This program is designed for students with career goals in transportation engineering and transportation planning. The degree requirements include core courses from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, complemented by electives in civil and environmental engineering and by related courses in applied mathematics, engineering, economics, policy, and management.
Graduate Degree Requirements Report | Degree Requirements | With Project | With Thesis | Coursework Only |
| Required core courses | 12 SH | 12 SH | 12 SH |
| Restricted electives | 8 SH | 8 SH | 12 SH |
| Other electives | 8 SH | 4 SH | 8 SH |
| Master of Science report/thesis | 4 SH | 8 SH | |
| Minimum semester hours required | 32 SH | 32 SH | 32 SH |
Graduate Certificate Options
Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should consult their faculty advisor regarding these options.
Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership
Master's Degree in Civil Engineering with Concentration in Transportation with Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership
Students may complete a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with Concentration in Transportation in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program in order to pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment of the 20-semester-hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which includes an industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated 36-semester-hour degree and certificate will require fulfillment of the 12-semester-hour core curriculum and 8 semester hours of restricted electives from the transportation concentration coursework.
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering encourages students pursuing a GIEL certificate to complete their MS coursework requirements in their first year and their GIEL certificate requirements in their second year. Students who prefer to complete their GIEL certificate requirements in their first year are asked to speak with their MS degree advisor beforehand.
- Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
- Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality.
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Core Requirements
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CIVE 5373 | Transportation Systems: Analysis and Planning | 4 |
| CIVE 5376 | Traffic Engineering and Sustainable Urban Street Design | 4 |
| IE 6200 | Engineering Probability and Statistics | 4 |
Options
Complete one of the following options:
Coursework Option
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 12 |
| 8 |
Report Option
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CIVE 7945 | Master’s Project | 4 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
Thesis Option
Course Lists
Restricted Electives List
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Sustainable Urban Transportation: Netherlands | |
| Data-Driven Decision Support for Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
| Urban Informatics and Processing | |
| Performance Models and Simulation of Transportation Networks | |
| Transportation Demand Forecasting and Model Estimation | |
| Advanced Traffic Control and Simulation | |
| Public Transportation | |
| Design Aspects of Roadway Safety | |
| Simulation Analysis | |
| Statistical Methods in Engineering | |
Other Electives List
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Data Management and Database Design | |
| Data Mining in Engineering | |
| Reliability Analysis and Risk Assessment | |
| Applied Statistics | |
| Deterministic Operations Research | |
| Probabilistic Operation Research | |
| Network Analysis and Advanced Optimization | |
| Geographic Information Systems for Urban and Regional Policy | |
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
32 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required
