Transportation certificate now available from USF
USF’s Graduate Interdisciplinary Transportation Program is now being offered as a six-course certificate program, in addition to being available to students working toward master’s degrees. Students with previous coursework in civil engineering, economics, or urban planning may be able to receive credit for those courses and shorten the time required to receive the certificate.
The certificate program was developed for early- and mid-career transportation professionals in response to a need expressed by the profession for increased training in interdisciplinary approaches to transportation issues. Students accepted into either the certificate or the master’s degree program enroll in a common set of core courses that emphasize urban transportation issues. The core ensures that the students share a common base of knowledge and have an understanding of the expertise and methodologies that the other two disciplines have to offer, according to Dr. F. Ron Jones, program coordinator. “Solutions to urban problems, including transportation, increasingly require interdisciplinary approaches,” said Jones. “Career opportunities for persons with multiple skills look very bright.”
The program is now accepting applications for Fall 1997 for both degree-seeking and certificate-seeking students. Students may participate on either a full-time or part-time basis. Research assistantships and tuition waivers are available for most full-time students in the program.
The possibility of offering the program statewide through USF’s distance learning delivery system is being explored. This would allow participants to take the required courses in their own community through USF’s interactive technology. If you would be interested in participating in the program at a remote site, if you are an employer interested in providing a remote site for the courses, or if you want further information, contact Dr. Jones at (813) 974-9785, rjones@cutr.usf.edu.
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