Transport Planning and Management MSc
University of Westminster
Key Information
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Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
GBP 15,000 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* international | UK: £9,500
Introduction
This course develops your ability to initiate and implement advanced analysis and research in transport policy, planning and management. You'll learn the techniques and methodologies you need to make decisions or to provide the necessary information for others to take policy decisions. This MSc course has been running successfully since 1970. The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). This course is also approved by the TPP Professional Standards Committee as meeting the educational requirements for the Transport Planning Professional (TPP) qualification.
This course will enable you to understand the causes and motivations of personal travel and goods movement; to analyse transport problems and develop and implement policies and measures for resolving such problems; to evaluate transport projects, plans and policies, taking into account the need for stakeholder participation and recognising the political, social, health, environmental and economic issues involved.
The course balances theoretical and practical applications in the three separate components: core modules, option modules and a research dissertation.
If you're unable to study for a full Master's course, we also offer a Transport Planning and Management Postgraduate Diploma and a Transport Planning and Management Postgraduate Certificate. More information on these courses is provided at the bottom of this page.
Top reasons to study with us
- A link between research and practice – You’ll receive an in-depth, academically-informed preparation to the professional practice of transport planning.
- Industry engagement – You’ll gain valuable contact with the transport planning industry through expert-led workshops, seminars, and field trips, that will provide you with the technical knowledge, expertise, and transferable skills you'll need for a successful career in the sector.
- Excellent employment prospects – There’s currently a growing demand for our graduates from a wide range of private and public employers within the transport planning profession. Graduates from this course have therefore been successful in gaining subsequent employment.
Why study this course?
- A link between research and practice
You’ll receive an in-depth, academically-informed preparation to the professional practice of transport planning. - Learn from experts
Our academic staff are leading researchers and experts in their field. - Central London location
You'll study in the heart of central London where you'll be perfectly placed to access work experience and networking opportunities.
Professional accreditation
The MSc course will give you a full exemption from the examination requirement for membership of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).
This course is also approved by the TPP Professional Standards Committee as meeting the educational requirements for the Transport Planning Professional qualification.
Career Opportunities
Students on this course will develop a critical, in-depth understanding of key transport issues, along with the technical knowledge, expertise, and transferable skills they'll need to progress in their careers within the sector.
Graduates from this course have progressed to senior levels in management and policy-making within transport operators, public bodies, consultancy companies and non-governmental organisations. Some regularly return to the University to give guest lectures and/or to attend our alumni events.
- Excellent employment prospects
Graduates from this course have been successful in gaining employment due to a growing demand for our graduates from a wide range of private and public employers within the transport planning profession. - Industry engagement
You’ll gain valuable contact with the transport planning industry through expert-led workshops, seminars, and field trips. - Employers around the world
The University’s Careers and Employability Service has built up a network of over 3,000 employers around the world, helping all our students explore and connect with exciting opportunities and careers.
Industry links
We work closely with employers and the industry to provide you with the technical knowledge, expertise, and transferable skills you'll need for a successful career in the sector. You’ll gain valuable contact with the transport planning industry through expert-led workshops, seminars, and field trips.
We have worked with organisations such as the Transport Planning Society and WSP, sponsors of our annual Best Dissertation Prize.
Employability and networking opportunities
We're in regular contact with key employers, some of whom offer transport planning graduate schemes to our students. Part-time job opportunities within our research projects are also available to our students.
You'll be encouraged to participate in networking opportunities, such as applying for free or reduced-price membership in relevant professional societies and attending the wide range of events that take place at the University and across London.
Job roles
This course will prepare you for roles such as:
- Sustainable mobility planner
- Transport analyst
- Transport planner
- Transport planning and development officer
- Walking and cycling officer
Graduate employers
Graduates from this course have found employment at organisations including:
- AECOM
- Arup
- Living Streets
- Network Rail
- Transport for London
Westminster Employability Award
Employers value graduates who have invested in their personal and professional development – and our Westminster Employability Award gives you the chance to formally document and demonstrate these activities and achievements.
The award is flexible and can be completed in your own time, comprising a set of core and optional extracurricular activities.
Activities might include gaining experience through a part-time job or placement, signing up to a University-run scheme – such as mentoring or teaching in a school – or completing online exercises.
Admissions
Curriculum
The following modules are indicative of what you will study in this course.
Core modules
- Transport Policy and Politics
- Transport Economics
- Analysing Transport Data
- Research Dissertation
Option modules
- Airline and Airport Management
- Land Use, Planning and Transport
- Streets, Places and Active Transport
- Freight Transport and Logistics Services
- Environmental Policy, Assessment and Climate Change
- Information Management Applications for Urban Planning
- Modifying Transport Behaviour: Theory, Practice and Politics
- Transport Field Trip
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Scholarships and Funding
The University is dedicated to supporting ambitious and outstanding students and we offer a variety of scholarships to eligible undergraduate students, which cover all or part of your tuition fees.
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