which students in the participating units can earn the Certificate in Transportation along with their graduate degrees. The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering also participates in the transportation certificate program, offering courses in human factors and safety issues in transportation, and the Department of Geography offers courses in geographic information systems (GIS), location theory, and other related areas. The Certificate in Transportation is coordinated by the Public Policy Center in conjunction with the Graduate College. Completion of the certificate requirements is noted on the student's transcript. The certificate is awarded in conjunction with the established degree requirements of the individual academic units. Students who enroll in a course of study leading to the certificate also may wish to participate in faculty-led transportation research, which may explore topics such as system planning, traffic operations and engineering, spatial data systems and analysis, simulation applications, and policy issues. Certificate with M.S. or Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers transportation degrees at both the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy levels. The M.S. requires a minimum of 30 s.h. of graduate credit and may be earned either with or without thesis. Thesis students may count up to 6 s.h. of credit for thesis research toward the 30 s.h. required for the degree. Nonthesis students usually are required to complete a research paper based on independent study and to defend the paper in an oral examination. Students who wish to complete the M.S. in a single academic year must complete 15 s.h. during both the fall and spring semesters. The Ph.D. degree requires a minimum of 72 s.h. of graduate credit; up to 18 s.h. may be earned for dissertation research. A minimum of one year of campus residency is required. For detailed information on the residency requirement, see section XII.C of the Manual of Rules and Regulations of the Graduate College. Individuals with degrees in other transportation-related disciplines are encouraged to apply to the Transportation Studies Program. Depending on a student's background, additional course work in statistics, computer programming, simulation, mathematics, and operations research may be required for the certificate. Credit earned in these courses may not be applicable to the student's degree program. The following courses are required. Six courses in transportation:
| 053:162 Design of Transportation Systems |
3 s.h. |
| 053:165 Pavement Analysis and Design |
3 s.h. |
| 053:166 Infrastructure Management System |
3 s.h. |
| 053:262 Transportation Demand Analysis |
3 s.h. |
| 102:267 Transportation Policy Analysis |
3 s.h. |
One general core course:
| 053:115 Computer-Aided Engineering |
3 s.h. |
A typical master's certificate program in civil and environmental engineering includes the following courses. First Semester
| 053:115 Computer-Aided Engineering |
3 s.h. |
| 053:162 Design of Transportation Systems |
3 s.h. |
| 053:166 Infrastructure Management System |
3 s.h. |
| 102:269 Transportation Program Seminar |
1 s.h. |
Second Semester
| 053:165 Pavement Analysis and Design |
3 s.h. |
| 053:199 Research: Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.S. Thesis |
arr. |
| 053:262 Transportation Demand Analysis |
3 s.h. |
| Technical elective |
3 s.h. |
Third Semester
| 053:199 Research: Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.S. Thesis |
arr. |
| 102:267 Transportation Policy Analysis |
3 s.h. |
| Technical electives |
6 s.h. |
Technical electives are advanced courses in engineering operations research, information technology computer-aided design, urban and regional planning, business, or economics. Specific course requirements are sufficiently flexible to conform to a student's graduation schedule and area of specialization. Technical electives include the following.
| 053:164 Winter Highway Maintenance |
3 s.h. |
Applications should be made through the Graduate College and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Certificate with M.A. or M.S. in Urban and Regional Planning The graduate Urban and Regional Planning Program offers Master of Arts and Master of Science degrees with a transportation concentration. Both degrees require 50 s.h. of graduate credit. During the first year, students complete an integrated core curriculum (20 s.h.) consisting of courses in planning economics and public finance, analytic methods, planning theory, and law. Beginning in the second semester, students take courses in an area of concentration (minimum of 9 s.h.), such as transportation, where core concepts are applied to a selected specialization. The planning curriculum is intended to provide students with the capability to examine policy in transportation, devise workable options, evaluate these optional courses of action, and work toward the implementation of policy solutions. Electives complete the remaining credit. Students who select the thesis option may register for up to 6 s.h. of thesis credit and 8 s.h. of readings. Students may apply 3 s.h. of readings to the area of concentration requirement and substitute the thesis for the portfolio. The transportation major in urban and regional planning typically includes the following courses. First Semester
| 102:200 Analytic Methods in Planning I |
3 s.h. |
| 102:202 Land Use Planning: Law and Practice |
4 s.h. |
| 102:203 History and Theories of Planning |
3 s.h. |
| 102:205 Economics for Policy Analysis |
3 s.h. |
| 102:208 Program Seminar in Planning Practice |
1 s.h. |
Second Semester
| 102:201 Analytic Methods in Planning II |
3 s.h. |
| 102:260 Transportation Policy and Planning |
2 s.h. |
| Planning elective |
4-5 s.h. |
Third Semester
| 102:209 Field Problems in Planning I |
1 s.h. |
| 102:265 Transportation Regulation and Finance |
3 s.h. |
| 102:267 Transportation Policy Analysis |
3 s.h. |
| 102:269 Transportation Program Seminar |
1 s.h. |
Fourth Semester
| 102:210 Field Problems in Planning II |
3 s.h. |
| 102:262 Transportation Demand Analysis |
3 s.h. |
Two of these:
| 102:263 Applied Simulation to Transportation |
3 s.h. |
| 102:264 Transportation Planning Process |
3 s.h. |
Students select optional transportation courses according to their individual interests. Electives typically include 102:295 Economic Development Policy (3 s.h.). Applications should be made through the Graduate College and the Urban and Regional Planning Program.
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