Sustainable Transport Planning and Engineering

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Level of study:
Professional
Entry Requirements:
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Start date:
Future dates to be confirmed
Duration:
Thursday afternoons (term-time only)
Attendance:
Part-time
Course delivery:
On-campus (City Campus)

About this course

Course dates:

Future dates to be confirmed, email us to join our waitlist.

This course will broaden your understanding of the wider urban environment by introducing you to transport planning, traffic engineering and highway engineering, set within the context of sustainable development.

Successful completion can also contribute 15 credits towards a postgraduate award.

On successful completion of the course, you will receive a digital certificate of attendance and a digital badge.
Benefit from learning with an experienced tutor who has established links to the profession and significant experience working in varied practices.

What you’ll study

The course provides a sound background to the decision-making processes involved in, and the design and implementation of, major transport infrastructure schemes.

It will cover policy, standards, codes of practice and design and assessment methodologies for a range of transport infrastructure projects.

critically review key transport planning policies
evaluate key traffic and highway engineering design principles and methods
review key legislation and environmental policies
integrate different modes of transport and make travel safer, greener and more efficient
analyse different perspectives on transport and their underlying assumptions
assess future transport demand and its impact
analyse key opportunities and issues
apply a range of methods of collecting, analysing and presenting transport data
model the impact of a range of interventions, and design objective-led strategies
conceptualise and design appropriate transport infrastructure and determine whether designs are fit for purpose
deliver integrated transport solutions
analyse the complex nature of the environment-transport interface
make informed judgements regarding the suitability of infrastructure projects, and be able to critically evaluate designs.

We regularly review and update our course content based on student and employer feedback, ensuring that all of our courses remain current and relevant. This may result in changes to module content or module availability in future years.

Teaching and learning will take place using a flexible programme of lectures, workshops, seminars and tutorials.

Staff Profiles

Agnes Boscoe-Wallace - Senior Lecturer

School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment

Agnes Boscoe-Wallace

Careers and employability

Certificate of attendance and digital badge

Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a digital certificate of attendance and a digital badge powered by Accredible.

Your digital credential is more than just a certificate – it’s secure, verifiable, and protected against fraud through encryption and blockchain technology.

They also come with detailed metadata, including an overview of the skills you have achieved on the course, evidence of completion, and assessment criteria if appropriate.

Share your achievements seamlessly with friends, customers, and potential employers online, and proudly add your badge or certificate to social media platforms such as LinkedIn, so all the right people can see it.

Campus and facilities

City Campus facilities

Many of your lectures and seminars will take place in the Newton building on our City Campus.

IT resources

Our IT resource rooms and PC clusters are distributed across our City Campus, with PCs providing access to Microsoft Office, email, web browsing, networked file storage and high-speed online printing services, with a free printing allowance for each student.

Resource rooms are available 24 hours a day.

Books and library resources

Our state-of-the-art Boots library will give you access to an extensive and diverse range of books and periodicals that focus on specialist areas within the built environment. The library's OneSearch system provides access to all our electronic resources, journals and books.

Within the library there is a liaison librarian who has specialist subject knowledge and can offer detailed help in finding and using print and electronic resources, and also with areas such as Harvard referencing and research skills.

Workshops and laboratories

Our Maudslay building boasts a number of industry-standard workshops and facilities. Supported by a team of expert technical staff, we offer woodwork and metal workshops, model-making studios, structural testing equipment, concrete, soil and materials laboratories.

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Entry requirements

Level: Professional/postgraduate

Entry Requirements: You should have a minimum of three years’ professional experience and have the support of your employer to integrate study and projects into your day-to-day work.

You will probably be employed on significant infrastructure or building works, with experience of developing and coordinating projects.

If you wish to receive credit, you should also have a 2:2 honours degree in a built environment subject area.

Applicants with non-standard entry qualifications and/or relevant experience will be considered on an individual basis.

Getting in touch

If you need more help or information, get in touch through our enquiry form

Level: Professional/postgraduate

Entry Requirements: You should have a minimum of three years’ professional experience and have the support of your employer to integrate study and projects into your day-to-day work.

You will probably be employed on significant infrastructure or building works, with experience of developing and coordinating projects.

If you wish to receive credit, you should also have a 2:2 honours degree in a built environment subject area.

Applicants with non-standard entry qualifications and/or relevant experience will be considered on an individual basis.