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Master of Civil EngineeringSpecialisation (formal)Year: 2024
Transport
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Course Coordinators
Neema Nassir
Admission/Course Enquiries - Samintha Perera
Overview
Intended learning outcomes
In addition to the learning outcomes of the Master of Civil Engineering listed, students should:
- have gained knowledge and practice in advanced transport engineering topics including transport modelling and simulation, freight systems and models, data analysis, statistics and econometrics, traffic flow theory, roadway geometric design, public transport system planning and operations, intelligent transport systems, traffic operations and management, concepts of transport accessibility, efficiency, sustainability, and equity;
- be able to develop travel demand forecasting models, transport network models, and freight models at the operational, tactical and strategic levels;
- be able to design public transport network and service plan, roadway geometric specification, and traffic signal plans;
- be able to evaluate transport and freight projects and initiatives, and perform triple-bottom-line analysis and make recommendations to improve sustainability and safety objectives of transport and freight systems;
- have had the opportunity to develop research principles and methods in the field of transport engineering.
Last updated: 13 April 2024