Delivered as webinar format for prospective MSc students. 30th May 2014. http://youtu.be/Gs0xp6_59Kk

1. Institute for Transport Studies
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT
MSc Transport Planning
MSc Sustainability (Transport)
Dr. Astrid Gühnemann
Senior Lecturer in Transport Policy
Programme Leader
http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/a.gühnemann

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FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT
Compulsory modules
Module Title Credits MSc TP MSc Sus (T)
Semester One
Transport Planning and Policy 15 *C* C
Understanding Travel Behaviour 15 C C
Transport Data Collection and Analysis
Stream:
15 C
Planning
C
Environment
Principles of Transport Modelling 15 C -
Introduction to Sustainability 15 - C
Semester Two
Sustainable Land Use and Transport
Planning
15 C
Global Issues in Transport 15 C
*C* Pass for Award

3. Title TP Sus (T)
Sustainable Land-Use and Transport Planning C X
Global Issues in Transport X C
Analysing Transport & Society X X
Green Logistics X X
Public Transport Planning And Management X X
Traffic Management X X
Transport Investment Appraisal X X
Safety of Road Transport X X
Choice Modelling and Stated Preference Survey Design X X
Transport in Development X X
Transport & Urban Pollution X X
Traffic Network Modelling X
Funding for Projects X
Standards & tools for Business, Environment & Corporate Social
Responsibility
X
Critical Perspectives in Environment and Development X
Climate Change: Impacts & Adaption X
Climate Change Mitigation X
Choose 3 options, 15 credits each
Semester 2 – Optional Modules

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FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT
Transport Dissertation
60 credits
Development and application of research skills
Wide variety of possible topics:
• Suggestions from ITS academics and industrial partners
(~ 200 topics 2013/14)
• Self suggested topics
Examples:
• The driving mechanisms behind the focus on CO2 reduction in the UK
• Eco-driving: Who does it and why? Identifying the motivational factors
• Car dependency, the impact of infrastructure and culture
• Understanding the impact of free bus travel using West Yorkshire smartcard data
• A GIS analysis of PT accessibility in Merseyside
• Speed limits: rationale and user acceptance
• System analysis of barriers towards freight transport in landlocked developing
countries

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FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT
Extras
Skills courses (Computing, GIS, ...)
Field Trips: Leeds, Sheffield
European Trip
Social Activities

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FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT
Quality Training in a Stimulating Environment – Student Quotes
• “…a first class learning experience in a very stimulating environment. The
quality of teaching, resources and support was the best that I have
experienced…”
Value of the Course – Alumni Quotes
• “My personal advice to students interested in this course would be that
combining the sustainability element with a transport masters is surely the only
way forward... it was a great course and I would definitely recommend it.”
• “Not only did ITS provide me with the broad technical knowledge I needed to
start a career in transport planning, it also helped me to develop a range of
‘core’ skills which prepared me for the workplace - skills such as team working,
project management, presenting, undertaking public consultation and reporting.”
Employability:
 97% of ITS Masters students said their future prospects were improved by
having completed the course (of respondents to 09/10 survey)
 95% of the 2012 Masters graduates were employed or in further training in
the transport sector within 6 months of completing their course
(70% response rate)

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FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT
Any questions?