Six-course transportation certificate available
The 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 of all backgrounds who are interested in a transportation career or who currently are employed in the transportation field are welcome. There are no prerequisites.
The certificate program was developed by CUTR in association with USF’s Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Economics, and Public Administration in response to a need expressed by the transportation 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.
Transportation Certificate Required Courses
Transportation Planning (TTE 5501)—fundamentals of transportation planning for all modes of transportation: land use/transportation interaction, transportation modeling, data collection, environmental issues, corridor studies, congestion pricing, travel demand management. Urban Economics (ECP 6614)—how cities work, dynamics among transportation and other urban functions: urban and regional growth and development, city size/structure, location theory, public finance, relationships among poverty, housing, employment, transportation. Microeconomics (ECO 6114)—basic economic tools needed to understand and evaluate transportation markets and alternatives. Policy Analysis (PAD 6307)—how to evaluate, implement and manage transportation policies; qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis; regulation; working with and within bureaucracies. Public Planning (PAD 5333)—basic concepts, issues and strategies of urban planning: role of transportation in urban development, zoning, land use, urban design, housing, growth management. For more information, contact the program coordinator, Dr. F. Ron Jones, at (813) 974-9785.
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