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Transport Planning and Practice – (M.Sc.)
University of Surrey
Engineering
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 6,870 - ≈ € 17,760 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Guildford / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | January, May, September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Surrey
The programme provides specialist learning for graduates from a wide range of disciplines who have an ambition to develop a career in transport leading to a professional qualification. Lectures and workshops are presented by leaders in the transport industry.
Transport Modelling is introduced in the compulsory module Developing Transport Solutions, along with the capacity of links and junctions and the concepts and practice involved. Theoretical coverage is undertaken in the bespoke Transport Modelling module and this is further reinforced in the module Design and Analysis of Transport Schemes where DRACULA, TRANSYT and OSCADY PRO are introduced and used for coursework submissions. The current ‘hot topic’ of sweating the asset is covered in the module Asset Management and a complementary Bridge Management module is also available from the Bridge Engineering group of modules.
Students whose employers are our partners can base over 40 per cent of their programme on workplace activities. We work closely with the main professional bodies in transport planning and civil engineering to ensure that our programme is recognised as an appropriate professional qualification. You may also select from Surrey’s wide range of civil engineering and environmental modules.
Transport planning modules are available through distance learning for industry-supported students only; consequently you may not need to attend the University-based teaching programme. UK-based students usually take their exams at the University. Overseas students can make other arrangements within our guidelines at their cost.
Distance learning is fully supported by our web-based VLE facility, enabling students to benefit from interaction with lecturers and fellow students. In addition to the comprehensive notes, prepared with distance learners in mind, students receive all lecture materials.
Contents
Our programme ensures that your skills are effectively honed to meet the specialist needs of UK industry. We balance academic and practical understanding with business acumen. It consists of three parts:
Four compulsory modules in transport planning and practice:
* Transport Policy
* Transport Strategies and Interventions
* Developing Transport Solutions
* Transport Appraisal Methods
Four optional modules chosen from a wide range of options including the specific transport options:
* Asset Management and Maintenance (Transport Infrastructure)
* Transport Modelling *
* Design and Analysis of Transport Schemes *
* Work Place Module (available to students in partnering companies)
A Transport Project
The project will develop skills and learning relevant to transport planning and practice. It will be equivalent to four taught modules. This project could benefit from being workplace-based and this option is available if your employer wishes to support the scheme and has been approved by the programme organisers.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
A good honours degree in a relevant subject or at least four years£ industrial experience in the transport planning industry, and the ability to demonstrate an aptitude for the technical and communication skills involved. The guideline for entry is an ambition to develop a career in transport leading to professional qualification.
If your first language is not English, we will require some evidence of your proficiency in the English language. Applicants must be able to demonstrate an ability to understand and express themselves in both written and spoken English. You may be required to take an approved proficiency test examination and/or attend a course of English language study before admission.
The following qualifications/tests are suitable as evidence that you meet our minimum level of competence:
* Cambridge Proficiency Examination (Grade C)
* GCSE/GCE Ordinary Level in English (Grade C)
* International English Language Testing System (IELTS) (Band 6)
* NEAB Test in English
* Test in English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (score of 550 on the paper-based test or 213 on the computer-based test)
* AEB Test in English for Educational Purposes (Grade III)
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
Accreditation
The University of Surrey School of Management is unique as the only business school in the world to hold simultaneous accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). MBA and Tourism students can be assured of the quality of their programme and the School as recognized by these awards.
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is an international body which assesses business schools on the quality of their programmes and operational management. AACSB International accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools, worldwide.
Institutions that earn accreditation confirm their commitment to quality and continuous improvement through a rigorous and comprehensive peer review.
AACSB International accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in management education. AACSB International accreditation assures stakeholders that business schools:
* Manage resources to achieve a vibrant and relevant mission.
* Advance business and management knowledge through faculty scholarship.
* Provide high-calibre teaching of quality and current curricula.
* Cultivate meaningful interaction between students and a qualified faculty.
* Produce graduates who have achieved specified learning goals.
An AACSB accredited business school gives an assurance that it is amongst the best in the world.
The Association of MBAs (AMBA) accreditation is widely recognised as the global standard for MBA programmes. The association has acted as an advocate for MBA programmes around the world since 1967 and assesses business schools and their post-experience management programmes against rigorous criteria. These criteria include:
* The institution offering an MBA should have a clear strategy and mission, explicitly expressed and regularly updated. It will have a clear understanding of the market for its products.
* Staff should be credible in terms of their academic qualifications, their ability to teach business at postgraduate level, the quality of their research and the extent of their business contacts and consultancy activities.
* As the MBA is a post-experience, postgraduate degree, students admitted onto an accredited MBA must have a minimum of three years work experience, with the cohort averaging 5 years experience.
* The curriculum should be generalist in nature and must cover the core business skills: marketing, the economic and legal environment of a business, accounting and quantitative methods, finance, organisational theory, interpersonal skills, information technology, and the processes and practices of management.
The School of Management has a long association with the tourism industry and a worldwide reputation for excellence in tourism education. It was the first institution in the UK to receive UNWTO TedQual certification for both its undergraduate and postgraduate tourism programmes.
The UNWTO TedQual certification system contributes to the quality and efficiency of tourism education training and research. It proposes a methodology and voluntary standards with universal scope to more clearly define the quality of tourism education systems. The UNWTO TedQual certification system is a quality assurance system for tourism education, training and research. The specific aims of the UNWTO TedQual certification system are:
* Establish a quality standard for tourism education and training systems.
* Smooth the way towards greater pedagogic productivity in tourism.
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