Transport engineering is about efficiently moving people and goods through the use of scientific principles.

Journeys may be made by foot, bicycle, private motorised transport and public transport. The varied means of transport available require infrastructure comprising either of public rights of way or dedicated systems such as railways, which need to be sized, designed, built and maintained.

Taken together, transport and its infrastructure has significant impacts on society and the environment and these impacts need to be estimated.

The MSc Transport Engineering and Planning provides systematic knowledge and skills in the analysis and design of transport systems which are grounded in advanced engineering science, statistical modelling and planning theory and practice.

Course modules

• Analysis and design of transport systems
• Asset management and project appraisal
• Highway and railway engineering and operations
• Safety, survey techniques and quantitative methods
• Transport society and planning
• Advanced structural design
• Finite elements and stress analysis
• Groundwater engineering
• Soil-structure engineering
• Project (masters)
• Urban design - the heart of planning
• Property development and regeneration
• Sustainable places (fsv)

Employability and academic progression

Employment prospects for graduates of the MSc Transport Engineering and Planning remain very good in the long term. Transport infrastructure is one of the most significant assets which a country possesses and there will remain a strong need for skilled professionals working in transport engineering and planning. Successful students will enter into a variety of positions with employers which might include:

• Designing and constructing transport systems
• Procuring and maintaining transport systems, including central and local government agencies
• Financing transport systems who need specialist transport engineering and planning knowledge to assist in financial assessments of proposed schemes involving private sector finance
• Management of transport operations

LSBU is committed to supporting you develop your employability and succeed in getting a job after you have graduated. Your qualification will certainly help, but in a competitive market you also need to work on your employability, and on your career search. Our Employability Service will support you in developing your skills, finding a job, interview techniques, work experience or an internship, and will help you assess what you need to do to get the job you want at the end of your course. LSBU offers a comprehensive Employability Service, with a range of initiatives to complement your studies, including:

• direct engagement from employers who come in to interview and talk to students
• Job Shop and on-campus recruitment agencies to help your job search
• mentoring and work shadowing schemes.

Professional and industry links

LSBU will seek accreditation with the Joint Board of Moderators (representing amongst others the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation) for the programme as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer (CEng).

In addition, LSBU intends to seek accreditation with the Royal Town Planning Institute for the programme as a ‘specialist masters’ programme and also accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.