Joint
MCRP/MS Engineering with Specialization in
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING – 2003-05 Catalog
City and Regional Planning
Dexter Bldg. (34), Room 251
(805) 756-1315
College of Engineering
Engineering Bldg. (13), Room 266
(805) 756-2131
The Transportation Planning Specialization is a joint interdisciplinary program between the College of Engineering and the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. Participation in the program requires enrollment in both Colleges. Participants successfully completing the program will be awarded both the MCRP and the MS in Engineering, each with a Specialization in Transportation Planning.
The major objectives of this joint program are:
(a) To provide an
interdisciplinary graduate program which combines elements of transportation
planning with city and regional planning to address a need for professionals
who understand the technology of transportation planning and the importance of
transportation within the urban environment.
The required master's project enables students to integrate their work
through directed study applied to special areas of their choosing.
(b) To provide planners with courses essential to understanding the technologies of transportation planning. To provide engineers with a broad background in urban studies and a knowledge of contemporary environmental issues.
(c) To take advantage of the backgrounds of program participants. The graduate students of both sponsoring departments include mature professionals returning for advanced degrees and recent graduates with a diversity of specializations.
Prerequisites
Applicants must have satisfactorily completed courses that cover the following or equivalent subject areas:
CE 221 Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering
CE 381 Geotechnical Engineering or
GEOL 201 Physical Geology
CSC 231 Fortran for Engineering Students
ECON 201 Survey of Economics
ENGL 148 Reasoning, Argumentation and Professional Writing
MATH 143 Calculus
PHYS 131 General Physics
SCOM 101 Public Speaking
STAT 321 Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
Applicants for admission are expected to:
* Have earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college,
* Have attained a grade point average of 3.0 in last 90 units of undergraduate work,
* Provide results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Aptitude Test to the Admissions Committee.
* Give indications of motivation, maturity, and high standards of academic involvement through work and references (three letters required) and submission of a project or paper demonstrating writing ability,
* Provide a statement (maximum of 300 words) addressing their understanding of and areas of interest in planning, career objectives, and educational objectives.
Applicants lacking prerequisites or other background requirements for classified standing may be admitted on a conditionally classified basis, depending on the results of an individual analysis of their applications.
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Core Courses |
65 |
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CE 523
Transportation System Planning (4) |
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CE 528
Transportation Analysis or CE 525
Airport Planning and Design (4) |
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CE 591
Graduate Seminar (1) |
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CE 599
(2,2,2) or CRP 599 Project /Thesis
(6) |
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CRP
409 Planning Internship (2) |
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CRP
420 Land Use Law (4) |
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CRP
435 Transportation Theory (3) |
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CRP
501 Foundations of Cities and Planning (4) |
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CRP
510 Planning Theory (4) |
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CRP
513 Planning Research Methods (4) |
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CRP
515 Planning Presentation and Communication Techniques (3) |
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CRP
516 Quantitative Methods in Planning (4) |
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CRP
518 Policy Analysis for Planners (4) |
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CRP 525 Plan
Implementation (4) |
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CRP
530 Planning Agency Management (3) |
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CRP
552 Community Planning Laboratory (4) |
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CRP
553 Project Planning Laboratory (4) |
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| CSC, MATH, STAT or other approved quantitative methods
course (3) |
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Emphasis Area (select one
of the following) |
10 |
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Urban Land Planning
Emphasis |
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CRP 520 Feasibility
Studies in Planning (4) |
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CRP 548 Principles of City
Design (3) |
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Urban Land Planning
electives (3) |
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Regional and
Environmental Planning Emphasis |
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CRP 404 Environmental Law
(3) or Env elective |
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Regional and Environmental
Planning electives (7) |
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Approved CE/ENVE
electives: |
15 |
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Electives may
include: CE 421, 422, 424, 522, 525,
528, 529, 573, 574, ENVE 411, 465 |
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